COMMENT | JEREMIAH NYAGAH | When a family can grow enough food to feed its children, sell the surplus to pay school fees and save money for the next planting season, food security becomes more than the absence of hunger. It becomes the foundation for dignity, opportunity and a future …

  RIYADH | Xinhua | Attacks on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital Riyadh have killed 17 people and injured more than 330 others since Oct. 1, with the airport coming under 20 attacks during the two-week period, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, amid continued threats posed by …

  Minister Bypassed Due Process in Attempt to Suspend Doctor for Pocketing -MOH   Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health has clarified that Dr Robert Candia, a doctor at Arua Regional Referral Hospital who was allegedly suspended by the State Minister for Health, Anifa Bangirana Kawooya, remains …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN |  Twenty-five people living with sickle cell disease have undergone hip replacement surgery to treat osteonecrosis, a painful condition in which bone tissue dies because of reduced blood supply. The operations were carried out during a free surgical camp that ends on Friday.Dr Philip Kasirye, who …

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have no voice in the October 27 election, even as Israel’s government shapes their lives through settlement expansion, home demolitions and movement restrictions   NEWS ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | In Jabal al-Baba, a small Bedouin community east of Jerusalem, Israel controls almost every aspect of …

  Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | I&M Bank Uganda has expanded its asset financing offering to help businesses acquire pickup trucks and tractors, as the lender seeks to support investment while allowing enterprises to preserve working capital. The financing options were unveiled during the launch of the second season …

    Kampala, Uganda | URN | Bank of Uganda Governor Michael Atingi-Ego has rejected suggestions that Uganda’s Sovereignty Bill may have contributed to the recent depreciation of the shilling, attributing the currency’s weakness primarily to a widening current account deficit and reduced portfolio investment flows. The Protection of Sovereignty …

  Kampala, Uganda | URN | A devastating fire has gutted Wandegeya Police Barracks, destroying property. The fire, which started on Thursday evening at around 4:30 pm, razed more than 10 makeshift housing units in the barracks, leaving police officers counting losses. Didan Nuwaleba, a Police Constable attached to Wandegeya …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Coffee Roasters Association (UCRA) has officially introduced Richard Rugaya of Gorilla Highland Coffee as its newly appointed incoming Executive Director, signalling a decisive shift in the association’s direction. Rugaya steps into the role with a transformative vision outlined in his proposed …

  Muwonge Kyazze borrows from his experience of working with stained glass for many years to create a body of work that explores themes of co-existence, custodianship, collective memory and nourishment using banana fruit and cultural objects as metaphors.   ARTS | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | There is a certain level …