In the heart of Port Bell Market, 57-year-old Jane Nakitto carefully arranges colourful fabrics in her stall. But unlike two ...

A British jury has convicted a United Nations judge of forcing a young woman to work as a slave after tricking her into coming to the U.K. Prosecutors said Lydia ...

The signs are ominous – the growing militarism is steadily revealing itself as the masked bandit it always has been. In May 2024, the Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC) at Makerere University ...

Nakitto is one of 851 market vendors who graduated this morning from a digital skills program that aims at transforming ...

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Alliance Française Kampala (AFK), in collaboration with the French Embassy and other ...

Alliance Française Kampala, in collaboration with the French Embassy in Uganda and other partners, have honoured outstanding students and schools in the “Njogera Français” competition. The event was ...

Male chimpanzees in Côte d’Ivoire’s Taï National Park use distinct “auditory gestures” to attract females. However, ...

Uganda is immersed in a month-long celebration of French language and Francophone culture, as Francophonie Month takes center stage throughout March. The Embassy of France in Uganda, in collaboration ...

Police in Uganda are investigating the death of a Nigerian professional footballer who allegedly fell from a shopping mall in the capital, Kampala. Abubakar Lawal, 29, reportedly fell from a third ...

The school currently operates with only two professional sign language interpreters to serve its diverse student body. In addition to the interpreters, the school has 11 teaching staff, with five of ...

Ugandan teachers and linguists have condemned the widespread practice of punishing students for speaking their mother tongue in schools, warning that the trend threatens the survival of indigenous ...

The writer, Kenedy Katabazi, is a Professional Sign Language Interpreter in the Police Press Unit at Uganda Police headquarters, Naguru.