MOROTO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for Moroto Municipality, Mohammed Akida Lokure, has lost the LCI NRM party flag for Campshwahili Chini ward. On Tuesday, the Moroto NRM officials cancelled the elections in Campshwahili Chini ward after chaos erupted during the counting process. …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The 133 Cardinals who will elect Pope Francis’ successor have made their way from the Pauline Chapel to the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as the secretive process begins. Today’s events began with the “Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice” mass at 10 am, which means …

ROME, ITALY | THE INDEPENDENT | As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new pontiff following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, 17 African cardinal electors are among those taking part in the Conclave that officially begins this afternoon at the Vatican. A solemn Holy Mass, Pro Eligendo …

KABALE, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The census of mountain gorillas and chimpanzees in the Bwindi-Sarambwe ecosystem has kicked off. Led by the Jane Goodall Institute, the International Gorilla Conservation Program (IGCP), a coalition of Conservation International, Fauna & Flora, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the census seeks to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The regional investments by both the private and public sectors in Uganda and Kenya in water transport are beginning to bear fruit as Kenya’s Port of Kisumu quickly becomes a key transit hub. Over the last three years, the two countries have intensified efforts …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Protests have been reported in several villages in Nakaseke district after supporters found their names missing on the register in elections of National Resistance Movement party structures for village and LC 1 Chairman flag bearers. The affected villages include Kololo, Mpanga, Nakyesawa, Butuuti, Katuugo, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Executive Director, Sharifah Buzeki, has asked law enforcement officers to desist from acts of impunity and corruption. Meeting law enforcement officers at City Hall on Tuesday, Buzeki said that indiscipline will not be tolerated and that individual officers …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The opposition political party, the National Unity Platform-NUP, has chosen Harriet Chemutai as the new chairperson of the Election Management Committee, replacing Mercy Walukamba. The announcement was made by David Lewis Rubongoya, the party Secretary General, on Tuesday at the party headquarters at Makerere …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court has further remanded Kanoheri Jolin Rugari, wife to Zimbabwe’s Honorary Consul in Uganda, Chris  Rugari, to Luzira prison on charges of murdering their two-year-old son. Kanoheri, who has been in Prison since April 11th, has been further remanded until  …

CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, the Middle East has seen conflicts intensifying and civilian suffering mounting under U.S. involvement. Regional analysts said that the U.S. government’s disregard for sovereignty and human rights in the Middle East has not only jeopardized local …