Bakoko, who returned to Uganda in August 2024, has since been residing and working with the Office of General Salim Saleh in Gulu but had not set foot in West Nile or her hometown of Arua until now. Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of residents from Arua and …

New plant to support mining industry and promote value addition DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzanian Minister for Minerals Anthony Mavunde on Sunday inaugurated the country’s first-ever explosives manufacturing plant, as part of broader efforts to promote value addition and support the growth of industries serving strategic sectors such as …

Rubaga, Uganda | THE INEDEPENDENT | Rev. Fr. Anthony Musaala, the Assistant Administrator of Lubaga Cathedral, has called on all Ugandans —citizens and those in positions of authority—to engage in deep soul-searching in response to the recently issued pastoral letter from the Uganda Episcopal Conference. Speaking during his Palm Sunday …

Rubaga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archbishop of Kampala Paul Ssemogerere Sunday presided over a special  thanksgiving mass to mark the 70th birthday of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. “We thank God for the life His Majesty Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. He has blessed us that the King is healthy, safe …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A report of the Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development reveals that it will take government 12 years to clear domestic arrears of over Shs13.8 trillion. The report presented by the Committee’s Deputy Chairperson,  Moses Aleper cited the Auditor General who noted that …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has told the people of Yumbe and West Nile that the compensation of ex-combatants who fought against the NRM government will be done in phases until after the next general elections. Speaking on Saturday during the Yumbe Peace day celebrations at Geya …

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema elected Gabon’s president LIBREVILLE | Xinhua | Gabon’s transitional leader Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema has been elected president following Saturday’s vote, the Interior Ministry announced on Sunday. Nguema secured 90.35 percent of the total votes cast in the election, Interior Minister Hermann Immongault said. Nguema has …

GOLF DIARY | AGENCIES | Rory McIlroy, at long last, has his Green Jacket. He needed to do some extra work at the 89th Masters Tournament, winning in a playoff over Justin Rose at Augusta National Golf Club. McIlroy made birdie on the first playoff hole at the Masters to …

  Harare, Zimbabwe | Linda Mujuru Global Press Journal Zimbabwe |  It’s possible to buy pretty much anything at the market in Hopley, an informal settlement south of this capital city: rat poison, mops — even medicine. That medicine is sold without prescriptions, to buyers who don’t have a diagnosis from a doctor …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A clinical officer at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital was arrested on Tuesday morning for allegedly being drunk while on duty at the Children’s ward. The arrest was conducted by the Deputy Resident City Commissioner in charge of Pece-Laroo Division, Peter Banya, following a tip-off …