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Sudanese leader willing to strengthen cooperation with South Sudan

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday reiterated Sudan’s willingness to strengthen win-win cooperation with South Sudan. Al-Burhan made the remarks during a meeting with Senior Adviser to South Sudanese President for Special Programs Benjamin Paul in Khartoum, the sovereign council said …

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Prime suspect in murder of Jinja businessman arrested

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kiira region have arrested a prime suspect in the death of businessman Shaban Malore. Malore was killed in May by unknown gunmen who were riding on a motorcycle. Malore was returning to his home in Buweera village, Buwenge sub county in Jinja district. …

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Arua City Council wants district headquarters relocated

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution directing Arua district to relocate its headquarters from the city. Arua municipality and Ayivu-county were elevated to city status while Terego county became a district on July 1st, 2020, leaving Vurra-county as the residual Arua district. The district …

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Mexican president accuses U.S. of meddling in internal affairs

Mexico city, Mexico | Xinhua | Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday accused the U.S. State Department of “interfering” in the internal affairs of other countries. “There is currently more democracy in Mexico than in the United States,” the Mexican president said at his regular daily press conference. On …

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Experts advise gov’t on gaps in new O-level curriculum

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have noted that the training offered as the new ‘O’ level curriculum was being introduced in Uganda was not effective. The experts who were attending a brainstorming meeting organized by the Economic Policy Research Center (EPRC) on Tuesday said that teachers who were trained using …

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Ugandan investors decry continued restrictions in cross border trade

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan entrepreneurs have questioned the willingness of the political leadership of the East African Community-EAC to make the region one trading bloc and investment destination, as challenges to cross-border trade persist. The investors, mainly manufacturers, say they cannot ably trade across the region despite assurances …

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Nawangwe calls for gov’t sponsorship for PhD students

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has asked the government to offer scholarships for PhD students. Currently, the government only offers sponsorships to undergraduate students. At least 4,000 students across different public universities including Makerere, Kyambogo, Mbarara, Busitema, MUBS, Kabale, Lira, Muni, and Gulu receive …

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French court rules in favour of Uganda’s oil industry

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A court in France has dismissed a case brought against TotalEnergies by activists who sought to halt oil and gas development activities in Uganda. The six nongovernmental organizations claimed that the projects being implemented by the energy company in Uganda and Tanzania violated the human rights …

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Fire guts Hoima town mosque primary school dormitory

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of pupils of Hoima town mosque nursery and primary school in Hoima city are in tears after losing their property to a fire that gutted their dormitory on Tuesday evening. The fire started at around 5pm when pupils were still attending lessons. The …

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