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Nigeria, Egypt march on as Tunisia hit by 12 COVID cases

✳ Nigeria 2 Guinea Bissau 0 ✳ Egypt 1 Sudan 0 Younde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigeria made it full mark, after beating Guinea-Bissau 2-0 in the third and final round of Group D of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021, thus breaking the dream of Djurtus moving forward in …

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AVIATION DIGEST: How Airlines decide where to fly

AVIATION DIGEST | JARED KALERA |  The country’s flag bearer Uganda Airlines has been revamped after many years of inactivity. After the launch, the airline first chose particular destinations in Africa. As of September 2021,Uganda Airlines has been doing Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar Es salaam, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, Johannesburg, Bujumbura, Mogadishu, Kinsasha and …

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Comoros sink Ghana to record historic AFCON win

✳ Comoros 3 Ghana 2 ✳ Morocco 2 Gabon 2 ✳ Senegal 0 Malawi 0 ✳ Zimbabwe 2 Guinea 1 Younde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | The Comoros beat Ghana 3-2 at the Roumdé Adjia Stadium on Tuesday in the third and final day of Group C, rekindling their hopes. Ghana are officially out …

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Ambassador Ayebare in Kigali with special message

Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations Amb. Adonia Ayebare has made another trip to Kigali, as efforts to mend relations with Rwanda continued today. Nearly two years ago, the presidents of Rwanda Paul Kagame and Uganda Yoweri Museveni signed an agreement in Angola …

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Volcanic eruptions have significant impact on Tonga

Tsunami waves had a significant impact on the foreshore on the northern side of Nuku’alofa, with boats and large boulders washed ashore Suva, Tonga | Xinhua | The eruptions of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in Tonga on Friday and Saturday have a significant impact on the South Pacific island …

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Sierra Leone fight back to hold Cote d’Ivoire

✳ Sierra Leone 2 Ivory Coast 2 ✳ Tunisia 4 Mauritania 0 ✳ Algeria 0 Equatorial Guinea 1 Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | The Sierra Leone team showed character and determination as they fought back to hold Cote d’Ivoire 2-2 in a Group E match played Sunday evening at the on-going TotalEnergies Africa …

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Shortage of vaccine carriers slows Polio vaccination in Arua

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City Health officials have been forced to extend days for Polio vaccination over a shortage of vaccine carriers. The vaccination campaign targeting children aged below five years kicked off on Saturday in Arua. However, the campaign has been hampered by inadequate carriers forcing …

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Buganda , IRCU to work together to strengthen family values

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda-IRCU has established a partnership with the Buganda kingdom’s cultural leaders to harness interventions that strengthen the values of humanity and sustainable development in families. IRCU entered into a formal collaboration with the council of clan leaders in the Buganda …

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Hima suspends operations

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hima Factory in Kasese District has suspended operations after a Saturday fire outbreak that left three factory workers dead and properties worth millions destroyed. Six other factory employees were injured with three in critical condition. Jean-Micheal Pons, the country Chief Executive Officer Hima Cement …

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