Kampala, Uganda | URN | NRM’s Yoweri Tibuhaburwa Kaguta Museveni has been sworn in as Uganda’s President for the seventh time. The event, marked by the presence of over a dozen African heads of state, signaled the commencement of Museveni’s seventh term in office following his decisive victory in the …
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The democrat was considered the architect of the Southern African country’s economic rise and a pioneer in the fight against AIDS Gaborone, Botswana | AGENCIES | The political career of Botswana’s ex-President Festus Gontebanye Mogae can be summarized under one heading: “good governance.” During his time in office from 1998 …
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COMMENT | Yang Dingdu & Li Zhuoqun – Xinhua | China’s announcement of zero-tariff treatment starting May 1 for all the 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic ties reaffirms its consistent commitment to opening its vast market to Global South partners. As Chinese President Xi Jinping has …
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SEOUL | Xinhua | The sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was increased to seven years on Wednesday on appeal for obstruction of arrest, according to the rule of the Seoul High Court. The court overturned the lower court’s ruling, lengthening Yoon’s prison term from five to seven …
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SEOU | Xinhua | South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will not attend the first hearing of his impeachment trial, scheduled for Tuesday, for safety concerns, Yoon’s defense counsel said Sunday. Yun Gap-geun, Yoon’s lawyer, was quoted by multiple media outlets as saying that concerns remained about safety and mishaps as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rotary International President, Stephanie Urchick has restated that the organization needs the involvement of both women and men to grow. Urchick was on Thursday speaking to Rotary members under the Rotary Fellowship for Empowering Women at Four Points by Sheraton, in Kololo. Urchick, …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on the nation to remain confident in the coming year, saying the world’s second-largest economy can overcome challenges and pressure through hard work. Xi made the remarks in his New Year message for 2025 delivered through China Media Group …
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SEOUL | TASS | A court issued a detention and search warrant for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials said. “The office confirms that the detention and search warrant for Yoon Suk Yeol was issued on the 31st in response to a …
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Why clientelism, coercion, social control will fail COVER STORY | JOSEPH WERE | “One way or the other, his rule will end.” That is the laconic conclusion about President Yoweri Museveni’s long reign made by Moses Khisa; the Ugandan-born professor of political science at North Carolina State University, USA. “The end …
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Why can’t the president stop complaining about everything? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni is always cited as an all-powerful figure in Uganda based on his decades-long reign and ability to dispatch opponents at elections and those emerging from inside the government. But this is belied by his …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
