Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will this month start offering yellow fever vaccines to children aged nine to twelve months, following the vaccine’s inclusion into the routine immunization schedule. Dr. Fred Nsubuga, a senior medical officer working with Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization (UNEPI) in …
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Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned a state of the art leather factory in Kawumu village, Luweero district. Kawumu Tannery Uganda is located at the Presidential demonstration farm in Makulubita sub county, Luweero district. According to Jane Barekye, the State House comptroller, the tannery worth 12 …
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Paris, France | Xinhua | Several French politicians, including President Emmanuel Macron, called on Friday for dialogues and responsibility between TotalEnergies strikers and the company as strikes led to fuel-related panics. Several Total service stations have been closed in the country, provoking fear among the French of fuel shortage. The strikers’ …
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London, UK | Xinhua | Southampton’s defenders will have to steel themselves on Saturday for their visit to Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, because although they know the threat waiting for them, nobody has been so far able to stop it. Erling Haaland has scored a hat-trick in each of Man City’s last …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has maintained that police patrols must pay road toll charges whenever they use the Entebbe Expressway except when responding to emergencies. This follows a crisis meeting convened by Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander, Stephen Tanui in response to numerous complaints lodged …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government withheld substantial amounts of funds which were supposed to be released in the first quarter of the financial year 2022/2023, as a way of controlling the count of money in circulation, according to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. This fiscal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Behind Speaker Among’s moves at EALA elections: Why some losers are threatening to go to court THE LAST WORD The illusion of free speech: How the war in Ukraine demonstrates the poverty of …
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Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambia and Namibia have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of a natural gas pipeline project, a Zambian senior official said Friday. The deal was signed on Thursday on the sidelines of the 10th session of the Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation between …
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✳ Uganda Ladies GOLF Open 2022 ♨PRESSURE GROUP Tee off time 12.30pm – Hole 1 1 – Martha BABIRYE 🇺🇬 +11 2 – Peace KABASWEKA 🇺🇬 +12 3 – Meron KYOMUGISHA 🇺🇬 +20 4 – Evah MAGALA 🇺🇬 +23 Kigo, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Peace Kabasweka can win her …
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United Nations | Xinhua | A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on the international community to help African governments strengthen their capacity to manage natural resources, therefore tackle the illegal trafficking of natural resources and reap the resources dividend more effectively. In some conflict areas in Africa, a continent with rich …
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