DODOMA, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Friday registered for voting in the civic polls slated for Nov. 27, said the presidency. Hassan registered in Sokoine village in the Chamwino District of the Dodoma Region, urging fellow citizens to register in large numbers ahead of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Effective November 1, 2024, the passenger train service along the Mukono-Kampala route is set to resume, as confirmed by officials from Uganda Railway Corporation (URC). Mukono will be added as an extension to the existing Kampala-Namanve route, improving connectivity from the eastern part of Kampala …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The United States announced Friday sanctions targeting Iran’s energy trade in light of the Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack launched by the country against Israel. According to a statement issued by the Department of State, the department “is imposing sanctions on six entities …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s joint campaigns of candidates contesting for the Kisoro District Woman Member of Parliament seat have been halted. 13 candidates are contesting to hold the party flag. They include; Akifeza Grace Ngabirano, Sylvia Dushime Agaba, Winfred Faith Igiraneze, Jemimah Irankunda, …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health and World Health Organization (WHO) have dispatched an emergency response team to contain the increase of mpox cases in the central district of Nakasongola, an official said on Friday. Byamukama Agaba, health officer of Nakasongola District, said in a situation report …

CONAKRY, Guinea | Xinhua | The Guinean government has prohibited its ministers from leaving the national territory before the end of this year, a senior official has said. The ministers were not allowed to leave the country except with exceptional permission from the head of state, the government’s secretary general, …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said Friday that the country’s confirmed cases of mpox hit 80 after nine new infections were diagnosed in the last 24 hours. According to the health ministry, five cases were reported in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, along with one in …

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has nullified the election of Ivan Wafula, the National Unity Platform’s Lord Councillor for Makindye East II, ruling that he was illegally nominated for the January 25th, 2021 elections. As a consequence, Justice Musa Ssekaana of the Civil Division has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Betty Kamya, has said that they are investigating the Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS regarding inconsistencies in the 2024 census results. Speaking to journalists on Thursday in preparation for International Ombudsman Day, Kamya said that the inspectorate has picked interest in …