Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Total eradication of polio in sub-Saharan Africa will be within reach if governments and multilateral lenders intensify routine immunization targeting children in the continent’s high-risk outposts, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Friday. Modjirom Ndoutabe, coordinator of polio eradication program at the WHO Regional …

Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security forces of the Uganda Police and the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) have embarked on forceful eviction of Balaalo herdsmen from the West Nile sub-region. The exercise which has commenced with Pakwach district that hosts the biggest number of the herdsmen in the …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Xinhua | Uncapped forward Gabriel Martinelli has been called up to Brazil’s squad for 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Bolivia, the Brazilian Football Confederation said on Friday. The 20-year-old was rewarded for his impressive form for Arsenal, with whom he has scored five times …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students of Mbarara University of Science and Technology-MUST have protested the poor living conditions at the University. The students say the current situation at the University is worrying and needs serious tackle. The over 10,000 students from both the Main campus and Kihumuro say they chose …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale City Council has got a new service commission. The then Mbale Municipal council was using the services of the Mbale District Service Commission. Members of the new service commission include Fabian Wakholi, a retired education officer in Mbale district, Elizabeth Mabonga, a retired probation officer, …

Iran is fully prepared to supply whatever the market wants from Iran’s oil Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | The head of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said Friday that Iran is ready to supply required oil for the world market and stabilize the prices, official news agency IRNA reported. The Iranian …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 796 road signs have been vandalized along the 952 kilometres national road network in Acholi and Lango sub regions by suspected scrap dealers. The vandalism estimated to cost Shillings 650 million occurred between 2020 to date. Henry Komakech, the manager Uganda National Roads …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia’s telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor said Friday that it will limit the access to U.S. social network Instagram in Russia, as was required by the Prosecutor General’s Office. Instagram distributes materials which call for committing violent acts against Russian citizens, including military personnel, Roskomnadzor said in a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) will stay in Somalia despite the end of the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) program. Uganda alongside other countries that include Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Burundi have been enforcing peace in Somalia under the UN-backed AMISOM program since 2007. However, …

Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambia’s fourth President Rupiah Banda, 85, died on Friday, the government said. President Hakainde Hichilema said he learned with great sadness the death of the former president. “His life of service to our country, and to our continent, represents the highest form of patriotism,” he said …