ATHENS | Xinhua |  The Second World Conference of Classics attracted more than 200 participants in Athens on Tuesday, with discussions focused on issues related to classical civilizations and promoting academic exchanges and consensus-building in global classical studies. The two-day conference, themed “Dialogue Between Ancient and Modern: Contemporary Inspiration from …

    PYONGYANG | Xinhua |  Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, said on Tuesday that he reached important consensus with General Secretary Kim Jong Un on developing relations between China and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the …

  Why Uganda’s Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary is carrying the pressure of a regional epidemic crisis   COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Over the last decade, every time Uganda has had an Ebola outbreak, it has always found Dr Diana Atwine, Uganda’s Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of …

  Mmamba Kakoboza wins its first-ever BIKA Tournament title after Dramatic Shootout Victory over Nkima on Saturday; take Shs9 million cash prize   Wankulukuku, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Mmamba Kakoboza etched its name into Buganda sporting history after clinching its first-ever Airtel BIKA Tournament title with a dramatic 4-3 penalty shootout …

  🇲🇺 Africa Region IV Men Team Championship– Final Results  🥇 Mauritius 🇲🇺 (+1) 🥈 Kenya 🇰🇪 (+32) 🥉 Seychelles 🇸🇨, Réunion Island 🇫🇷 & Tanzania 🇹🇿 (+39) 6⃣ Burundi 🇧🇮 (+57) Individual Championship 🥇 Adrian Andrade (Seychelles 🇸🇨) (-7) 🥈 Ludovic Bax (Mauritius 🇲🇺) (-4) 🥉 Tanishq Nobeen (Mauritius …

COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | Somewhere in Kampala today, a signboard reads “For Sale”. Passersby are nodding knowingly. They have worked it out. The name is right there, embedded in the transaction. Sale. Salim “Sale(h)”. It is practically a confession. Somewhere else, another board reads “Not For Sale.” The nodding continues. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has donated 500 child safety helmets worth more than Shs 40 million to the Uganda Police Force to support road safety awareness and enforcement campaigns targeting school-going children who use motorcycle taxis for their daily commute. The donation, made under the …

  African banks are sustaining some of the highest returns in global finance as rising profitability spreads across major markets. The gains reflect deeper financial penetration but increasingly point to a system that must now convert earnings strength into long-term efficiency, digital scale, and broader credit access.   SPECIAL REPORT …

  Ghana, Rwanda, and Zambia have launched a pilot digital trade corridor aimed at enabling instant cross-border payments and reducing reliance on dollar-mediated settlement systems.   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Ghana, Rwanda, and Zambia are testing a unified digital trade corridor that allows cross-border payments to move instantly …

Kamwenge, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Water and Environment (MWE), is implementing the Investing in Forests and Protected Areas for Climate-Smart Development (IFPA-CD) Project, a two-year initiative funded by the World Bank. The project falls under the component titled “Intensive Mixed Use …