Windhoek, Namibia | Xinhua | Namibia has approved the procurement and introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in the country’s expanded program on immunization for the prevention of cervical cancer, cabinet decisions issued Thursday show. In a statement, the Namibian cabinet initially approved vaccinating 10 percent, about 40,000 girls …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North on Friday launched enquiries into the death of 51-year-old Fidah Mwoyo, a resident of Bukyatifu zone, Kisozi sub county, in Kamuli district. A farmer who had gone to clear part of his sugarcane plantation within the same village on Friday morning …

📌 Team Uganda | Engineers 🇺🇬 ✳ Edgar Mujuni ✳ Bonny Omara ✳ Derrick Tebusweke Wallops Island, Virginia, USA | THE INDEPENDENT, NASA & URN | First satellites from Uganda and Zimbabwe go to the Space Station this weekend under a Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite program (BIRDS). The Cygnus spacecraft will carry them …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | African health experts on Thursday linked a surge in outbreaks of diseases in the continent to increased adverse climatic events. Patrick Otim, the World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Incident Manager for the Ebola outbreak in Uganda, said Ebola and cholera, which have been reported in several …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has written to the Government of South Sudan seeking reimbursement of funds paid to Ugandan traders and companies on behalf of South Sudan. In 2018, Parliament endorsed government’s request to clear Shs151 billion owed to Ugandan traders and companies by the South Sudan government. …

Paris, France | Xinhua | Europe could face a shortage of as much as 30 billion cubic meters (bcm) of natural gas during the key summer period for refilling its gas storage sites in 2023, the International Energy Agency (IEA) warned on Thursday. “Europe needs to take immediate action to avoid …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rubaga North Member of Parliament, Abubaker Kawalya has denied allegations made against him by the State Minister for Primary Healthcare, Margaret Muhanga for misinforming the public about the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. Muhanga accused Kawalya for misleading the public that there is no Ebola outbreak …

Winner to bag UGX380,000,000/= Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hunt for Africa’s best vocalist is on as The Voice Africa, connected by Airtel, spreads to 14 African countries where seven Ugandans will contend against contestants from 13 African nations including Kenya, Tanzania, Nigeria, Zambia, Kenya, DRC among others. Since …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Services has banned visits to inmates in five districts following the outbreak of Ebola. A statement by the Uganda Prisons spokesperson, Frank Baine, says the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija has banned visits to all prison facilities in Mubende, …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peter Bebwa, the Kikuube district land board chairperson is on the spot for authorizing an unlawful survey and allocation of land. The land in question measures approximately 307 hectares located in three villages of Nyasenge B, Katoma, and Karujumba II in Kyangwali sub-county, Kikuube district. …