Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, interim leader of Sudan where protesters allege security forces broke up a weeks-long sit-in through a deadly operation Monday, was largely unknown until mid April. A doctors’ committee said at least 13 people were killed as gunfire echoed from the protest site …
Read More »Trump meets queen after insulting London mayor
London, United Kingdom | AFP | US President Donald Trump met Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on Monday after kicking off his UK state visit by branding the London mayor a “loser” and weighing in on the Brexit debate. With a 41-gun royal salute ringing out across the royal palace’s …
Read More »3000 emergencies handled at Catholic Martyrs shrine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint medical team comprising the Ministry of Health, police, the Army, and the Gulu Diocese medical team, has attended to 3,000 medical emergencies at the Catholic Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo. The head of the Emergency Unit at the Ministry of Health Dr John Baptist …
Read More »SafeBoda reduces transport fares by 40%
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SafeBoda has reduced fares by 40 percent on passenger trips. The discount is on a final fare paid by the passenger. “Dear SafeBoda, all customer trip prices are reducing starting tomorrow. Your app balance will increase and your earnings per trip will stay the same,” …
Read More »Lira asks NMS to suspend supply of anti-malarials
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira District Health Department has asked National Medical Store-NMS to suspend supply of anti-malarials over low consumption rate. Dr Patrick Buchan Ochen, the Lira District Health Officer says that many public health facilities in the district have continued to record low consumption of anti-malarial drugs …
Read More »‘I want to see Klopp at Bayern’ – Beckenbauer
Berlin, Germany | AFP | German football legend Franz Beckenbauer said Monday that he wants to see Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp in the Bayern Munich dugout. As Germany celebrated Klopp’s success in last Saturday’s Champions League final, Beckenbauer told Bild newspaper that he was desperate to see the former Dortmund coach join Bundesliga champions Bayern. …
Read More »UMEME dragged to court over UGX 115M debt
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricty distributor UMEME has been dragged to court for failing to pay more than 115 million shillings to an advertising firm. In its petition before the Commercial Division of High Court, QG Saatchi and Saatchi Limited is seeking an order for the payment of …
Read More »Maracha district officials root for Miriaadua falls upgrade
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials in Maracha district have asked the Government to upgrade Miriandua Waterfalls, along the Arua – Koboko road to an International Tourism Site. The area first came into the limelight three years ago during an inspection tour by district officials who uncovered a beautiful …
Read More »Trump lashes London mayor, brings Brexit advice on UK state visit
London, United Kingdom | AFP | US President Donald Trump arrived on his state visit to Britain on Monday in combative mood, following up his weekend interventions over Brexit with a broadside against London’s “loser” mayor. The president’s plane had not even touched down when he tweeted that Sadiq Khan, who …
Read More »Kenyan Archbishop challenges Christians on homosexuality
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Anglican Church of Kenya, His Grace Rev. Jackson Ole Sapit has cautioned Christians on homosexuality. Archbishop Sapit was on Monday speaking as the guest preacher at the Anglican Shrine in Nakiyanja-Namugongo were thousands converged to commemorate this year’s Martyrs’ day. …
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