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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Despite long-standing restrictions, new weapons have continued to reach South Sudan’s battlefields, often via neighbouring countries, a detailed report by an arms monitoring group said Thursday. A four-year investigation, by London-based Conflict Armament Research (CAR), into the supply of weapons that have helped keep South …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Justine Bagyenda: Why former BoU supervision director defied parliamentary probe THE LAST WORD Uganda’s performance paradox: How Museveni behaves like his critics in undermining the credibility of his own government. NEWS ANALYSIS …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More people have shown up at Mutima Beach along the shores of Lake Victoria, to search for their relatives who were reported missing after a boat accident that killed more than 30 people over the weekend. The boat plunged into the lake on its …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen at Buzindere village in Mpatta Sub County in Mukono district are concerned that the ongoing police and rescue activities in the area are affecting their businesses. The complaint comes in the wake of operations to retrieve the wreckage of a boat that capsized …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There has been some progress in the operation to retrieve MV K-Palm vessel from Lake Victoria. MV K-Palm capsized on Saturday night last week while transporting revelers from KK beach in Gaba to K-Palm beach in Mukono district. More than 31 people are confirmed …

Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | This year, Uganda and Belgium are celebrating 20 years of cooperation. Hugo Verbist, the Belgian Ambassador to Uganda, talked to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about the bilateral cooperation. This year, Belgium and Uganda are celebrating 20 years of bilateral relations. What has been the …

Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The country’s banking industry recorded a sluggish profit growth in 2017 but it projects a positive outlook a head. Fabian Kasi, the managing director of Centenary Bank spoke to The Independent’s Isaac Khisa about the industry’s growth prospects. Ashead of one of the country’s …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nathan Nandala Mafabi has bounced back as the Bugisu Cooperative Union-BCU board chairperson. He was declared unopposed by the Commissioner of Cooperatives, Joseph Kitandwe on Wednesday afternoon at the BCU headquarters in Dokho in Mbale town. Nandala was nominated by Michael Kiganga, a delegate …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court – ICC have pitched camp in Northern Uganda to unpack the opening statement of former LRA Commander Dominic Ongwen to victims of the two decades’ conflict. Ongwen is facing 70 counts of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Health Organisation (WHO) standard tests done after a man who had symptoms similar to those of Ebola died in Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, are back, and they are negative. Blood samples were taken off the suspect on November 26 and sent to Uganda …