Paris, France | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron will not have an absolute majority in the upcoming National Assembly following the second round of legislative elections held on Sunday, according to the final results published early Monday morning by the Interior Ministry. Macron’s alliance Ensemble won 245 seats, falling short …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A security guard from G4S Security Group has committed suicide by shooting in Gulu city citing infidelity by his wife. Pauline Ayoto, the chairperson of Kasubi small gate cell has identified the deceased as 35-year-old Badru Okot. According to Ayoto, Okot locked himself inside his …

Tunis, Tunisia | Xinhua | Tunisian President Kais Saied has declared that a constitutional referendum will be held on July 25, the country’s Republic Day, for a “new republic.” However, the referendum, which aims to replace the 2014 constitution, is being boycotted by the main political parties in the North African …

Baghdad, Iraq | Xinhua | Iraq seeks to raise its crude oil production to 8 million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of 2027 to fulfil its commitment to export quota within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Iraqi Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail said Sunday. “Iraq is …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 400 accused persons and inmates before Gulu and Lira High Courts have enrolled for plea bargaining. The plea bargaining session that will kick off today will be held at Gulu main prisons in Gulu city, scheduled to last seven days. The beneficiaries include …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East is investigating circumstances under which fire gutted dormitories at Iganga High school. The fire that started at 9.00pm on Sunday torched both the senior three and senior four boys dormitories as the students were still having their evening preps. The cause …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC has called upon the government to enact a law on minimum wage to ensure better wages so that Ugandans who would otherwise go abroad as migrant workers get employment at home. The call is contained in the 24th annual report …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara city authorities have started relocating vendors to the new modern market constructed under the second phase of the Market and Agricultural Trade Improvement Program- MATIP-2. The relocation of more than 1,000 vendors started on Thursday after months of disagreements between city authorities and market vendors. …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s government said Friday it has ratified two protocols of the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on free movement of persons and transhumance in the member states. Mayiik Ayii Deng, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said the two …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday urged Americans to “acknowledge and condemn the history of slavery”. Biden, in a proclamation on Juneteenth Day, also called upon the United States to “recognize how the impact of America’s original sin remains. ” “This Juneteenth, we are freshly reminded …