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More than 30 arrested in USAFI mosque raid Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Usafi mosque in Kisenyi on April 28, a total of 36 people suspected of involving in acts of terrorism and radicalism were arrested. The operation by the police together with other security agencies was done after an …

Court adjourns Lukwago, Kamya case to June Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The civil division of the high court has set June 11 as the date when the case in which Kampala city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago accuses Minister for Kampala Beti Kamya of masquerading as the city’s political …

East Africa’s oldest chimp laid to rest Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At 54, East Africa’s oldest known captive chimpanzee was laid to rest on April.28. Zakayo as he was known by fans and conservationists had succumbed to chronic gastroenteritis – inflammation of the stomach lining two days before. …

PEPFAR approves $408million funding to Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to receive $408million – about Shs1.5 trillion funding from the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The money approved in Washington on April 20, is planned to be spent on among others procuring …

MP Amongin endorsed for the Pan African parliament job Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ngora woman MP Jaqueline Amongin who received the 2017 Mandela Leadership Prize has been endorsed by parliament to run for the seat of Vice Chairperson of the Pan African parliament, the advisory legislative house to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent magazine.. COVER STORY Museveni looks for new BoU governor: IMF’s Ating Ego, Kasekende, Muhakanizi, Kizza in race. HEALTH Cuban doctor controversy: Does Uganda Medical Union, NOTU, understand what they are fighting? THE LAST WORD Understanding why …

Why it is not true that African presidents can do whatever they want, unencumbered by democratic constraints COMMENT | NIC CHEESEMAN | Africa is often imagined to be a place in which presidents can do whatever they want, unencumbered by constitutional or democratic constraints. A large body of literature has developed …

Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | Volkswagen Volkswagen started in the 1930s, when Germany government was looking for an affordable family car and the legendary `Beetle’ was introduced by Ferdinand Porsche before World War II. The Volkswagen, or The People’s Car, was established in 1946. Its emblem is a combination …

To win the fight against malaria, African malaria leaders need the freedom to respond fast, using local knowledge COMMENT | RICHARD KAMWI, KESETE ADMASU, HARALD NUSSER | African malaria experts fear that the World Health Organization’s 2030 malaria targets may not be achieved unless big changes occur in funding and delivery. …

Study shows why rebels in Burundi and Uganda trained their fighters to scorn sexual coercion Kampala, Uganda | ANGELA MUVUMBA SELLSTROM | War zones and conflict sites are incredibly dangerous for anyone living in them, but women are often particularly vulnerable in these spaces. Consider how, in recent years, Boko Haram …