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Civil society want tax on tobacco tripled
Civil society organisations under the Uganda Tobacco Taxation Coalition have proposed that government should increase tax on tobacco and related products to 80 percent.Th...
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2026 polls: Activists call for protection of women against violence
A coalition of domestic violence activists under the Women Movement of Uganda has urged government to commit on ensuring protection of females against electoral violence...
Uganda: Mass Arrests in Uganda, as Hundreds Gather Worldwide Urging China to Halt
Police in Kampala have apprehended 30 individuals for engaging in unlawful demonstrations against the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).Hundreds...
What happens next in South Africa after ANC loses majority?
With results in from over 60% of polling stations, the ANC had just under 42% of votes, by far its worst result since democratic elections began after the end of aparthei...
Iran: President Raisi’s Death Shakes Up List of Contenders for ‘Supreme Leader’
Iranian Leader Press Office/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash this month has prompted two scrambles for po...
Devastating new details reveal more State Department chaos in the two weeks before the Afghanistan disaster: U.S. staff STILL didn't have a full evacuation plan when the Taliban stormed Kabul... days before the suicide blast
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is investigating the Afghan withdrawal13 US service members died and hundreds of Americans were left behind in 2021Testimony
DRC gov't dissolved after Prime Minister Sama Lukonde resigns without reasons
DRC Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde resigns after 3 yearsPresident Félix Tshisekedi with former DRC PM Jean-Michel Sama LukondeOn February 20, 2024, Jean-Michel...
The Sabotage Movie Premiere: A film with a social cause
The long-awaited premiere of Sabotage movie took place at the Century Cinemax Acacia MallKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited premiere of Sabotage took p...
DRC Defense Minister rushes to North Kivu as the fights intensify
Bemba at Goma International AirportRutshuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Prime Minister and National Minister of Defense, Jean-Pierre B...