Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Colonel Alexis Rugabisha, commander of the 12th Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), has been killed while on the frontlines battling the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. In a statement released by Major General Sylvain Ekenge, the FARDC spokesperson, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Service -UPS is awaiting instructions from the Attorney General on the next course of action regarding Retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and other civilians who have been facing trial on various charges before the Court Martial. Notable among these individuals are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Masaka Deputy Registrar Cissy Mudhasi Kawuma and Chief Magistrate Ruth Nabaasa for misconduct. According to the statement issued by the Judicial Service Commission, Mudhasi was dismissed for abusing her judicial authority by ordering the attachment of the accounts belonging …

BEIJING | Xinhua |  U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to impose a 25-percent additional tariff on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10-percent tariff hike on imports from China. The latest U.S. trade protectionist measure has drawn widespread opposition and immediate retaliations. Canada announced …

⚽ Arsenal 5 Man City 1 London, UK | ARSENAL.COM | Arsenal blew away the reigning champions with a stunning performance at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Martin Odegaard got Arsenal off to a fast start, scoring 103 seconds into the game from Kai Havertz’s unselfish pass. But the real drama came …

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🔴 🇹🇿TANZANIA tourism figures ⚪ 5.36 million tourists in 2024 ⚪ 3.22 million domestic tourists | 2.14 million international ⚪ Generated $4 billion ⚪ TARGET $6billion by December 2025 DAR ES SALAAM | Xinhua | Tanzania hosted 5.36 million tourists in 2024, a record high and breaking its target of attracting …

CAIRO | Xinhua | Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the Arab League (AL) stressed in a joint statement on Saturday the rejection of any attempt to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. The statement was …

TEL AVIV | TASS |  Israeli and US citizen Keith Sigal, who was released in the Gaza Strip, was taken to the territory of the Jewish state by the Israeli military, the army press service reported. “The released hostage Keith Sigal arrived in Israeli territory accompanied by the Israel Defense …

KAMPALA | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 2,160 doses of Ebola trial vaccine to Uganda to evaluate the efficacy of the vaccine in combating the virus which in the recent outbreak has killed a health worker in Kampala, the country’s capital. WHO is working with Uganda’s …