Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has, in a special session, nominated Vice President Maj. (Rtd) Jessica Alupo, Security Minister Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Jim Muhwezi and State Minister for Ethics and Integrity Rose Lilly Akello to contest for various parliamentary positions …

GOMA, DR Congo | Xinhua | Leaders of the rebel group, March 23 Movement, have expressed their willingness to resolve the ongoing crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through peaceful means, a senior United Nations official said Friday. The statement was made during a press briefing by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights lawyer Eron Kiiza has petitioned the High Court in Kampala to release his passport. The passport was deposited in court on April 5th, as a condition of his bail after nearly three months in detention ordered by Brigadier Freeman Robert Mugabe, the …

Police budget cut by shs1.57 trillion Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba’s ambitious budget of more than 2.5 trillion shillings has been reduced to only 925.12 billion shillings. Byakagaba, who replaced Martin Okoth Ochola in May 2024, tabled a 2.5 trillion shillings budget …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Agnes Nandutu, has commenced her defence in the Anti-Corruption Court on charges related to the diversion of iron sheets intended for vulnerable communities in Karamoja. Nandutu on Friday appeared before the Court, presided over by Acting Principal Judge …

LONDON, UK | TASS | US President Donald Trump said he is “not worried about a regional war breaking out” in the Middle East because of Israel’s strikes on Iran, Reuters reported. According to him, the US still plans to hold a new round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear program …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhu | The 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) opened Thursday in Changsha, capital of central China’s Hunan Province, drawing a record-breaking of over 30,000 participants from 53 African countries, 11 international organizations and 27 Chinese provincial-level regions, highlighting the dynamic two-way economic ties. Under the …

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | Xinhua | An Air India Boeing 787-8 passenger plane crashed shortly after taking off from Ahmedabad Airport in Gujarat, western India on Thursday, with 241 of the 242 people on board confirmed dead and only one surviving. The Indian government has launched a formal investigation into the …

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua | Rwanda prioritizes strategic investment, including in human capital, industrialization, agricultural productivity, and social protection, as part of its strategy to sustain growth in the next fiscal year, the finance minister has said. The government’s total estimated resources are projected to reach 7 trillion Rwandan francs …

MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Tonight, Israeli authorities announced strikes against Iran, including nuclear sites across the country. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation aimed at disrupting Iran’s nuclear program and warned that the strikes would continue. Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad …