Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of international tourists have raised concern about their safety while in Ugandan national parks. This follows the kidnap of US tourist Kimberly Sue Endecott from Queen Elizabeth National Park recently. Kimberly was kidnapped by four gunmen alongside a Ugandan tour guide, Jean-Paul …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Azulato Children’s Festival – organized by Goethe-Zentrum Kampala/Ugandan German Cultural Society – is back for a second edition after it successfully captured the imagination of  Kampala’s children and their families at the first of its kind launched in May 2018. More hands-on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has approved $500 million (1.8 trillion Shillings) to support Uganda’s Refugee Programme. The grant will support Refugees and Refugee host communities through development projects that will support services such as Education and Healthcare. The World Bank Vice-President for Africa, Hafez Ghanem …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Central Bank has allayed fears that the ongoing investigations into the activities of Post Bank Uganda Limited could be unfavourable for customers and clients. A statement issued this evening by the Central Bank indicates that The Bank of Uganda is working very closely …

Ndejje, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 700 people have received free medical services, in a drive organized to precede Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi’s 64th birthday, this Saturday.  The main celebrations are scheduled to take place at Ndejje Secondary School in Luweero district. Most of the patients attended to …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP |  Progress in implementing the peace agreement in South Sudan has been “way short” of expectations, the body responsible for monitoring it said on Friday, a day after Pope Francis urged the warring factions to achieve a lasting peace. “It is clear that achievements have fallen …

🌍 #TotalAFCON2019 GROUP A Uganda 🇺🇬 Egypt 🇪🇬 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 DRC 🇨🇩 Spectacular Africa Cup of Nations draw throws up intriguing groups Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Uganda Cranes have been drawn in one of the toughest Africa Cup of Nations 2019 groups, where they will come up against Egypt, …

New Sudan head resigns, army says ‘not a coup’ Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s new military leader resigned on Friday just a day after being sworn in, as the country’s army rulers insisted they would pave the way for a civilian government. The head of Sudan’s new ruling military …

  Khartoum, Sudan | AFP |  Crowds of Sudanese protesters chanting “it will fall again, it will fall again” flocked to the army headquarters Friday where thousands prepared to hunker down for another night defying an army curfew, witnesses said. Dressed in white traditional clothes, men and women, headed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY FIVE reasons why Shs40 trillion budget is bad: Experts expose how Museveni is destroying economy: THE LAST WORD Our country’s misguided priorities: How the debate on Lubowa hospital exposes the self-indulgence of Ugandan elites …