Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies has begun restoring parts of the Murchison Falls National park where oil is being drilled under the Tilenga project. Part of the oil development activities are being under taken in ecologically sensitives areas in the  Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya. David Ocanda, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has urged clearing agents to help the business community comply with the Imports Inspection and Clearance processes in an effort to improve service delivery. ‎It is common for traders to accuse UNBS of confiscating their goods on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 refugees have graduated from a digital skilling program.  The initiative led by the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance in partnership with the International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) Africa, the Uganda Institute of Information and Communications Technology (UICT), Engage Consults Limited, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has closed factories belonging to Modern Agro Investments Limited and Namanve Tarpaulin Weaving Limited for producing and selling undersized tarpaulins. The operation followed a viral video on social media in which two men were seen measuring sheets …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni addressed the people of Teso with a firm message that the government cannot provide direct compensation for losses incurred during the war, but it can focus on restocking and rehabilitation for each affected family. His remarks came during a meeting with …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Charity Cherop will be the country’s sole representative at the IAAF Silesia Diamond League, scheduled for today August 16 at the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Poland. Cherop, 18, will line up in the women’s 3,000m, facing a strong field that includes Kenya’s three-time Olympic …

LONDON, UK | Xinhua | Defending champions Liverpool struck twice late to claim a 4-2 victory over Bournemouth in their Premier League season opener on Friday. Hugo Ekitike, a 70 million-pound summer signing from Eintracht Frankfurt, broke Bournemouth’s resistance in the 37th minute with a composed finish. Four minutes after …

‎Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has secured funding for the upgrade of the Lusalira-Nkonge-Lumegere-Ssembabule road to bituminous standard, a project idea conceived in 2018. ‎The cost 97Km (60 mile) road project from Lusalira town in Mubende to Sembabule in the southwestern region is estimated at 534.9 Billion Shillings …

ANCHORAGE, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday wrapped up a high-stakes meeting in Anchorage, the U.S. state of Alaska, with progress made but no deal reached. The meeting, held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in the city, marked the first visit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busingye Mary Karooro Okurut, who died aged 70, has been honored for leaving behind a literary works as part of Uganda’s literature. She has been described a great writer who inspired many female writers in Uganda. Mary Karooro Okurut founded FEMRITE – the non-governmental …