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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   Video-sharing social networking company TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order banning any U.S. transactions with its parent company ByteDance. In the 39-page indictment acquired by Xinhua, U.S. President Donald Trump, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and U.S. …

Africa faces a challenge with Online Gender Based Violence  according to a new report released by Pollicy.org Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  One third of Ugandan women have experienced gender based harassment online, according to a new report released by Pollicy.org on the internet experiences of women in African …

Ugandan firm makes smartphones with thermometer for battle against COVID-19 | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda continues to ease the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, new procedures are being put in place to reduce the possible spread of the virus. Along with social distancing, hand sanitisation, and wearing masks, temperature screening is …

London, UK | XINHUA | The extent to which the U.S. tech sector has become dependent on China is “under-appreciated”, said an opinion article recently published by the London-based Financial Times newspaper. “The two tech worlds are connected via a tangle of wiring,” it said, noting that the great uncoupling …

London, UK | XINHUA | Washington’s so-called “Clean Network” program will “bolster a worrying movement” toward the split of the global internet, said a recent BBC article. “The U.S. government has for a long time criticized other countries for controlling access to the internet … and now we see the …

Dokolo District Hand Pump Mechanics Association gives 15,500 people access to safe water Dokolo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While many areas in Uganda struggled to maintain normal services in many sectors, Dokolo district authorities engaged home-grown mechanics with local knowledge to ensure continued access to safe water at 62 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan judge Suzan Okalany is optimistic that she performed extremely well despite technical glitches that disrupted the public hearing in the search for the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor. Okalany is competing for the job with three others; Morris A. Anyah from Nigeria, Fergal Gaynor …

New York, US | XINHUA | Huawei Technologies Co. has achieved its goal of becoming the world’s top seller of smartphones, at least in the second quarter of this year, fueled by the rapid economic recovery in its home market of China, according to research firm Canalys. “A years-long slump …

  Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya will re-open its airspace to international flights on August one for priority and authorized airlines and travelers. Uganda is one of only 19 countries that have been authorized to fly into Kenya. Travelers from the 19 countries who do not have symptoms …

Florida, USA | XINHUA | NASA has launched its Mars rover Perseverance in a bid to search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. The rover lifted off at 7:50 a.m. EDT (1150 GMT Thursay) on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 …