Gabon opposition figure rallies support as president hospitalised Libreville, Gabon | AFP |  Gabonese opposition politician Jean Ping on Saturday repeated his claim to have won 2016 elections as President Ali Bongo Ondimba remained in hospital in Saudi Arabia. Ping has continued to describe himself as “the elected president” following …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ashely Brian, secretary of the Uganda Bird guiding club, has emerged second in the inter-continental birding competitions held recently in Singapore. The competition, which attracted participants from 78 countries, was aimed at testing birders on different bird species across the globe. Birdwatching, or …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has contributed Sh500 million towards the construction of the 5000-seater Nakasero Cathedral. President Yoweri Museveni announced the donation at a fundraising drive at All Saints Cathedral in Kampala on Sunday. He commended Christians for shouldering the burden of constructing a bigger church. Museveni tasked …

Beni, DR Congo | AFP |  Rebels killed at least seven civilians and abducted 15 others, including children, in fresh overnight raids in the far eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, civilian and military sources said Sunday. Fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) staged two raids Saturday night in the …

Ankara, Turkey | AFP |  The Turkish foreign ministry on Saturday recalled its ambassador to Uganda after she was photographed at a reception for Turkey’s annual Republic Day wearing a dress reportedly inspired by ancient Greece. Ambassador Sedef Yavuzalp hosted the reception in Kampala for the annual October 29 holiday …

Vipers SC 1 KCCA FC 1 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ‏Vipers Sports Club maintained its grip at the top of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League table after picking a point against KCCA FC in the game played at St.Mary’s Stadium, Kitende on Saturday. The Venoms played out a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry has responded to parliament’s handling of a query on the construction of Akii-Bua Olympic stadium, insisting they disbursed all monies to local government. Early this week, the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprise-COSASE detained Lamex Omara Apitta, the …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has started upgrading the security search park at Entebbe International Airport to ease the screening of people entering and leaving the airport. CAA has already started expanding the security search park and is expected to complete the works in May …

  Cardiff, United Kingdom | AFP | Leicester’s grief-stricken players dedicated their emotion-fuelled 1-0 win at Cardiff on Saturday to late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha as they prepared to jet to Thailand for his funeral. Thai billionaire Vichai was among five people killed when his helicopter crashed outside Leicester’s King Power …

  Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Uganda will begin vaccinating frontline health workers against Ebola next week as the threat increases of the deadly virus spreading from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, the health minister said Friday. An outbreak of Ebola in the DRC has claimed 180 lives so far, …