Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan held the launching ceremony of Sudan-China Express, the first direct maritime shipping route between the two countries, in the capital Khartoum on Sunday. Sudanese Minister of Transport Hisham Ali Ahmed Abuzaid and Chinese Ambassador to Sudan Ma Xinmin are among the officials and business representatives …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund has warned that their investments projects, especially in real estate will slow down from the pace that was exhibited in the previous year, due to the dwindling cash reserves. The Fund’s cash availability has reportedly been affected by the implementation …
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Houston, U.S. | Xinhua | A wave of protests and lawsuits has swept the United States after the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to abortion. A judge on Monday blocked southern state Louisiana from enforcing the abortion ban, while …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Soroti Catholic Diocese, Rt. Rev. Joseph Eciru Oliach has issued new guidelines for church ceremonies in the diocese. Bishop Eciru, who has been at the helm of the Catholic faith in Soroti for three years now, has forbidden serving alcohol at all …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s newly-built Nairobi Expressway has been nominated for the “transportation infrastructure of the year award” at the inaugural Afrika Mashariki Awards, the Moja Expressway Company that manages the road said on Monday in a statement. The nomination comes a few weeks after the 27km road was …
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Kampala, Uganda| THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda and Cuba would benefit a great deal if they exchanged each other’s goods and services. Museveni made the remarks while meeting with a Cuban delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodriguez. In the meeting, the two leaders …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SACCO savers are set to get relief from the rampant losses due to group dissolution or liquidation as well as closures for any reason, as the government is set to implement a fund to secure their savings with different SACCOs in the country. The SACCO …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has suspended four students belonging to the National Unity Platform-NUP party for allegedly holding a demonstration at Freedom Square last Friday. The affected students are Mwesigwa Calvin Mugambwa, Bbosa Edwin Price, and Katushabe Kenneth who are vying for the NUP party ticket to …
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Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan on Monday decided to file a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against Ethiopia over “the killing of seven Sudanese soldiers and a citizen held as captives.” Sudanese Foreign Ministry also decided to immediately recall its ambassador to Ethiopia for consultations, and …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja city Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF recruitment center stationed at Kakindu stadium on Monday, was marred by forgeries of both academic documents and national identity cards by the potential recruits. The center attracted 4,000 youthful applicants from the districts of Jinja, Buvuma, Kayunga and …
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