KAMPALA, Uganda — The March 23 Movement (M23) has announced the reported death of its long-serving military commander, Sultani Makenga, saying he succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Kampala.In a communiqué issued from Goma on 25th February the rebel coalition stated that Makenga sust
Juliana LumumbaKINSHASA – The Democratic Republic of Congo has nominated businesswoman and former minister Juliana Amato Lumumba as its candidate for Secretary-General of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), setting up a potential contest with Rwanda’s incumbent Lo
UPDF is conducting operations against ADF in eastern DRCGOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – Joint Ugandan and Congolese forces have struck a camp belonging to suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing several fighters, freeing capti
Erasto BahatiGOMA – Colonel Bahati Musanga Erasto, the M23-appointed parallel governor of North Kivu, has urged young people in rebel-held areas to enlist in the movement’s ranks, declaring that the fight would continue despite the recent killing of military spokesperson Lt. Col. Willy
Uganda has received its first 19,200 doses of Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable HIV prevention drug supported by the Global Fund and PEPFAR, targeting high-burden districts to curb new infections.Lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, is now accessible in Uganda.
DP President Norbert Mao on Tuesday pushed back against some of the recent FDC defectors to NRM who days earlier had castigated and written off his bid for speakership as being “dead on arrival,” simply because he is an outsider who the ruling party shouldn’t risk trusting with such a sensi
The Uganda Now Youth Group has endorsed State Minister Persis Namuganza for Speaker of the 12th Parliament, calling on President Museveni and MPs across party lines to support her candidacy.Uganda Now Youth Group leaders address the media in Jinja as they endorse State Minister Persis Namu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The heavy wooden doors of St. Mary’s Cathedral, Lubaga, had barely closed after the 1 p.m. Mass when a fresh wave of worshippers began to stream in. They arrived first in small groups, then in clusters, their footsteps steady on the stone floor. A special Mas
If we become permanent members of BRICS, the most obvious benefit shall be economic. Our economy relies heavily on agriculture, raw materials, and a growing services sector. We need big markets like those of China and India for our agricultural produce.Uganda has a young population, with a
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has officially flagged-off the United Nations Guard Unit (UNGU) XII, which is set to deploy to Somalia for peace support operations. The ceremony took place at the International Peace and Support Training Center (IPSO-TC) in Ssingo.Addressing the
