MWENDA: Why we should be suspicious of America’s attempts to insert itself in our national politics THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Why did the United States sanction Uganda’s former Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura, on allegations of violation of human rights, corruption and smuggling without providing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Rwanda national coach Johnathan McKinstry has arrived in Uganda and was immediately unveiled as Cranes’ new head coach. Currently ranked 80 in the FIFA World Rankings, McKinstry who is only 34 years-old, is taking on one of the top international positions in Africa. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The dress code for the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has been gazetted. (READ FULL NOTICE BOTTOM) “This development is a milestone in the long history of the UPDF,” said Brig. Richard Karemire, Spokesperson of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces – (UPDF) and the Ministry of …
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Doha, Qatar | AFP | Jamaican sprint queen Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce surged to an unprecedented fourth 100m crown and US legend Allyson Felix broke Usain Bolt’s gold medal record tally as the returning new mothers lit up the World Championships here Sunday. Fraser-Pryce and Felix, both racing in their first major …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Ghanaian John Antwi rescued big-spending Egyptian club Pyramids Sunday by scoring the goal that took them into the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs. He struck after 57 minutes to give his team a 1-0 away win over CR Belouizdad of Algeria and a 2-1 overall …
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Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday urged Manchester United to show a killer instinct against Arsenal after scoring just 10 goals in their eight matches in all competitions this season. Since their 4-0 thrashing of Chelsea on the opening day of the Premier League campaign …
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BBC World News Komla Dumor Award winners ✳2015 Nancy Kacungira Uganda 🇺🇬 ✳2016 Didi Akinyelure Nigeria 🇳🇬 ✳2017 Amina Yuguda Nigeria 🇳🇬 ✳2018 Waihiga Mwaura Kenya 🇰🇪 ✳2019 S. Serwanjja Uganda 🇺🇬 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan journalist Solomon Serwanjja has won the BBC Komla Dumor Award. He …
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Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump said Sunday he wants to meet the anonymous whistleblower at the center of the scandal threatening his presidency. Trump has been relatively quiet this weekend but in a series of evening tweets he also blasted Democratic lawmakers and the media as …
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Chéserex, Switzerland | AFP | A Swiss auction of 25 supercars seized from the playboy son of Equatorial Guinea’s president fetched 21.6 million euros ($23.6 million) Sunday — substantially more than expected. The money made from the Geneva auction will go to charities helping the poorest people in the tiny …
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Dakar, Senegal | AFP | Senegal’s President Macky Sall has pardoned former Dakar mayor and political rival Khalifa Sall, who had been sentenced to prison for fraudulent use of public funds, the presidency announced Sunday. Khalifa Sall, no relation of the president, has been in jail since March 2017 …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
