The leadership of the Jamu-iyyat Daawat Ssalafiyyah Muslim Community has dragged government to the High Court in Kampala, challenging the manner in which its security operatives raided Nakasero Mosque at dawn on December 27, 2016. Led by the Nakasero Mosque Publicity Secretary Habib Buwembo, the man behind the ongoing Rubaga South …
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Former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye has revealed that there are several individuals and groups trying to organise talks between Uganda’s opposition and President Yoweri Museveni. Besigye has shunned talks previously, saying the terms of the meetings must be mutually agreed. “There has been again flurry of initiatives about dialogue but …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Twin suicide car bombs claimed by the Al-Qaeda aligned Shabaab insurgent group wounded nine people Monday at the entrance to Mogadishu’s fortified airport and a nearby hotel, officials said. The first blast occurred at the Medina Gate entrance to Mogadishu airport, home to the UN, …
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Manaus, Brazil | AFP | Rioting inmates in Brazil decapitated and brutally assaulted their rivals, killing at least 60, when fighting erupted between two gangs at a prison in the Amazon region, officials said Monday. The 17-hour riot broke out Sunday afternoon and lasted through the night at a prison …
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The Cranes team of 26 that is in Tunisia for an international friendly has been submitted as Uganda’s preliminary squad to the the Nations Cup finals. Three players will be dropped before the team travels to Abu Dhabi for the final friendlies against Slovakia and Ivory Coast. Only three teams Gabon, Algeria …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Premier League leaders Chelsea registered a record-equalling 13th straight win over the New Year weekend, while Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City slipped out of the top four after losing at Liverpool. Here are five things we learned: A fitting way to win on Sir …
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Tehran, Iran | AFP | Female sex workers and homeless drug addicts in Tehran should be “convinced” to undergo sterilisation to prevent social problems, a deputy provincial governor in the Iranian capital said on Sunday. “These women deal drugs, consume drugs and also work as sex workers,” Siavash Shahrivar told …
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New York, United States | AFP | Mariah Carey surely must be hoping that her 2017 goes better than 2016 ended. The pop music superstar endured what can only be described as a massive technical meltdown during her New Year’s Eve performance late Saturday — a fiasco witnessed by thousands …
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Montreal, Canada | AFP | A Sunwing pilot was arrested Saturday after being found intoxicated in a plane he was about to maneuver out of Calgary airport in western Canada. The 37-year-old man was found drunk shortly after 7:00 am (1200 GMT) in the cockpit of the plane he was …
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Optimism in DR Congo as deal reached to end political crisis Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | The new year in one of Africa’s most troubled countries began in a burst of optimism Sunday after rival groups agreed a deal for hauling DR Congo out of a perilous political crisis. …
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