Will he turn on the charm or signal end of schmoozing? Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. President Joe Biden has invited 49 of 54 African leaders for a three-day summit scheduled for 13-15 December. Not invited are Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sudan, Mali, Eritrea, and Western Sahara. This means that …
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All fascists are nationalists who promise national rebirth but not all nationalists are fascists COMMENT | JAN-WERNER MUELLER | Almost exactly a century after Fascist leader Benito Mussolini’s March on Rome and ascent to the Italian premiership, a politician whose party descends from the original Fascists, Giorgia Meloni, has …
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The roads are safe for us, let us not be unsafe on them we remember the souls lost and take stock COMMENT | AYUB AHMED | The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year. This year it is …
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Why is it crucial and what can be done to improve on it? SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Since the time of the Ancient Greeks, medical professionals have sworn the Hippocratic Oath, through which they commit to providing their patients with the best care possible. This includes patients of …
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WHO ships in three evaluated candidate vaccines as outbreak evolves Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | First doses of candidate vaccines against the Sudan Ebola virus are expected to arrive in Uganda in the coming days, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Supplies of one of the …
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Renewable energy will need more investment, or Africa will stay dependent on fossil fuels NEW ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Renewable energy technologies such as solar photovoltaics and onshore wind power can help sub-Saharan Africa meet its energy requirements from sources that have lower emissions than fossil fuels. Currently, the sub-continent …
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There is high incidence of root mealy bugs and coffee berry disease especially in Elgon region Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s coffee exports generated a record US$876.4million in revenues for the just concluded 2021/2022 coffee year that ended on September.30. This represents a 39% increase in revenues compared …
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Former Uganda telecom Limited officially metamorphoses into UTCL, all staff to be retained Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Nov.18, Uganda telecom Limited ceased to exist officially as the old administration handed over the assets and businesses to the newly formed Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited (UTCL) in the presence …
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Dr. Ssemogerere who twice contested for presidency and led DP for over 25 years died early morning on Nov.18 at his home in Rubaga, a Kampala city suburb Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In 1980 he contested for the presidency in the first post-Amin era election under the DP flag …
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Experts combine number crunching and research to predict COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Many football lovers hope an African team will win the men’s 2022 Fifa World Cup. The world has been waiting for this since the great Brazilian player Pelé predicted (in the 1970s) that an African country would …
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