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Kampala Parents School excels in PLE, opens admissions

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Parents School once again registered massive success in the just-released Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results for the year 2022 by Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). With over 410 candidates who sat for PLE at Kampala Parents School, out of 410, 16 candidates scored aggregates …

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Kabale town agent, commercial officer in trouble for alleged extortion

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ben Muftimukiza, the Principal town agent for Southern division in Kabale municipality is in trouble for alleged extortion. Muftimukiza, who chairs the registrations committee at Kabale Central market spent the night in custody at Kabale central police station. He was picked up on Monday night …

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Agago district bans livestock mov’t over Foot and Mouth Disease

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Agago district have imposed a ban on the movement of cattle due to a suspected outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. The affected areas are; Lapono, Lukole, Ajali and Parabongo sub-counties, where the disease has been reported and dozens of cattle have died. …

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One arrested over arson attack in Hoima

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One suspect is in police custody in Hoima in connection to an arson attack that claimed the life of a 21-year-old woman. The suspect whose particulars have since been withheld by the police for fear of jeopardizing their investigations is alleged to have raided Kibengeya …

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DRC expels Rwandan military operating under EAC regional force

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC has asked Rwandan army officials deployed under the East African Community (EAC) regional force in Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu to vacate immediately. In a letter issued Tuesday morning, Major General Sylvain Ekenge Bomusa Efomi, the national spokesperson …

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Sudan reiterates commitment to basic human rights standards

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan on Monday reiterated its commitment to basic standards of human rights, according to a statement from the country’s foreign ministry. During his meeting with Radhouane Nouicer, the visiting UN expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan, acting Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Al-Sadiq reiterated …

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COVID-19 still int’l health emergency: WHO

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic still constitutes a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO’s highest alert level. The announcement came amid the recent increase of weekly reported deaths worldwide. After its quarterly assessment meeting on the …

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