GENEVA | Xinhua |  Chinese economic recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will be an important factor in driving world trade growth, said Ralph Ossa, chief economist of the World Trade Organization (WTO), in a recent interview with Xinhua. On Wednesday, the WTO published the 2024 edition of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judges at the International Crimes Division of the High Court have rejected an application by the lawyers of the former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo seeking to question their client during his defence trial. Kwoyelo’s defence Lawyer Caleb Alaka on Monday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government spending plans have fallen short by sh3.337 trillion in the first seven months of this financial year, as revenue mobilization continues to be a thorn in government operations. This failure to meet its spending targets, made it worse for project implementation, as …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja city used tear gas to disperse Jinja Referral Hospital health workers who were staging a sit-down strike within the hospital premises. The health workers were protesting Minister Samuel Mayanja’s decision to allocate 4.6 acres of contested land to the Uganda Muslim …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight Police officers attached to Kira-Police Division in Kira Municipality Wakiso District have been arrested  for reportedly stealing sixty million shillings that had been posted as an exhibit. Addressing Journalists at Police Headquarters Naguru, Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga said out of 192 million …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Military Police were called in to calm the General Court Martial in Makindye, after  the bail application for 28 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) was has for the third timedismissed. The 28 are facing trial of unlawful possession of ammunition. Immediately after the ruling …

BEIJING | Xinhua | China remained the top merchandise exporter in 2023 for the seventh straight year with its share in world exports at 14.2 percent, almost the same as the level in 2022, the Ministry of Commerce said. The ministry made the remarks in response to the latest edition …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Landowners living under the threat of eviction in the Albertine Graben’s Buliisa district stormed the High Court Hoima demanding a judicial review against a Court ruling that permitted the government to evict them from their land. Some of the infrastructure by TotalEnergies’ Tilenga project …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The defence trial of former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni kicked off Monday before the International Crimes Division of the High Court of Uganda sitting at the Gulu High Court circuit. Kwoyelo is facing 78 charges of war crimes and …

Growing demand for drones in Africa – historically met through imports from global suppliers like China, Israel, and Turkey – is driving a transformative shift to local manufacturing, promising economic benefits and technological advancement. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Rising demand for unmanned aerial vehicles used in various commercial …