Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s Christians suffered decades of persecution under the regime of Islamist general Omar al-Bashir. Now they hope his downfall will give the religious freedom they have long prayed for. Deep within the maze of dusty alleys that honeycomb Omdurman, Khartoum’s sprawling twin city, Yousef Zamgila’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last week, Eng Frank Kitumba, the former Director Directorate for Information and Communication Technology Support at Makerere University, was evicted from the university house. He was evicted by a team from the University Estates, Works Directorate, security guards and police officers in what his …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | South Africa has impounded a plane belonging to Tanzania’s national carrier over a farmer’s $33-million compensation claim for land which was nationalised decades ago, a lawyer said Sunday. The Air Tanzania aircraft was seized on Friday at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport after it …
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Biarritz, France | AFP | Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif flew into Biarritz in southwestern France for the G7 summit on Sunday in a surprise attempt to break a diplomatic deadlock over Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme. Zarif’s presence had not been announced and represented a gamble by French host …
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DR Congo announces new govt seven months after president inaugurated Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | The Democratic Republic of Congo announced a coalition government Monday, seven months after the inauguration of new president Felix Tshisekedi. “The government is finally here. The president has signed the decree and we will …
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✳Entebbe-Nairobi, inaugural flight 10am August 27 ✳Entebbe-Juba, 10x weekly from August 27 ✳Entebbe-Mombasa, 3x weekly from August 27 ✳Entebbe-Nairobi, 2 daily from August 28 ✳Entebbe-Mogadishu, 4x weekly from August 29 ✳ Entebbe-Kilimanjaro, 3x weekly from September 22 Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines is set to have an …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | KCCA will take on another Angolan side for a place in the African Champions League group stages, according to the CAF draw. KCCA have good memories of their last match against Angolans, after they edged CD Primeiro de Agosto in 2017. Winners qualify for …
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PICTORIAL: Thousands on Sunday converged at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala, and a dozen others cities and towns across the world, to take part in the Uganda 2019 Rotary Cancer Run. At least 778 million shillings has been collected in the 2019 Rotary Cancer Run. The money will go towards the …
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Johnson insists US digital giants must be taxed ‘fairly and properly’ Biarritz, France | AFP | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday said that US digital giants needed to be taxed “fairly and properly” in a growing dispute with the United States over taxing the likes of Amazon, Apple, …
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Fresh fighting breaks out in northeastern DR Congo: army Bunia, DR Congo | AFP | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Beni in North Kivu in DRC on September 1. Ituri and North Kivu province, just to the south, are trying to roll back a major epidemic of Ebola that has …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
