Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The eradication of hunger and malnutrition in Africa will only be realized once governments leverage nature-based interventions to strengthen the resilience of farming systems in the face of climatic stresses, experts said on Friday. Speaking at a forum in the resort town of Naivasha, located about …

Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yahaya Nalemo, the Kaliro district khadhi has resigned from his position over undisclosed reasons. Prior to his resignation, Nalemo was entangled in endless leadership struggles with a section of Muslims who accused him of fueling the creation of divisions amongst his fellow leaders. A section of …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Lands Judith Nabakooba has ordered for the immediate opening of land boundaries and investigating of several land tittles of different lands under grievances in Mbarara city. Nabakooba who was in Mbarara city on Friday made the directive after over 35,000 people led by …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-three suspects are in police custody at Kikuube central police station for allegedly beating a man to coma over a land conflict. Some of the suspects that include both men and women have only been identified as Opar, Ofoi, Mita, Ogenrwoth, Aduba, Joyce, Jarieko and Uucha, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate -CID has recovered another 7.8 Billion Shillings in the ongoing probe of mass embezzlement that hit the teachers revolving fund. President Yoweri Museveni pledged and ordered for release of Shillings 25 billion purposely to improve primary school teachers welfare. It was later …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The European Union-EU in Uganda has advised Ugandan citizens to use diverse sources in order to avoid misinformation about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. EU Deputy Ambassador Anna Merrifield made the remarks at an event organised by Uganda Radio Network -URN to conclude an 18 months project …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian forces will observe a truce in Ukraine starting 10:00 a.m. Moscow time (0700 GMT) on Saturday to facilitate the evacuation of civilians via humanitarian corridors, the Russian Ministry of Defense said. As was agreed by the Ukrainian side, the humanitarian corridors will allow the exit …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has partnered with the private sector and civil society to prepare the public ahead of the planned blocking of counterfeit mobile phones and other communication gadgets from the market. After failed attempts to rid the market of sub-standard and counterfeit phones for more …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makindye Magistrates Court has remanded three people including employees of Joint Medical Stores on charges related to theft of government drugs worth 21 billion Shillings. The three are: Jane Frances Oling, the Executive Director Women in Development, a community based organization, and two employees of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has asked Buganda Road Magistrates Court to halt hearing of the case in which he was summoned to be charged with offensive communication until the determination of an application where he is challenging the legality of the proceedings. Ssemakadde was summoned to appear …