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Dominic Ongwen’s defense to conclude submissions in October

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Defense team of Dominic Ongwen is expected to conclude its submission in October this year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said. Ongwen, the former commander of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA faces a historic 70 counts of sexual and gender-based violence, war crimes …

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MPs petition court over Museveni‘s ‘sole candidature’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eleven Members of Parliament have petitioned the Constitutional Court demanding a declaration that the endorsement of President Yoweri Museveni as the sole candidate in 2021 general elections is illegal. The MPS are;  Theodore Ssekikubo , Lwemiyaga County, Barnabas Tinkasimire   Buyaga  west, John Baptist Nambeshe  …

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Sudan protesters call mass rally as tensions rise

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudanese protesters on Tuesday called for a mass rally, insisting the army is not serious about handing power to civilians nearly three weeks after it toppled autocratic president Omar al-Bashir. The call came as tensions mounted over the make-up of a new joint civilian-military council to …

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Messi’s motivation spurs on Barcelona, says Rakitic

Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Ivan Rakitic has said Lionel Messi’s desire to win the Champions League is proving an inspiration for Barcelona ahead of their Champions League semi-final first leg against Liverpool on Wednesday. At the start of the season, Messi stood on his home pitch and pledged to bring …

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Muntu’s new party to be launched next month

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new political party, Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) will be launched next month. According to Gen. Mugisha Muntu, the face of ANT, the new party will be launched on May 23rd, 2019 at Serena Conference Hall in Kampala. This follows the party’s receipt of …

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Ugandan health workers fatigued-Ebola simulation report

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers on Ugandan borders are tired of the endless state of Ebola preparedness, an Ebola Simulation exercise carried out early this month has revealed. The results were disseminated during an international Ebola Virus Disease meeting that begun in Kampala on Monday. The Simulation exercise …

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Bobi Wine arrest: tear gas, bullets rock Kisekka market

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have used tear gas and bullets to disperse hundreds of angry supporters of Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi at Kisekka Market in the city. A URN reporter at Kisekka Market says that several police from the Field Force Unit-FFU, regular police and UPDF …

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