ACCRA, GHANA | Xinhua | The Ghanaian government has confirmed that eight people, including two senior ministers, were killed in a military helicopter crash on Wednesday. Minister of Defense Edward Kofi Omane Boamah and Minister of Environment, Science, Technology, and Innovation Murtala Muhammed were killed in the crash, Julius Debrah, …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has committed to rolling out the Fisheries fund to support fishermen with affordable credit for fishing gear. While meeting leaders of fishermen from the different parts of Uganda at the State lodge in Jinja City on Tuesday, Museveni noted that this …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries (MAAIF) has distributed 15,000 wilt-resistant coffee seedlings to more than 60 farmers. The seedlings are expected to be planted on 33 hectares of land, in a bid to revitalise the coffee industry in the region. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugee women entrepreneurs in Uganda have called for the incorporation of Islamic banking in the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) project. They say doing so would make the program more inclusive and respectful of their religious beliefs, especially regarding interest-free …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Albertine region have identified victims of a road accident that claimed the lives of nineteen people and injured 13 others in Hoima district. The accident that occurred on Tuesday at around 11 p.m. at Nyabago cell, Kigorobya town council, along the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country’s poor state of road infrastructure and rising fatalities dominated the plenary sitting in Parliament, with MPs demanding urgent action from government to address funding gaps, stalled road works and worsening road safety conditions. During plenary on Wednesday, 6 August 2025, Speaker of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local musician Douglas Mayanja, popularly known as Weasel is currently hospitalised at Nsambya hospital after allegedly being knocked three times by his wife Sandra Tete. Eye witnesses have told Kabalagala police that Sandra Tete knocked Weasel and caused multiple fractures in one of his …

LILONGWE, MALAWI | Julius Businge | The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) has issued a consumer alert to the general public concerning a major safety recall involving more than 5,000 Ford vehicles manufactured between 2021 and 2025. The recall, announced in July 2025 by Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa, affects …

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Anti-Corruption Unit is to investigate allegations of leaders forming ghost groups to benefit from the Parish Development Model (PDM) program. Maj Martha Asiimwe, the Head of the RDC Secretariat/Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) in the Office of the President who is currently in West Nile Region …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beinomugisha Denmark Adios, 30, the former Bishop Stuart University Guild President, and Mbarara City South Division Member of Parliament hopeful, has died. Beinomugisha was nominated by the Patriotic Front for Freedom to represent the party in next year’s general elections for the Member of …