Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal City and Kabarole District leaders have announced measures to contain the spread of Ebola. Currently six suspected Ebola patients are admitted in the Isolation Unit at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital awaiting results from their samples that were taken to Uganda …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has announced an extension of the closure of the Karuma and Ayago bridges by one week. The two bridges were set to be temporarily closed to all traffic by Monday to facilitate the installation of expansion joints. In …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cases of malicious damage to property and criminal trespass related to land wrangles have dropped in Luwero district. In November 2024, Jasper Muwonge Aligawesa deployed three surveyors to survey, open the boundaries, and erect mark stones on the disputed land. But the grandchildren of …

JINJA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Conjoined twins have died at Jinja regional referral hospital. The babies were delivered by caesarian section at Kiyunga health center IV. They were joined together in the stomach all through to the chest areas. Their mother, Amina Mukyala who is currently admitted at Jinja …

Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of Myene Sub County in Oyam district have rallied parents to give a second chance to the teenage mothers. More than 5,000 girls between 12 to 16 years were impregnated in Oyam district when schools were closed as a measure to forestall the …

GENEVA | THE INDEPENDENT | Severe heavy bleeding, also referred to as hemorrhage, and hypertensive disorders like preeclampsia are the leading causes of maternal deaths globally, according to a new study released on Saturday by the World Health Organization (WHO). These conditions were responsible for around 80,000 and 50,000 fatalities, …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in the Acholi sub-region have been advised to prioritize irrigation if they are to reap more from coffee growing. Lillian Wanican, a coffee trainer and nursery bed operator, says that many coffee plants end up dying in the Acholi sub-region because farmers …

OTTAWA, Canada | Xinhua | The nationwide race to choose the next leader of the governing Liberal Party of Canada will conclude on Sunday, and the winner will also become Canada’s new prime minister. Mark Carney is the front-runner to become the next leader of the party to replace Justin …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Elias Nalukoola Luyimbazi, the National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer for Kawempe North, by-election has said that his priority will be legislating laws and holding government accountable in Parliament. The campaign rally was held at Mbogo playground on Saturday, and attended by NUP leaders …

WASHINGTON, the United States | TASS | European countries don’t know how to resolve the Ukraine crisis, US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House. When asked why European countries weren’t proposing specific options for settling the conflict, the US leader said that “sometimes questions aren’t answerable.” “They’re …