Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has approved 100 names of people who will be awarded various medals on Heroes Day.  The medals are in recognition of their contribution towards the liberation of the country. The Minister in charge of the Presidency Esther Mbayo announced this in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Kingdom Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Uganda and Rwanda Lord Popat Dolar has said he will lead a delegation to Uganda comprising of senior officials from 12 UK companies to explore investment opportunities. He said the companies include retailers Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and …

By linking remote and rural areas to larger urban centers, they are nodes in larger economic activity  | Ibrahim Assane Mayaki | In the latest Mercer Quality of Living City Rankings, the highest-ranked African city, Port Louis, Mauritius, comes in at 83rd out of 231. That appears to be in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tourism activists in Kigezi sub-region have embarked on a  new campaign aimed at ending silting and disposal of sewerage into Lake Bunyonyi. Bunyonyi, the second deepest Lake in Africa, after Lake Tanganyika,  is one of the top tourism revenue earners for Uganda and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rector of Namugongo Catholic Martyrs’ Shrine, Rev. Vincent Lubega says this year’s Uganda’s Martyrs’ Day celebrations have been historic, something he had never witnessed since pilgrimage to the shrine began more than five decades ago. Rev. Lubega says there were many preparation elements …

And the art of big things | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Maria Naita is one of the few women on the Uganda contemporary art scene. She defies stereotypes and exudes a consciousness of her equal rights in a male dominated industry and a readiness to fight for them. She does both …

Quality of Living research place it ahead of Nairobi Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | Uganda’s capital Kampala has once again been ranked the best East African city to live in. It is the third time Kampala wins this accolade in as many years. The ranking is done based on …

Assembly discusses cost of medicine, environment, climate change Member States at the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland have agreed a new global strategy on health, environment and climate change: the transformation needed to improve lives and well-being sustainably through healthy environments. The annual gathering organised by the UN’s World …

  Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Sudan is at risk of getting bloodier with more violence and chaos gripping the country, analysts said on Tuesday, after more than 35 people were killed in a protest crackdown. The Alliance for Freedom and Change that spearheaded protests which ousted Omar al-Bashir on April …

Paris, France | AFP | French carmaker Renault on Tuesday said it was studying “with interest” an offer for a merger with Fiat Chrysler (FCA) after a crunch management meeting but added its board would meet again for further deliberations. The board of Renault had been expected to decide Tuesday to …