Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security teams deployed at Makerere University have said that they are monitoring unknown drones that are hovering over the university campus. Communication through police walkie-talkies went out saying that the drones were cited around the Main Library, which was a beehive of activity as the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association – CPA Representative, Dhar Meenakshi has commended the Parliament of Uganda for involving stakeholders including the civil society in it’s annual sector review. She made the statement at the introduction session for the third Annual Sector Review of the Legislature Sector …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Liverpool reached the League Cup quarter-finals in thrilling style as their incredible 5-5 draw against Arsenal was followed by a 5-4 penalty shoot-out triumph on Wednesday. Both Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Arsenal boss Unai Emery made 11 changes for the fourth round tie, but …

A doctor’s display of confidence in a treatment may make it more effective | THE INDEPENDENT | New research finds that the placebo effect may be socially contagious. In other words, a doctor’s beliefs about whether or not a pain treatment will work can exert a subtle influence on how …

Kericho, Kenya | AFP | Kibore Cheruiyot Ngasura was just a small boy when his family was violently expelled from their ancestral land in Kenya’s lush tea-growing western highlands by British colonizers, and banished never to return. Eighty-five years later he still bristles at the memory, recalling the fear and confusion …

Los Angeles, United States | AFP | The Terminator has come a long way since Arnold Schwarzenegger first portrayed the cyborg assassin in James Cameron’s 1984 sci-fi classic. “In each movie, the Terminator is a little bit different — there’s a certain evolution,” Schwarzenegger told AFP. But the character’s latest incarnation …

Paris, France | AFP | Samuel Eto’o is convinced that he is the best African footballer of all time and is now targeting more success as a coach, the Cameroon great told AFP in an exclusive interview. The 38-year-old is pondering his next step after hanging up his boots in early …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Poor enforcement of physical development plans in Uganda has affected land use across the country. Sam Mukasa Kintu, a professional physical planner and founder Head of the Physical Planning Department at Kampala City Council now Directorate of Physical Planning of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA says …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University has failed to develop seven of its prime pieces of land due to lack of land titles. This has affected expansion of the university and opened room for squatters to encroach on the land. In 2002, the University unveiled a master plan for …

The AfroChampions Initiative held its second conference on sustainable green growth and industrialisation in Kigali, Rwanda. Kigali, Rwanda | TOM COLLINS | The AfroChampions Initiative, a set of public-private partnerships designed to leverage resources and funds to create more multinational corporate champions in Africa, has proposed a $1trn investment framework …