Aya Chebbi is first youth envoy of the African Union. She spoke to Raphael Obonyo for the African Renewal on a range of issues affecting Africa’s young people. What do you hope to achieve during your tenure? I have a mandate to advocate for the implementation of the African Youth …
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New York, United States | AFP | Jay-Z is officially hip hop’s first billionaire, Forbes declared Monday, founding his kingdom on entertainment but also reaping earnings from liquor, art and real estate. The rapper born Shawn Carter, who grew up in one of Brooklyn’s most notorious housing projects, “has accumulated a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has promised to procure vestments for the African bishops coming to attend the symposium of Episcopal Conference of Africa and Madagascar – SECAM in July this year. The high-level meeting to be hosted in Uganda will mark the golden jubilee of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some traders hoping to cash in on the huge numbers of pilgrims at Namugongo were left disappointed after a slow end of the day. What started as a promising day quickly changed with the change in weather, at around lunchtime – almost the time …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees has started the emergency procurement of food relief for at least 3.5 million people facing starvation in different parts of the county. Severe dry conditions from October-December 2018 and delayed rainfall between January and March 2019 March …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s military rulers forcefully broke up a weeks-long sit-in outside Khartoum’s army headquarters on Monday leaving at least 30 dead and hundreds wounded, doctors close to the protesters said, as gunfire rang out and black smoke shrouded the city. Heavily armed members of the paramilitary Rapid …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Queen Elizabeth II threw a lavish banquet for US President Donald Trump after he kicked off his three-day state visit to Britain on Monday by weighing in on Brexit. The Trump dynasty sat down to dinner with the British royal family in the Buckingham Palace …
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Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | Switzerland’s top court said Monday it had temporarily suspended IAAF rules that oblige athletes including double Olympic champion Caster Semenya to lower their testosterone levels in order to compete in certain events. Judges at the Court of Arbitration for Sport had previously ruled that the …
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Madrid, Spain | AFP | The silence at the final whistle lasted only a moment in that end of the stadium before Tottenham’s fans stood up to applaud. Their immediate reaction had been disappointment, that Spurs had not played anywhere near to their potential or punished a Liverpool team that had …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman identified as Doreen Akoth is suing International Hospital Kampala-IHK for negligence during a surgical procedure that has had lasting effects on her body and lifestyle. Akoth visited International Hospital Kampala for delivery on October 28, 2017, after antenatal visits to Bethesda Hospital …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
