Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda on Tuesday joined Busoga Kingdom in celebration of the Kyabazinga William Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV’s 8th coronation anniversary. Nadiope IV was installed as the Kyabazinga at the Kingdom headquarters in Bugembe, Jinja on 13 September 2014, with President Yoweri Museveni as the chief …
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Critics say AGRA has been unable to provide evidence of its positive impacts SPECIAL FEATURE | SETHI NCUBE | Africa’s largest food producer networks and their allies demand a decisive shift away from imported fossil-fuel-based fertilisers and chemicals and towards self-sufficient, ecological farming that revitalises soil and protects ecosystems. Farmers …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has urged leaders to continue pushing for the East African Community integration to provide an extended market in the region. President Museveni made the remarks while speaking at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi at the swearing-in ceremony of William Samoei Ruto as the …
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📌 UNEB EXAM TIMETABLE 2022 ✳ PLE 🔵 November 7th – Candidate Briefing ➡ November 8th – Mathematics ➡ November 8th – SS & RE ➡ November 9th – Integrated Science ➡ November 9th – English ✳ UCE 🔵 October 14th – Candidate Briefing ➡ October 17th – Start of …
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Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice has summoned Kenya’s Attorney General to justify why the just sworn-in President of Kenya William Ruto was blocked from travelling to Uganda in 2021. Ruto, who was the Vice President of Kenya at the time was blocked from …
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Dear Editor, Having been “counted” in 2002 just before leaving the country for an exposure. I was a resident of a village close to Kamwokya and close to the main road It was a disappointment to miss out in 2014. We sat in our houses waiting to be “counted” but …
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Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Immigration authorities in Zambia have deported 44 illegal migrants to their native country of Ethiopia, a spokesperson said Tuesday. Namati Nshinka, the Public Relations Officer of the Immigration Department, however, said one of the migrants died at the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport Monday, as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Uganda Revenue Authority employees have been awarded 400 million Shillings as compensation for the torture they were subjected to while in detention. The two employees; Robert Asiimwe Akanga, a Customs Officer and driver Stevens Kalenga were separately arrested on allegations of stealing USD …
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Copenhagen, Denmark | Xinhua | At least 17 million people in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region experienced the post-COVID-19 condition, or long COVID, in the first two years of the pandemic, said a statement from the United Nations health agency on Tuesday. “Governments and health partners must collaborate …
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Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua | Repair works on one of Sweden’s six remaining nuclear reactors have been delayed by two months to Jan. 31, the plant’s owner, energy company Vattenfall, said on Tuesday. Two weeks ago, the company announced that a vital component of the Ringhals 4 reactor had been …
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