KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | At least 43 civilians were killed overnight from Saturday to Sunday in an attack attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources said Sunday. According to local media reports, ADF fighters stormed a Catholic church …
Read More »At least 21 killed in attack on church in DRC by IS-backed rebels
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua |At least 21 people were killed Sunday in an attack on church premises in eastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Islamic State-backed rebels, reports said citing a civil society leader. ■ Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Businesses Warned: Exposing job applicant’s papers punishable
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | If you find copies of your academic papers or resume where you didn’t expect them to be, and you suspect them to have come from where, say, you applied for a job or study vacancy, you have the right to legal action. It is …
Read More »REPORT: Contaminated medicines pose persistent threat to children
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have jointly released a landmark report unveiling critical findings on the persistent and preventable threat of contaminated medicines which claimed the lives and compromised the health of countless patients, …
Read More »Lira Diocese mourns Monsignor Fr Ponsiano Okalo
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira Catholic Diocese is mourning the death of the Vicar for the Clergy, Rev. Fr. Ponsiano Okalo. Okalo passed away on Friday at St. John XXIII Hospital in Aber following a short illness. Monsignor Fr. Okalo served as the Vicar for the Clergy in …
Read More »Israel to temporarily pause fighting in Gaza
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Saturday night to temporarily pause Israel’s fighting in Gaza throughout Sunday, Israeli media outlets reported. According to Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News, the decision was made after Netanyahu consulted with Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, …
Read More »NARO, FAO commit collaboration in agriculture research
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration in agricultural research, food systems transformation, and innovation-driven development. The commitment was announced during a visit by FAO Director-General Dr. Qu Dongyu to the National …
Read More »Delegates defy court, extend Akena’s term in office
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Extra-Ordinary delegates conference of the Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) party has extended the party President’s term of office by 12 months. The meeting, attended both physically at Nalya-Kira, Wakiso District, and virtually across the Country, is said to have been attended by over …
Read More »Byekwaso optimistic ahead of CHAN
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda coach Morley Byekwaso has said his team is well-prepared ahead of the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN). Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania will co-host the tournament for players featuring in their respective domestic leagues from August 2 to 30. Byekwaso told Xinhua that the two …
Read More »How innovation, skilling is helping farmers cut post-harvest losses in Acholi
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On a calm Monday morning in Gulu City, the raucous vibration of milling machines fills the air as I step into a modest milling store in one of the bustling industrial neighborhoods of Bardege-Layibi Division. Seated at the entrance to the store filled with …
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