Abidjan, Ivory Coast | AFP | The World Bank will provide Ivory Coast $1 billion for development, in particular to help it get more value out of its agricultural exports, a top official for the bank’s Africa region has said. Of that figure, $300 million would be set aside for the …
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Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | After five months of rigorous assessment, Budesta Adeke from Kumi district has won the Nile Breweries Kick start Season 4. During a finale that was held in Soroti District at the weekend, Adeke beat three other participants winning a tractor. Amos Kwemboi and Francis Katenge who were …
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Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump on Thursday authorized the suspension of controversial tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from key trade partners including the European Union. Trump shocked the world with his sudden announcement earlier this month of a 10-percent levy on aluminum and 25-percent …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The grand finale of Season 2 of the Friends With Benefits contest is being held at Serena Hotel on Thursday. One of nine contestants will be crowned the winner and take home sh30 million. In the run up to the finale, all contestants underwent …
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Los Angeles, United States | AFP | YouTube has announced it is making a movie in-house to be released in theaters, in a development seen as a step towards the model of new-media innovator Amazon. “Vulture Club,” which is in post-production, stars Oscar winner Susan Sarandon (“Dead Man Walking,” “Thelma …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY Exposed: Dirty secrets of 200bn Crane Bank sale; Documents leak in Bagyenda, Mutebile fight. THE LAST WORD Lesson from Jinja East by-election: Why Uganda’s opposition should take voter turnout seriously if they ever …
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Washington, United States | AFP |The United States imposed restrictions Wednesday on exports of US technical support to the South Sudanese oil industry, warning that it is fuelling the bloody civil war there. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said exporters will henceforth need a license to export, re-export or transfer …
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Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Students are excited after Stanbic Bank launched the 2018 National Schools Championship in conjunction with the Ministry of Education and Sport on March 19. Running under the theme ‘Empowering the job creators of tomorrow’, the competition will seek to nurture entrepreneurship, creativity and long term business thinking. …
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COMMENT | Mark Zuckerberg | I want to share an update on the Cambridge Analytica situation — including the steps we’ve already taken and our next steps to address this important issue. We have a responsibility to protect your data, and if we can’t then we don’t deserve to serve you. …
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Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | Forty-four African countries have signed an agreement establishing a free trade area seen as vital to the continent’s economic development, the head of the African Union said Wednesday. The creation of a free trade area — billed as the world’s largest in terms of participating …
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