GENEVA | Xinhua | The risk of the Ebola epidemic is “high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level,” and the situation is not a “pandemic emergency,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Service Cops Limited has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Insurance Training College to establish the ITC–Service Cops Innovation Hub, an initiative aimed at driving digital transformation, innovation, and skills development within Uganda’s insurance and financial services sector. The partnership, announced in Kampala on May …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A growing number of Ugandans desperate for work abroad are falling into the hands of international trafficking syndicates, ending up trapped in brutal scam compounds across Myanmar, Thailand and parts of Southeast Asia, where survivors describe torture, forced labour, starvation and threats of death. The …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A multi-agency corruption investigation targeting alleged financial misconduct in Parliament and other government institutions has reportedly recovered cash, electronic devices, and documentary evidence linked to former Speaker Anita Among following a four-day search operation at her residences and offices. The operation, which sources say was …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is racing to contain its latest Ebola outbreak, after it was declared on May 15 in the eastern province of Ituri. During a media briefing on Tuesday, DRC Health Minister Roger Kamba said that 543 suspected cases were …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spread beyond its initial epicenter in Ituri province to additional areas in eastern DRC, with confirmed imported cases reported in neighboring Uganda, prompting the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare an international …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | A fresh directive from Chief of Defence Forces Muhoozi Kainerugaba has reshaped the parliamentary leadership race ahead of the inauguration of the 12th Parliament, restoring support for Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa after a brief withdrawal of backing by his political pressure group. The directive, issued …

   Without parliament, the president’s ministerial appointees cannot be confirmed. Thus, currently Uganda has neither a constituted executive nor legislature.   Kampala, Uganda | NEWS ANALYSIS -URN | The events of the last 72 hours have left the country stunned. Many have started asking who is in charge of the …

Hoima, Uganda | URN | Heightened Ebola screening, surveillance, and control measures have been intensified along the Uganda–DR Congo border districts following confirmed cases in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda. Ebola screening centres have been reactivated in the districts of Hoima, Buliisa, Kagadi, Fort Portal, Kikuube, …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) has officially nominated Paul Mwiru as its candidate for Speaker of Uganda’s 12th Parliament, setting the stage for a highly contested leadership vote ahead of the new Parliament’s opening on May 25. In a statement issued after a meeting …