GOMA, DR Congo | Xinhua | Intense gunfire and artillery fire shook the western neighborhoods of Goma overnight from Friday to Saturday, plunging the city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into panic, according to local sources. Residents in the Keshero and Lac-Vert districts reported heavy shooting …

KINSHASA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers/coalition has continued in North and South Kivu provinces despite the ongoing mediation between factions in Qatar’s capital, Doha. The mediation presided over by Qatar’s President, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Excitement filled the air today as Vivo Energy Uganda, the company distributing and marketing Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, rewarded the first 30 weekly winners of its ongoing “Omunene W’ekkubo” (Big One on the Road) campaign. The initiative, designed to celebrate and reward Uganda’s hardworking …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will require at least 23 trillion Shillings to establish the infrastructure necessary to achieve universal access to electricity by 2040, the State Minister for Energy, Sidronious Okasaai Opolot, has revealed. Speaking to URN on the sidelines of the Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) …

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA | Xinhua | The number of mpox cases reported in Africa in the past three months has been more than half of the total reported in the whole 2024, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continent has reported 39,840 mpox cases …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The iconic Johnnie Walker Blue Club is taking a bold step forward, embracing a younger, visionary generation with a refined taste for excellence and rare whisky. This Saturday, the Club returns with a fresh twist — a private celebration of bold leadership and timeless …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has started a mass yellow fever vaccination exercise in the eastern part of the country after six confirmed cases were reported, a health official said. The exercise, which started Thursday, targets 4.3 million people in 19 districts, said Fred Nsubuga, senior medical officer at …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has commenced the process to institute a new Board of Directors of Uganda Airlines Company Ltd, following the expiry of the current board. The current and first substantive board was inaugurated on April 1, 2022, replacing the interim board that had been …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that an anthrax outbreak in the northeastern and western regions of the country has left three people dead and several others hospitalized. The ministry noted in a health situation update report that two deaths, one laboratory-confirmed case and another …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bold move to combat Uganda’s soaring road traffic accidents, Watu Uganda has launched “Watu Shule,” a specialized motorcycle riding school in Fort Portal City today (April 11). The initiative is designed to deliver high-quality, structured training to boda boda riders—who remain …