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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A female candidate for a local position in Taipei, Taiwan, recently became the butt of social media jokes, after people noticed that she looked nothing like the woman on her campaign posters. The difference between real-life Wang Zhiya and her depiction on campaign posters …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s fast growing carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, has signed a purchase agreement with Bombardier for 10 new Q400 aircrafts. Bombardier Commercial Aircraft said on April 27 that the value of the transaction is worth US$332 million. “The Bombardier turboprops continue to deliver unmatched performance to our …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KIM JONG-UN reportedly travelled with his own personal toilet to his meeting with his South Korean counterpart, based on an intense paranoia. The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un reportedly brought his own personal toilet to the historic April 27 meeting with his South Korean …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As parliament warms up to legislate about the Landlord-tenant Bill, the Association of Real Estate Uganda says it is not against the bill but wants one that is fair to all parties. Speaking at a workshop in Kampala in which over 50 members took part …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ryusei Imai, or “Little Bruce Lee”, as he’s come to be known, started watching Bruce Lee movie since he was one. Then he started imitating scenes from Bruce Lee movies at age four. In one year’s time he had already mastered the nunchaku scene …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Customers of Standard Chartered Bank are experiencing new service of a full-fledged digital bank recently opened in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb. The Bank’s Managing Director, Albert Saltson, said the new digital branch, located at the Vivo Energy Petro Service Station and fully equipped with digital …

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf accepts prize for African leadership Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (Pictured), the former President of Liberia, accepted the 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership at a special leadership ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda on April 27. Speaking to guests from Rwanda and …

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. …