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Egypt’s Sisi expresses support for Syrian military

Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said he supports the Syrian military, a position at odds with his country’s Gulf benefactors like Saudi Arabia. The former army chief, who has overseen a warming of ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s main backer Russia, made the …

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Morocco quits Africa-Arab summit over presence of Polisario

Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | AFP |  Morocco and several Arab countries walked out of an Africa-Arab nations summit in Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday to protest the presence of a delegation from the Polisario Front, media reports said. Morocco, which is a big investor in Africa, quit the fourth Africa-Arab World …

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VIDEO: Makerere University Visitation Committee starts work

VIDEO: The opening date for Makerere University remains unknown, as the University Visitation Committee says they will need time to get all the facts before any recommendation is made. The committee set up by President Yoweri Museveni to sort out the mess within Makerere, officially started work Tuesday. Share on: WhatsApp

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Micho confirms Tunisia, Dubai camps ahead of Gabon 2017

Uganda Cranes are set to camp in Tunisia and Dubai, according to AFCON 2017 plans by head coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredejovic. He has however appealed for funding to realise his plans. Micho and assistant coach Moses Basena released a detailed programme for the national football team on Wednesday ahead of the …

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VIDEO: Oil money not for consumption, says Museveni

VIDEO:President Yoweri Museveni has moved to end anxiety over the exploitation of the country’s oil and gas resource. Museveni told experts and investors earlier today that revenue from Uganda’s oil will only be used for capital expenditure. He called for more emphasis to be put on the development of other …

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Over half of world’s population does not use internet

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP |  More than half the world’s population does not use the internet, with prohibitive broadband costs keeping billions off line, a United Nations report said Tuesday. The UN’s International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said that 3.9 billion people do not have home or mobile internet access and …

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Chile sues Nestle, Kellogg’s in anti-obesity drive

Santiago, Chile | AFP |  Chilean authorities are suing the giant breakfast cereal-makers Nestle and Kelloggs for putting children’s cartoon characters on packets of fattening food in breach of an anti-obesity law, officials said Tuesday. The government’s National Consumer Service said in a statement it had filed a suit against …

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