Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Northern Uganda is the least beneficiary of different government University sponsorship programs, a report by the Equal Opportunities Commission-EOC has revealed. It came during a meeting between the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga and the EOC led its chairperson, Sylvia Muwebwa Ntambi. In its 2018/2019 financial report, …
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Niamey, Niger | AFP | The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on an army camp in Niger which left 71 military personnel dead, the SITE intelligence group said Thursday. Hundreds of jihadists attacked the camp, near the border with Mali with shells and mortars on Tuesday, killing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dark memories surrounding the 1966 crisis were evoked as friends and family celebrated the life of Dr. Emmanuel Lumu, Uganda’s first native Health Minister. Dr. Lumu, who was born in 1916, breathed his last at his residence in Bakuli on Wednesday morning. He was …
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Paris, France | AFP | Arsenal came back from 2-0 down to draw 2-2 at Standard Liege and make sure of a place in the Europa League last 32 as Group F winners on Thursday. Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka were on target in the space of three second-half minutes. The …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The top US aviation regulator will meet Thursday with Boeing chief Dennis Muilenburg to express concerns the company is rushing to get its 737 MAX jets back in the air, officials said. Steve Dickson, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, is meeting with Muilenburg to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The treasures of the World’s Mountains are under severe threats of climate change, the United Nations’ Environment Programme (UNEP) has warned. The UN Environment agency says communities which live in mountain regions near wildlife and are dependent on crops and livestock face great hardships …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Outgoing Chief of Staff of the UPDF Air Force, Maj. Gen Paul Lokech has warned his successor Brig. Charles Okidi to be very careful with accountability. He was handing over office as he prepares to head to South Sudan as a military attaché. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil servants and pensioners must receive their December 2019 salaries by the 20th in time for christmas, government has ordered. In a letter to accounting officers in different ministries, departments and agencies, Secretary to the Treasury Keith Muhakanizi said Public Service submitted payrolls …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 17,000 in service teachers across the country have received training in early grade reading to boost literacy rates among learners in Primary 1 to 4. This is part of the activities being undertaken by Uganda Teacher and School Effectiveness Project- UTSEP aimed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has replaced the newly elevated judicial officers. A statement from the judiciary shows that Katureebe has named Tom Chemutai as acting Chief Registrar replacing Esta Nambayo who was appointed High court judge. Chemutai, 53, started his career as a …
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