ABUJA, NIGERIA | Xinhua | Inside Bukunmi Adeniran’s modest gift shop in Lugbe, a low-income suburb of Nigeria’s capital Abuja, shelves were adorned with an array of chocolates, plush teddy bears, delicate bouquets, and other items. The shop beckoned eager shoppers during the Valentine’s Day celebration. Despite the rising cost …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States remained one of the largest contributors to Uganda’s health sector in 2023. There had been fears that the health sector in Uganda would suffer aid cuts following backlash between the two countries from the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act. Last year, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has heard that then Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander, Moses Kafeero received documents authorizing the demolition of St. Peters Church in Neeba after it had been razed. The Church was controversially demolished on 9th August 2020 by court bailiffs on behalf …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Learners who sat the Uganda Certificate of Education under the old curriculum will be granted a one-off chance to sit for the exam allowing them to proceed to A ‘level. This will also apply to those who registered for URC but failed to sit the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The February World Cancer Month commemoration in Uganda is being led by the Uganda Cancer Institute in collaboration with civil society organizations, under the Uganda Cancer Society umbrella. Dr. Jackson Orem, the Executive Director, of Uganda Cancer Institute, while addressing Journalists at the Uganda Media …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu District veterinary department has confirmed an outbreak of black quarter, an infectious and fatal bacterial livestock disease. The disease was first reported by livestock farmers and local leaders over the weekend in the villages of Patalira, Kal, and Pawel Angany all in Patiko Sub- …

Artist works with nonconventional media to achieve experimental processes in his art and to pay attention to the subject of recycling in art ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | A solo sculpture show by Ronex was probably one of the milestones missing on the artist’s long list of outstanding achievements on the …

This all has serious implications for human health, as people catch and eat the fish Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nile is one of the world’s most famous rivers. It’s also Africa’s most important freshwater system. About 300 million people live in the 11 countries it flows through. Many …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have reported to the Director of Public Prosecutions(DPP), Jane Frances Abodo that there has been a decline in the reported cases of trafficking in persons nationwide in the past year as compared to 2022. According to the Commissioner of Police Julius Twinomujuni, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists at Mulago National Referral Hospital are working to establish a fully-fledged organ transplant unit having successfully done Uganda’s first kidney transplant in December. However, the advance in health tech has come with fears of illegal transplantation considering that the demand for kidneys for instance …