Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speakers from the East African Community (EAC) legislatures have reaffirmed the growing value of sports, saying the annual EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games are becoming one of the bloc’s effective tools for strengthening regional cohesion and cooperation. In a joint statement at their meeting in Kampala …
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RABAT, MOROCCO | Xinhua | The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Sunday unveiled the final three-man shortlists in each of the men’s categories for the highly anticipated 2025 CAF Awards. The prestigious ceremony will be held in Rabat, Morocco, on Nov. 19, 2025, starting at 7:00 p.m. local time …
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ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | Experts and policymakers have called for stronger continental efforts to curb rising human and economic losses from road traffic accidents in Africa. The call was made Sunday at an event in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa marking the 2025 Africa Road Safety Day, jointly organized …
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ABUJA | Xinhua | Suspected gunmen shot dead a staff member after invading a state-run boarding school and abducted dozens of girls from their dormitory during a pre-dawn attack in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kebbi on Monday, the police said. The gunmen, wielding sophisticated weapons and suspected to be “bandits,” …
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KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The death toll has risen to 49 after a makeshift bridge collapsed at a mining site in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources told Xinhua on Monday. Earlier, Lualaba Province Interior Minister Roy Kaumba Mayonde confirmed on Sunday that the incident occurred …
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ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf has welcomed the signing of the Doha framework for a comprehensive peace agreement between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group in Qatar. Qatar’s Ministry of …
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But only if we refocus on the basics, says Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Benjamin Piper NEWS ANALYSIS | MELODY CHIRONDA | It is estimated that 90% of African children in school are unable to read or write, and the situation is worse in conflict-affected areas. Benjamin Piper, the Director …
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KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | At least 32 people were killed at a copper mine after a bridge collapsed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, local authorities said Sunday. A total of 32 bodies have been recovered so far after the collapse at the Kalando mine in southern Lualaba …
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ADDIS ABABA | Xinhua | The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has acknowledged the confirmation by Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) of a Marburg virus disease outbreak in Jinka, southern Ethiopia. Further epidemiological investigations and laboratory analysis are underway, and …
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KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Qatar on Saturday announced the signing of a framework agreement between the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group, marking a new step toward a long-awaited peace deal aimed at ending the conflict in eastern …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
