Karenga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces have launched a manhunt for a group of unknown armed people who shot and killed a senior civil servant in Karenga district. Simon Peter Omony, the assistant Chief Administrative Officer was gunned down at 9pm on Friday at his residential home …
Read More »Biden casts early vote in polarized midterm elections
Wasington, US | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden voted early in this year’s polarized midterm elections on Saturday, casting his ballot alongside his 18-year-old granddaughter Natalie Biden at a polling station in his home state of Delaware. “This is not a referendum,” the Democrat said of the upcoming midterms. …
Read More »Tanzania targets to export 16,000 tons of meat by 2026: official
Dodoma, Tanzania | Xinhua | State-run Tanzania Meat Board (TMB) on Friday announced measures aimed at increasing exports of meat to 16,000 tons annually by 2026. Daniel Mushi, the TMB registrar, told a news conference in the capital Dodoma that Tanzania exported 3,256.6 tons of meat during the first quarter of …
Read More »EU agrees ban on new combustion-engine cars, vans by 2035
European Parliament and EU member countries have reached a deal to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2035 Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union (EU) reached a provisional agreement late on Thursday on a European Commission …
Read More »Death toll from Mogadishu car bomb attacks hit 100 as attacks condemned
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Twin car bomb explosions targeting Somalia’s Education Ministry building on Saturday killed at least 100 people and injured more than 300 others, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Sunday. The fatalities are likely to rise, Mohamud told media after visiting the bombing site early Sunday. Several …
Read More »Bulemeezi banned from Masaza tournament over indiscipline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bulemeezi County has been banned from this year’s Buganda Kingdom Masaza Cup football tournament over indiscipline by the fans. The ban follows an investigation into the chaos that erupted after the semi-final return leg on October 16, 2022 against Buddu County at Kasana playground in …
Read More »Tension in region as DRC expels Rwandan ambassador
Kigali, Rwanda | ANADOLU AGENCY | Tensions between the Congo and Rwanda hit a new low Saturday as the top defense body asked the government to expel the Rwandan ambassador amid tensions concerning M23 rebels fighting in North Kivu province. Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya announced the directive on state television after …
Read More »Zimbabwe’s Chinhoi conquers Uganda Open a 2nd time
💠 Top four 1⃣ R Chinhoi 🇿🇼 69,70,66,72 – 277 (-11) 2⃣ S Ngige 🇰🇪 75,74,67,71 – 287 (-1) 3⃣ R Rugumayo 🇺🇬 73,70,67,77 – 287 (-1) 4⃣ G Snow 🇰🇪 74,70,70, 76 – 290 (-2) ▶ Click FOR FINAL RESULTS ✴ Robson Chinhoi 🇿🇼 👉2022Champ 🏆 ✳ Kampala ⛳🇺🇬 ✳ Lubumbashi ⛳🇨🇩 ✳ …
Read More »Lawyer stabs husband to death, hands herself in to police
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A lawyer and senior member in the Democratic Party (DP), is in police custody in Gulu City for alleged murder. Francesca Amony, a former National Secretary for the DP Women’s League handed herself in at Lacor Police Post, in Bardege-Layibi Division, after she reportedly stubbed …
Read More »Unhappy return to Brighton for Chelsea boss Potter in Premier League
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