Accra, Ghana | AFP | Six miners were killed and two injured when the roof of a tunnel collapsed at a gold mining site operated by US-based Newmont in Ghana’s southern region, the company said Sunday. “I can confirm six fatalities to you. Two others were treated at the clinic …

Aden, Yemen | AFP | A rebel ambush in Yemen killed dozens of Sudanese soldiers belonging to a Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of the government, military sources and the insurgents said Saturday. The Iran-backed Huthi rebels hit the Sudanese military convoy in the northern province of Hajjah before …

New York, United States | AFP | Russian ships are skulking around underwater communications cables, causing the US and its allies to worry the Kremlin might be taking information warfare to new depths. Is Moscow interested in cutting or tapping the cables? Does it want the West to worry it might? …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new Trailer Valet RVR robot-tank is making moving trailers easy as maneuvering a radio-controlled car. The RVR may look like one of those RC vehicles you used to play with as a child, but it is actually an incredibly strong vehicle capable of …

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Barcelona equalled the record longest unbeaten run in La Liga history as a Lionel Messi hat-trick inspired the runaway leaders to a 3-1 win over Leganes on Saturday to make it 38 league games unbeaten. The Catalan giants will look to break the record that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman in Georgia, USA, recently drove her SUV into a concrete pole to show her kids that God would protect them if they had faith. Traffic camera footage shows 25-year-old Bakari Warren driving straight into a concrete pole. Her two children, ages 5 and …

THIS WEEK: Shs530billion set aside for salary enhancements, Kasaija Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While tabling the Shs30 trillion budget for FY2018/19 last week, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija revealed that Shs530billion has been set aside to cater for salary enhancements for some public servants including medical workers, university lecturers, low …

 Male wants Justice Elizabeth off age limit case over having children with minister, AG Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a Mar. 28 letter, Male Mabirizi Kiwanuka, one of the petitioners in the age limit cases wrote to the lady justice Elizabeth Musoke of the Constitutional Court requesting that she …

THIS WEEK: Government is recruiting priests to spy on us, Lwanga Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | During prayers on Good Friday at Lubaga Cathedral in Kampala, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Kampala Cyprian Kizito Lwanga appealed to President Museveni to beware of individuals and agencies that give him false …

THIS WEEK: Museveni proposes tax on WhatsApp, Facebook Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance to introduce taxes on social media platforms – WhatsApp and Facebook as a way of raising revenue. In a letter to the Finance Minister, the President expressed concern at …