Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakawa Division Mayor, Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga and the National Unity Platform-NUP party spokesperson, Joel Ssenyonyi have agreed to take advantage of the recent decision to split Nakawa into two constituencies to avoid competing against each other. The two NUP party members have been competing …
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Washington, US | XINHUA | Bilateral cooperation is the only right choice for the United States and China, experts from various countries have said. The two major countries in the world, which share extensive common interests, stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation, they said. In a recent …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least one ton of maize flour donated to feed Covid-19 suspects in Kitgum district is nearing expiry due to absence of consumers in all designated quarantine centers. For a month now, Kitgum district hasn’t admitted any Covid-19 suspect in the quarantine at Kitgum …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Relatives of one of the two men who were electrocuted in Mukono town this week while working on a transformer have pitched camp at the Umeme offices demanding for justice. Moses Kasiita was working together with Jacob Mutalaga on a transformer in Wantoni trading …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Jesse Byaruhanga Rugyema has set August 14th, 2020 to deliver judgment on a dispute between the Registered Trustees of Africa Muslim Community Juma Sect and Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC over the land hosting Natete mosque. In 2003, Trustees of Africa Muslim Community Juma …
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New York, US | XINHUA | As the Trump administration is threatening to ban popular apps including TikTok and WeChat, “the United States may lose in Trump’s TikTok war,” warned an expert. Wei Shangjin, professor of finance and economics at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and School of International …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sanjay Tanna, the former Tororo Municipality MP who is vying for election as the Eastern region NRM vice chairperson has asked party delegates to discard racial prejudices and focus on the candidate’s capacity to deliver. Speaking to URN in an interview shortly after addressing NRM …
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Paris, France | XINHUA | Robert Lewandowski scored a brace as Bayern Munich hammered Chelsea 4-1 at home on Saturday to progress to the Champions League last eight 7-1 on aggregate. The German champions, who have won 18 straight games since February and haven’t lost since December, will face Spanish …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Congolese militias holding ten fishermen they kidnapped from Lake Edward in Rukungiri district are demanding for a ransom of Shillings 4 million to release them. The fishermen were rounded up on Monday evening by the Congolese militiamen when they ventured into the lake to check …
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Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | African countries need to strengthen protection of lions and other iconic carnivores amid threats to their survival linked to poaching, habitat loss and diseases, conservationists said on Friday ahead of World Lions Day to be observed on Aug. 10. Edith Kabesiime, wildlife campaign manager at …
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