Tehran, Iran | AFP | Iran on Sunday dismissed US accusations it was behind drone attacks on Saudi oil installations, suggesting the United States was seeking a pretext to retaliate against the Islamic republic. “Such fruitless and blind accusations and remarks are incomprehensible and meaningless,” foreign ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi …
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Top five ➡ Madalitso Muthiya 🇿🇲 72 66 69 72 – 279 (-9) ➡ Charamba Tongoona 🇿🇼 70 71 70 72 – 283 (-5) ➡ Stephen Ferreira 🇿🇼 76 69 68 71 – 284 (-4) ➡ Dismas Indiza 🇰🇪 73 76 63 73 – 285 (-3) ➡ Andre Nel 76 68 73 69 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gen. Kale Kayihura has responded to Friday’s decision by the US government to place sanctions on him after citing evidence of corruption and human rights abuses, including torture. Kayihura, 62, was sacked by President Yoweri Museveni in March 2018 and arrested in June, but denied a …
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Kenya becomes third country to adopt world’s first malaria vaccine Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya on Friday became the third country to start routinely innoculating infants against malaria, using the world’s first vaccine to combat a disease that kills 800 children globally every day. The vaccine — RTS,S — …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The US government announced sanctions against Uganda’s once-powerful police chief on Friday, citing evidence of corruption and human rights abuses including torture. The agencies said there was credible information that Kale Kayihura was involved in “torture and/or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or …
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Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | The U.S government has sanctioned former Uganda Police chief Gen.Kale Kayihura for his role in what it described as serious human rights abuses and corruption. He was sanctioned under the Global Magnitsky Act. The State Departments said in a statement that they are publicly …
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LEADER-BOARD ➡ Muthiya Madalitso 🇿🇲 72 66 69 (-9) ➡ Charamba Tongoona 🇿🇼 70 71 70 (-5) ➡ Dismas Indiza 🇰🇪 73 76 63 (-4) ➡ Stephen Ferreira 🇿🇼 76 69 68 (-3) ➡ Meyer Breyten 🇿🇼 75 67 73 (-1) ➡ Mazibuko Irvin Thato 🇿🇦 68 73 74 (-1) …
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Uganda Hosts the 11th African Union Sub Committee of Directors General of Customs Conference from 16th – 20th September 2019, at Speke Resort Munyonyo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will September 16-20th host Directors General and Commissioners of Customs from 55 African Union (AU) member countries. The …
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The International Court to hold public hearings on the question of reparations in DRC vs Uganda case The Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, will in November hold public hearings on the question of reparations in the …
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Sudan, S.Sudan leaders vow to seek peace in their troubled nations Juba, South Sudan | AFP | War is “no longer an option” for Sudan and South Sudan, their leaders agreed Thursday during talks which focused on border disputes and the oil trade, but also resolving protracted conflicts in both …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
