ACCRA, Ghana | Xinhua | Ghana has won the bid to host the 2026 African Athletics Championships, Ghana Athletics announced on Saturday. A post on its official X account, formerly Twitter, said, “Ghana Athletics wins the bid to host the 2026 African Athletics Championship in Accra. The Confederation of African …

WASHINGTON, USA | TASS | The sanctions on Kaspersky Lab show that the United States is seeking to help its own corporations working for American intelligence, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said, commenting on the US move to blacklist the Russian cybersecurity company’s executives. “This yet another politicized step …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over one thousand three hundred criminal cases were considered and concluded by Mbarara High Court through plea bargains. The plea bargain is one of the mechanisms instituted by the Judiciary to reduce case backlogs and caseloads. It also helps minimize costs in the administration of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has emphasized discipline at the Kingdom’s sporting activities, particularly the Masaza soccer tournament. He says hooliganism merely impedes the growth of games and sports. There is a history of hooliganism when Bulemeezi County football club is playing.  On …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in the Moroto district have suspended operations of three schools over growing insecurity. The community schools closed include Atedeoi Primary in Lotisan Sub County, Nakiloro Primary School, and Napedo Primary School in Katikekile Sub County while in Kakingol Primary School, the pupils had absconded. …

Hajj death toll tops 1,000 after extreme heat ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | The death toll from this year’s hajj had by June 21 exceeded 1,000, a tally by the international news agency AFP has said. More than half were unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. …

How is that even possible? COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | As thousands of mainly youth have been holding protest across Kenya against new tax proposals made in the annual budget for FY 2024/25, the main question in Uganda has been: How is that even possible? Many Ugandans took to the …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first Leader of the opposition under the restored multi-party system in Uganda, Professor Morris Ogenga Latigo has lashed the current leadership at Parliament. Latigo, the former Agago MP told Uganda Radio Network that Annet Anita Among and her Deputy, Thomas Tayebwa do not deserve …

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Campaigning started Saturday in Rwanda ahead of next month’s presidential and legislative elections. Three presidential candidates are in the race including incumbent President Paul Kagame of the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), Frank Habineza of the opposition Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and Philippe Mpayimana, …

  * In recent years, agricultural cooperation between China and Africa has flourished under the frameworks of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative. * From local fields to global e-commerce platforms, China’s efforts have significantly boosted African agricultural productivity and modernization through technical assistance, industry …