KAMPALA | Xinhua |  Hundreds of students from schools and institutions across Uganda gathered on Thursday to celebrate the 16th United Nations International Chinese Language Day with vibrant performances, music, and dance. The event, held at Makerere University, the country’s largest public institution, was organized by the university’s Confucius Institute …

  MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday declared a unilateral Easter truce for the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. The truce will start from 6:00 p.m. local time (1500 GMT) on Saturday and last until midnight on Sunday into Monday (2100 GMT on Sunday). “I have ordered a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ofwono Opondo has confirmed he will step down as Government Spokesman and contest for Member Parliament (MP) for the elderly in the next elections. He intends to take on Dominic Mafwabi Gidudu, MP for the elderly representing Eastern Region, and bragged that “I have what …

Dr. Fred Kaliisa Kabagambe, the Senior Presidential Advisor on Oil and Gas, noted that limited public awareness about oil and gas developments has fueled opposition to EACOP activities in Uganda. Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heads of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project and oil companies operating …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Fort Portal Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert Muhiirwa, has cautioned Catholics in the diocese against following teachings that contradict the official doctrine of the Catholic Church. His remarks follow the suspension of Rev. Fr. Aloysius Musasizi, a member of …

    COMMENT | Samson Tinka |  Following the enactment of  the Petroleum Supply (Amendment) Act, 2023, Uganda National Oil Company Limited (UNOC) has since December 1, 2023 held the exclusive role of importing petroleum products, which would subsequently be distributed to oil marketing companies (OMCs). There were initially questions …

✳ Overall Winners Men: Bertram Mpora Ladies: Judith Komugisha Guest Winner: Mark Rubatsimbira ✳ Group Winners and Runners-Up Men – Group A Winner: Andrew Opio Men – Group A Runner-Up: Andrew Muhwezi Men – Group B Winner: Jerry Owachi Men – Group C Winner: Absorom Nabisiima Men – Group C Runner-Up: Daniel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With external health aid to Africa projected to drop by 70% between 2021 and 2025, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has launched a continent-wide strategy aimed at transforming how health systems are financed. The steep decline in official development …

  How Xi Jinping promotes China-Malaysia friendship BEIJING | Zhao Bochao – Xinhua | Over three decades ago, when Xi Jinping, then the top official of China’s southeastern city of Fuzhou, visited Malaysia on an investment promotion trip, he found himself deeply impressed by two symbolic sites. One is the …

Schools struggle with budget shortfalls after Govt cuts on Capitation Grant Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many schools will close early this first term because of a shortfall in their budgets that has left many schools grappling with rising costs and insufficient resources to maintain day-to-day operations. Schools across …