ABUJA, Nigeria | Xinhua | At least six people were killed and 15 others injured after a suspected suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device at a busy motor park in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno on Saturday, police said. The suspected bomber targeted a wedding ceremony held near the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Uganda Holdings limited (SUHL) becomes the latest to launch a Unit Trust in country, with its success poised to leverage on financial group’s large clientele. This comes just after the total assets under management by Collective Investment Schemes hit 2.8 trillion shillings as of …

BERLIN | TASS | Germany beat Denmark 2-0 during the round of sixteen match at the Euro 2024 tournament in Dortmund. Germany’s Kai Havertz converted a penalty in the 53rd minute of the match and Jamal Musiala added a second goal in the 68th. In the opening minutes, Germany’s header …

Expert say without AU force, Somali army should prepare to face hundreds of additional attacks COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | The al-shabaab militia is launching more attacks on Ugandan forces than at any other African Union forces of the Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). That is according to a report …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s sole cyclist at the Paris 2024 Olympics, Charles Kagimu, has vowed to put up a good show in his first appearance at the Games. Paris 2024 that will feature over 10,000 athletes will take center stage from July 26 to August 11. Kagimu, who …

* Iran is set for a runoff vote on July 5, as none of the candidates have secured the required 50 percent of votes in the first round of presidential elections. * According to Iranian authorities, over 61 million people are eligible to vote in the election, but the voter …

TEHRAN, Iran | Xinhua | Two policemen were killed early Saturday in an attack by armed assailants targeting a vehicle carrying a ballot box in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, following the first round of Iran’s 14th presidential election, the official news agency IRNA reported. The attack, which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises have tasked the finance ministry to present documentation on the criteria used in granting bailouts to companies in financial crises. According to the committee chairperson, Medard Sseggona, companies belonging to foreign investors have mostly …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint Security Forces and leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have resumed peace dialogues to address the resurging insecurity. The region experienced some relative peace for the last nine months following peace dialogues which led to the voluntary surrender of illegal firearms. However, in the …

The recent Putin-Kim summit has roots in an earlier 1950s alliance when Moscow and Pyongyang took on the US COMMENT | ROBERT BARNES | The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, recently spent two days in Pyongyang, meeting with the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, and signing a “comprehensive strategic partnership”. Few details …