Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Central Bank has allayed fears that the ongoing investigations into the activities of Post Bank Uganda Limited could be unfavourable for customers and clients. A statement issued this evening by the Central Bank indicates that The Bank of Uganda is working very closely …
Read More »Hundreds get free medicals ahead of Kabaka’s birthday fete
Ndejje, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 700 people have received free medical services, in a drive organized to precede Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi’s 64th birthday, this Saturday. The main celebrations are scheduled to take place at Ndejje Secondary School in Luweero district. Most of the patients attended to …
Read More »‘South Sudan peace accord progress falling way short’
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Progress in implementing the peace agreement in South Sudan has been “way short” of expectations, the body responsible for monitoring it said on Friday, a day after Pope Francis urged the warring factions to achieve a lasting peace. “It is clear that achievements have fallen …
Read More »Uganda draws Egypt, DRC in AFCON Group A
🌍 #TotalAFCON2019 GROUP A Uganda 🇺🇬 Egypt 🇪🇬 Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 DRC 🇨🇩 Spectacular Africa Cup of Nations draw throws up intriguing groups Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Uganda Cranes have been drawn in one of the toughest Africa Cup of Nations 2019 groups, where they will come up against Egypt, …
Read More »SUDAN: Gen Awad Ibn Ouf out, in comes Gen Abdulrahman
New Sudan head resigns, army says ‘not a coup’ Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s new military leader resigned on Friday just a day after being sworn in, as the country’s army rulers insisted they would pave the way for a civilian government. The head of Sudan’s new ruling military …
Read More »‘It will fall again,’ chant Sudan protesters
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Crowds of Sudanese protesters chanting “it will fall again, it will fall again” flocked to the army headquarters Friday where thousands prepared to hunker down for another night defying an army curfew, witnesses said. Dressed in white traditional clothes, men and women, headed to …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Why Sh40 trillion budget is bad
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY FIVE reasons why Shs40 trillion budget is bad: Experts expose how Museveni is destroying economy: THE LAST WORD Our country’s misguided priorities: How the debate on Lubowa hospital exposes the self-indulgence of Ugandan elites …
Read More »Ariana Grande, reigning teen pop idol with a defiant edge
Palm Springs, United States | AFP | Bubblegum pop coquette on the outside, saucy master of celebrity on the inside, there is perhaps no current star better at re-fashioning her own trials into larger-than-life success than Ariana Grande. While suffering a highly publicized burst of personal and professional upheaval — …
Read More »Gov’t needs Sh1.7 Trillion to stop land evictions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Dr Chris Baryomunsi says the government requires sh1.7 trillion to address land evictions across the country in financial year 2019/2020. He argued that if the money is injected into the Land Fund, it could eliminate …
Read More »‘Africa politics lost track with introduction of multi party politics’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan Law Professor, Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba has argued that Africa’s politics lost track after the introduction of multiparty politics. Lumumba, a renowned Pan Africanist says multiparty politics introduced in 1980s and 1990s diverted African politicians from politicking about ideas to politicking about money. …
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