THIS WEEK: Musisi’s surprise visit to Lukwago Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Dec.05, Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) Executive Director Jennifer Musisi paid a rare courtesy visit to Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s office at City Hall in Kampala. Musisi who has tendered in her resignation from office effective Dec.15 …

THIS WEEK: FDC drops Wadri, Alaso in NEC reshuffle Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) on Dec.07 shuffled its National Executive Committee dropping former Serere woman MP Alice Alaso as its deputy president for Eastern region and Arua Municipality legislator Kasiano Wadri as the …

THIS WEEK: Police defends action on blocked Bobi Wine concerts Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of his festive season programme, Kyaddondo MP and singer Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobiwine had planned to hold music concerts in Mityana and Gulu among other places. But soon news made rounds that the …

THIS WEEK: Uganda’s Quinn Abenakyo crowned Miss World Africa Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Miss Uganda Quiin Abenakyo has been crowned Miss World Africa at the 2018 Miss World finale in China. Quinn is the first Miss Uganda to make it to the top 5 finalists. The Miss world title …

Esigodini, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday pledged to reform his party and promote democracy in his closing address to the ruling ZANU PF party’s annual conference. In a speech that marked the latest move in efforts to end his country’s international isolation, he told delegates: …

Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | The Nigerian military lifted a ban on UNICEF operations in the ravaged northeast late Friday after earlier suspending the aid agency and accusing it of training “spies” supporting Boko Haram jihadists. The military earlier Friday said the United Nations children’s agency had this week held …

Shakopee, United States | AFP | A group of Amazon workers in Minnesota who are Somali refugees resettled in the Midwestern US state demanded better working conditions Friday during a protest outside one of the retailer’s warehouses. Hundreds braved frigid temperatures to demonstrate outside of the Amazon warehouse in the …

Washington, United States | AFP | A federal judge in Texas ruled Friday that the US health care law known as Obamacare is unconstitutional — a ruling that opposition Democrats vowed to appeal. US District Judge Reed O’Connor’s ruling came in a lawsuit filed by several Republican state attorneys general and …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Kevin De Bruyne’s injury problems this season may turn out to be a blessing in disguise because they allowed him to recover from an exhausting 12 months, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. De Bruyne has suffered two separate knee injuries since helping Belgium …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Jose Mourinho says success is best measured in trophies as he prepares to take his injury-hit Manchester United squad to high-flying Liverpool on Sunday. Liverpool are top of the Premier League before the weekend round of matches but have yet to win a trophy …