Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT |  Fierce fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), alongside allied forces, has resumed in the eastern DRC, just 72 hours after the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and DR Congo. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan artist and record producer Bashir Lukonge, better known by his stage name Bash Luks, was identified as the latest featured artist in Apple Music’s Up Next emerging artist program in Uganda on January 24, 2025. Overjoyed by the news, the rising star took …

Kyenjojo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bufunjo Subcounty in Kyenjojo District have raised concerns over the deteriorating state of roads in the area. According to residents, the state of the roads is hampering transportation, limiting access to essential services, and threatening their livelihoods. Speaking during a community baraza …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the dry plains of Karamoja, a region often deemed unsuitable for agriculture, Justine Samuel Tuko, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner (D/RDC) of Moroto, is proving otherwise. Tuko has transformed his farmland in Lobulio village, Iriiri Sub County, Napak district, into a thriving agricultural …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has rolled out a digital platform designed to support individuals with deafblindness, their caregivers, educators, and policy makers. The Global Deafblindness Resource Hub, the first of its kind in the region, aims to bridge the severe gaps in access to information, education, healthcare, …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in the Karamoja sub-region are concerned about the increasing number of school-going children abandoning education to roam the streets and engage in hazardous labor in search of food and income for their families. Despite ongoing campaigns to promote education, high poverty levels and …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This year’s MTN-Masaza cup tournament has been dedicated to raising voices against teenage pregnancies in the Busoga kingdom. MTN-Masaza cup is an annual competition where youths from different chiefdoms showcase their footballing talents. Busoga Kingdom’s 2nd Deputy Premier, Osman Noor, says that, since football …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district local government has handed over five hand-pump boreholes to the communities to address water scarcity and access to clean water. The new boreholes were handed over to the communities in the villages of Ariu, Lokitela Kepopong and Nakonyen under Tapac Sub County, …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 300 exhibitors have turned up at the ongoing national agricultural show. This year’s 31st agricultural show, which kicked off on Friday, is running under the theme of “technological innovations driving farm wealth,”. The acting agricultural show spokesperson, Alex Mugotanyi, says that, after realization …

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL | Xinhua |  The night before Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran, my husband boarded a flight to Belgrade for what was supposed to be a quiet weekend getaway. I kissed him goodbye, unaware that within hours, the country would be at war. Hours later, the unprecedented …