The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) announced Friday that more than nine million voters have registered during the past week to take part in the country’s upcoming general election, ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that he’s not ready to make a deal to end the military campaign against Iran “because the terms aren’t good enough yet.” “Iran wants to make a deal, and I don ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders operating in St Balikuddembe Market, commonly known as Owino Market, have raised concerns over lack of prior notice, loss of property, and insecurity ...

The Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Kampala, Fredrick Jackson Baalwa, has said journalism is not a crime and urged the government and security agencies to respect the work of media practitioners ...

Many health workers in Uganda are going back to school to upgrade from certificates to diplomas, hoping for better pay and ...

An independent environmental and social consultant representing lenders to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) has highlighted unresolved environmental and social actions along the ...

After years of investments, African telescopes are emerging as global leaders in frontier astronomy. From South Africa’s MeerKAT capturing the universe’s most distant gigamaser to Ghana’s radio ...

As the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries continues to promote coffee growing in Northern Uganda, many farmers in the region say they are struggling to maintain their plantations ...

Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the president of the National Unity Platform (NUP), has announced that he has left Uganda, saying he made the decision for safety after spending about two months in hiding.

A single-dose oral treatment for sleeping sickness is pushing Africa closer to eliminating one of its most persistent tropical diseases. After decades of complex and often dangerous therapies, a three ...