Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police rescue teams battled a second fire outbreak at the Kiteezi landfill in Wakiso District for several hours on Tuesday evening. According to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) spokesperson Daniel Nuwabine, the fire started around 8:00 pm but was extinguished by 11:00 pm, thanks to …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s vanilla exports more than doubled in 2024, generating 16.6 million U.S. dollars in revenue, authorities announced Tuesday. Uganda exported 604 metric tonnes of vanilla in 2024, up from 266 metric tonnes the previous year, said Fred Bwino Kyakulaga, minister of state for agriculture, animal …

Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | Nearly 138 million children were engaged in child labour in 2024, including around 54 million in hazardous work likely to jeopardize their health, safety, or development, according to new estimates released by the ILO and UNICEF. The latest data show a total reduction of over …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | One person was reported killed in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Tuesday as protests flared for a second consecutive week, paralyzing businesses and leaving scores injured. The demonstrations were sparked by the reported June 8 death of Albert Ojwang, a teacher and social media …

OPINION | Samir Yassine | Imagine opening a bank account in minutes, without stepping into a banking hall, queuing up, or filling out piles of forms. Just you, your phone, and a few taps. That’s the power of digital account opening—and if you haven’t tried it yet, you’re missing out …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The Uganda Chamber of Energy and Minerals CEO, Humphrey Asiimwe, has lauded the government’s allocation of Shs 875.8 billion in the upcoming financial year towards mineral- based industrial development, including oil and gas. Speaking during the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group’s (CSBAG) post-budget dialogue held …

CHENGDU, CHINA | Xinhua | In a sunlit therapy room at Chengdu Xinnao Technology Co., Ltd. in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, a five-year-old boy surnamed Chen bursts into giggles as his favorite cartoon character waves back, a response triggered by brain signals decoded through his headset. A moment that might …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday signed into law the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating of Terrorism Financing Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, aimed at strengthening the country’s fight against financial crimes. According to a statement from the presidency issued in Nairobi, the capital, the legislation is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD) has partnered with UNICEF to strengthen Early Childhood Development (ECD) systems through webinar series. The six-month nationwide initiative, seeks to deepen public understanding of ECD, foster multi-sectoral coordination, and drive local-level action to ensure children …

Israeli: Attacks on Iran are to destroy the nuclear program, strip [Iran] of the ability to produce ballistic missiles and eliminate Iran’s axis of terror. MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Israel and Iran have continued to exchange long-range missile attacks, each saying they demolished strategically important enemy targets and used …