Washington, United States | AFP |  US President Donald Trump announced a national state of emergency on Friday, freeing up $50 billion in federal funds for the battle against the coronavirus pandemic as he vowed to “vastly” ramp up testing capacity. “To unleash the full power of the federal government, …

Paris, France | AFP |  FIFA on Friday recommended that all international football matches scheduled for March and April be postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus. Falling short of banning matches outright, world football’s governing body said that clubs would be allowed to refuse to send their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked schools not to cancel school visitation days due to fears that parents might expose learners to COVID-19, a pandemic that has paralysed the globe. This comes after Mugwanya Preparatory School, Kabojja, Uganda Martyrs  Girls Boarding Primary School and …

Museveni calls for equitable use of River Nile Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said all the countries that share the Nile, the world’s longest river should use her waters for the benefit of all, not at the detriment of others. Museveni was on Friday speaking …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda (CoU) Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba has issued guidelines to all Churches in the Province in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Kaziimba has urged that all congregations should be sensitized on coronavirus and personal behaviour to avoid …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Winnie Byanyima’s Rwanda diplomacy: How Besigye’s wife negotiated a deal between Museveni and Kagame THE WEEK Attack in the north: UPDF barracks in Zombo attacked THE LAST WORD Besigye as Museveni’s ally: How Uganda’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A concerned citizen wants court to suspend the 2021 Elections general elections over fears of the Coronavirus pandemic. Abbey Mgugu in documents filed before the Civil Division of High Court on Thursday afternoon by his lawyers of Sanywa, Wabwire and Company Advocates, says that …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Police has confirmed that Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde will be charged with treason. The former security minister and now Presidential aspirant, was arrested Thursday night. Police said in a statement that the arrest follows “his utterances in a series of radio and television …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lt. Gen Henry Tumukunde has been arrested. He was arrested on Thursday evening from his office on Impala Avenue in Kololo by a combined team of Special Forces Command – SFC soldiers and Counter-Terrorism Unit. The security agencies were led by the CID Director …

Juba, South Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has named a new cabinet for the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGoNU), handing the ministry of defence to Angelina Teny, wife of Vice President Riek Machar. The main opposition SPLM-IO that nominated nine, took the prominent cabinet dockets …