London, United Kingdom | AFP |  Russia “indisputably” now poses a bigger threat to Britain’s security than terrorist groups like Islamic State (IS) and Al-Qaeda, the head of the British army said in an interview published Saturday. General Mark Carleton-Smith warned Moscow had shown a willingness to use its military …

        Libreville, Gabon | AFP |  Gabon authorities said Saturday they have banned an opposition party from state media for three months over statements about the health of President Omar Bongo, who has been in a Saudi hospital for a month. Bongo, 59, was rushed to hospital …

  Zvimba, Zimbabwe | AFP |  Zimbabwe’s ex-leader Robert Mugabe is in Singapore for medical care and now unable to walk because of ill health and old age, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Saturday. Mnangagwa told his ZANU-PF party supporters at a rally that the 94-year-old Mugabe had been receiving …

Uganda’s military chief holds deliberations with AMISOM leadership, in Somalia Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF), General David Muhoozi is in Somalia on a routine visit to Ugandan troops deployed in the country, under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Gen. Muhoozi’s visit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has urged the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to fill up existing tax gaps so that the country can gain financial independence and stop borrowing money to finance its budget. The President made the remarks at the ongoing first Science Model Workshop …

Juba, South Sudan | AFP |  South Africa and South Sudan signed an outline agreement on Friday that could see Pretoria invest around $1 billion (880 million euros) in South Sudan’s struggling oil industry. The agreement, which will be subject to detailed negotiations between the countries, was made between two …

COMMENT | By Ivan Thawithemwira |  Dear all, as you know by now, the Uganda Cricket team has undergone such a hiding in Oman that it inspires instant migraines. Uganda played five, won one and lost 4 as they were “relegated” to ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League. (see final standings page …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa Legislators have signed the Kampala Declaration 2018, with a commitment to devise and apply effective strategies to end corruption. The MPs meeting under the auspices of the African Organization of Public Account Committees (AFROPAC) resolved to analyse whether existing instruments, effective policies …

      Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Finance (Planning) David Bahati has revealed that government is set to introduce a bill that will regulate digital currencies and pyramid schemes. “In October, Cabinet approved the National Payment System Bill. We intend to bring it …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the Sugar Bill that seeks to regulate the industry and rejected a government proposal to provide operating zones for mills. In the Bill, government had proposed a zone of 25km between mills with no more than one mill in that zone …