Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A six-day search for a 25-year-old woman, Jackline Nyawedde, has ended in shock after it has emerged that her ex-boyfriend, Abdu Muyagu, orchestrated her ritual murder in revenge for lost love. Nyawedde, who went missing on April 27, was discovered dead in Namawojjolo East, Mukono …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Behind the ongoing joint operations by police and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to remove begging children from city streets lies a darker, more disturbing reality — a network of traffickers exploiting vulnerable, disabled children from neighboring countries for profit. One of the victims …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Environmentalist David Kureeba has expressed deep scepticism over renewed efforts by the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) to impose a total ban on single-use plastic bags, locally known as kaveera, saying such actions lack political backing and remain far from reality. Kureeba, who is …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Don Nabasa, the Chief of Policy and Strategy of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), has praised Ghana’s military academies for playing a crucial role in the professional development of many of Uganda’s current military commanders. In a meeting with Ghana’s 37 …

NAPAK, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite efforts by authorities to rescue and repatriate street children, Napak District is once again grappling with an alarming return of children to the streets of Kampala. Last year, the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) rescued over 500 children under the Kampala Capital City Child …

MASAKA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Head of Security for NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi, Edward Ssebufu alias Eddie Mutwe, was on Monday remanded to Masaka Prison. This was after he had been produced at Masaka High Court and charged with six counts. URN has accessed a copy of the …

KITGUM, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Madi West Nile Diocese is set for this year’s national Martyrs Day celebrations, according to the organizing committee. This year’s Anglican Martyrs Day celebrations are being organized by the Northern Uganda cluster dioceses—Kitgum, Northern Uganda, Lango, West Lango, Nebbi, and Madi West Nile—under the theme: …

MOROTO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) for Moroto Municipality, Mohammed Akida Lokure, has lost the LCI NRM party flag for Campshwahili Chini ward. On Tuesday, the Moroto NRM officials cancelled the elections in Campshwahili Chini ward after chaos erupted during the counting process. …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The 133 Cardinals who will elect Pope Francis’ successor have made their way from the Pauline Chapel to the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City as the secretive process begins. Today’s events began with the “Pro Eligendo Romano Pontifice” mass at 10 am, which means …

ROME, ITALY | THE INDEPENDENT | As the Catholic Church prepares to elect a new pontiff following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, 17 African cardinal electors are among those taking part in the Conclave that officially begins this afternoon at the Vatican. A solemn Holy Mass, Pro Eligendo …