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Tanzania to host East African petroleum conference, exhibition

ARUSHA, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania will host the 11th East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition in the port city of Dar es Salaam from March 5 to 7, 2025. The conference, themed “Unlocking Investment in Future Energy: The Role of Petroleum Resources in the Energy Mix for Sustainable Development …

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M23 appoint Manzi Ngarambe to target diaspora

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bertrand Bisimwa, the president of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, has appointed Willy Manzi Ngarambe as the coordinator in charge of the Diaspora, with Jackson Muheto and John Muhire serving as deputies. Ngarambe, who claims refugee status in Canada as a Tutsi from …

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Malawi Vice President dies in plane crash

LILONGWE | Xinhua | Vice President of Malawi Saulos Chilima, along with nine other individuals who were on board a military aircraft, have been confirmed deceased after the aircraft went missing on Monday morning, President Lazarus Chakwera announced on Tuesday. Chilima was traveling to a funeral of the country’s former …

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Plane carrying Malawi Vice President Chilima missing

Lilongwe, Malawi | THE INDEPENDENT A military plane carrying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima is missing, and contact with the aircraft has so far not been successful, hours after it was to have landed. According to the office of the President  the Malawi Defence Force aircraft left Lilongwe today, Monday, June …

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Iraq invites Uganda to join Road Development Project

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Iraq has invited Uganda to be part of their Road Development Project aimed at linking the Asian country to Europe. Uganda would participate by acquiring space in the strategically located industrial zones along the network. Ghazi Ktab, Director of the Africa Department at the Ministry …

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Mueni Nduva sworn in as EAC Secretary General

Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Veronica Mueni Nduva has been sworn in as the new East African Community (EAC) Secretary General, following the recall of Peter Mathuki by Kenya President, William Ruto, earlier this year. Mathuki was appointed ambassador to Russia leaving the position vacant in March. Speaking in …

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