Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manchester United have confirmed the signing of winger Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund. The England international has agreed a five-year deal at Man Utd, with the option of a further 12 months. “The chance to join Manchester United is a dream come true and I …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in Kamwokya are counting losses following Thursday’s fire outbreak. On Thursday, two people died when fire gutted several houses in Kyamuka zone in Kamwokya, destroying property worth millions of shillings. The fire that started at 7:00 pm was caused by electric sparks from one …

Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | German carmaker Mercedes-Benz planned to fully switch to electric drive by the end of the decade if market conditions allowed, the company announced in a press release on Thursday. The shift to fully electric vehicles is “picking up speed,” said Ola Kaellenius, CEO of Daimler and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jamil Mukulu, the leader of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF has said he’s being subjected to untold suffering and degrading treatment at Luzira maximum prison where he’s currently on remand on the charges of terrorism, aggravated robbery, murder and aiding and abetting terrorism. In a letter …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services has allocated three more billion shillings to Acholi Bur Cooperatives for cassava production. The NAADS Executive General Samuel Mugasi disclosed on Thursday in an interview with the Uganda Radio Network that the money is meant to support …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly elected Acholi Parliamentary Group-APG chairperson Anthony Akol has called for unity amongst group members in order to strengthen their agenda for the people of Acholi sub-region. Akol, the Kilak North Member of Parliament was elected to lead APG for a two and a …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police officers at Kiwoko police station in Nakaseke district are on the spot for allegedly coercing a resident to sign an agreement surrendering his land measuring half an acre to a land grabber in exchange for bond. Livingstone Kalungi, a resident of Bukomba village in …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The benefits of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine far outweigh its potential risks amid an ongoing review of reports of a rare neurological disorder, according to an advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday. There have been 8.1 …

Brazzaville, Congo | Xinhua | Africa’s third wave of COVID-19 pandemic is at a crossroads, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Thursday at an online press conference. As the rate of new cases fell by less than two percent over the past week, driven by a sharp drop in …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents, local leaders and education authorities in Acholi have expressed disappointment at the government for failing to deliver radio sets to households to facilitate long-distance learning. In July 2020, during the first pandemic lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus disease, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni …