Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are hunting for a parent in Sembabule district who raided Kirembe Muslim Primary School with a machete and canned the headteacher for sending back his son for school requirements. Yakubuh Mwambala, the officer in charge of Lwebitakuli police station, says that they are hunting …

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Xinhua | Burkina Faso’s ex-president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, arrested on Jan. 24 during the military coup that overthrew him, was authorized on Wednesday to return home, the transitional government announced in a statement. Kabore will return to his residence in the capital Ouagadougou on Wednesday while measures …

Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two supporters of the Bubulo East Member of Parliament, John Musila in Namisindwa district are in custody at Mbale Central Police Station and Namisindwa police station for alleged murder. Rogers Taitika, the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson identifies the suspects as Apollo Wambwa, the driver of …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The United States is consistently building up its military biological potential in various regions of the world, taking advantage of gaps in international law, the Russian military said Wednesday. Washington is creating biological laboratories in different countries and connecting them to a unified system, said Igor …

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lango West Diocese has dragged Kwania district to court over the ownership of Aduku seed secondary school. The school is among sixty-nine seed schools built by the government under Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers Program-UGIFT. Denis Hamson Obua, the State Minister for Sports handed over the …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven people in Kyengera town council in Wakiso district are nursing injuries following attacks by machete-wielding thugs on Tuesday night. Some of the injured are Denis Mayanja, Frank Matovu, Sarah Nalubwama, Charles Ntambi, Frank Kawooya, and JB Ssempija, all residents of Wakimese zone in Kyengera …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Karamoja sub-region are demanding investigations into allegations that the army is supplying uniforms to cattle rustlers. Recently, David Koryang, the LCV chairperson Moroto told the council meeting that was attended by MPs from Karamoja and ministers that there is a section of individuals …

United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the recent establishment of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Through a statement, the top UN official reiterated the “unwavering commitment” of the United Nations to Somalia and expressed his “full support” to ATMIS and the Somali …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kigongo Mugisha, 34, a resident of Kiyuuya in Kyenda town council, Mubende district is in trouble for allegedly defiling his 3 biological daughters. He is currently locked up at Mubende central police station. Witnesses say that Mugisha has been taking advantage of the absence of …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States on Wednesday imposed additional sanctions on Russia for its military operation in Ukraine, targeting the country’s major financial institutions and the two daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin. According to a factsheet from the White House detailing the measures, the United States will …