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Tokyo has embarked on a charm offensive to secure a future supply of essential electric vehicle (EV) minerals. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY |  Japan is staking its claim in an African EV mineral bonanza as it seeks to fortify its supply chain and guard against China’s ambitions on the …

New Delhi, India | TASS |  India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully landed on the lunar surface, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said. According to an ISRO live broadcast, the spacecraft successfully made a soft landing on the Moon’s surface at 6:03 p.m. (3:33 p.m. Moscow time). ISRO CEO Sridhara Somanath …

  FEATURE  | THE INDEPENDENT | Sumini Nambajwe’s star is on the rise after her recent graduation with a Certificate in Electrical Installation at Nyamitanga Technical Institute in Mbarara, Western Uganda. Nambajwe is now a qualified domestic electrician, thanks to the KCB-GIZ Twekozese programme. She is one of the over 2,165 youths, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top government officials and executives at Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited have promised their clients a reliable voice, data, and related services following a rebranding exercise. According to the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Maggie Lutwama, the rebranding exercise involved having a new logo and tagline …

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Brainchild BCW, one of Uganda’s top public relations, digital, and events agency has been named Best PR and Digital Agency at African Excellence Awards that seek to recognize outstanding African companies and individuals who have contributed to Africa’s growth, it said on Aug.21 in …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Rigathi Gachagua, deputy president of Kenya, met with Fu Hua, president of Xinhua News Agency, here on Thursday, with both sides pledging to strengthen media cooperation. Gachagua said this year marks the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Kenya and China, and that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecommunications company Roke Telkom and GX India, a globally renowned networks solutions firm in India, have announced a partnership that will revolutionize internet usage in Uganda, by bringing affordable Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) products to Uganda, further enhancing the internet experience of customers. The …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua |  Ethiopia’s first private telecom firm Safaricom Ethiopia has officially introduced its mobile financial service, M-Pesa, three months after the telecom company received the payment instrument issuer license from the National Bank of Ethiopia. In preparation for the launch, M-Pesa has undergone a rigorous three-month …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua |  Israel announced on Thursday that it will sell its most advanced missile defense system Arrow-3 to Germany, marking the country’s largest-ever military deal. The Israeli and German defense ministries “will sign the landmark 3.5-billion-U.S. dollar defense agreement,” the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement. …

Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua |  While it is not certain yet if a cage fight between tech giants Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will take place, Türkiye has proposed an ancient Roman theatre for staging the potential duel, reminiscent of the gladiator times. A Turkish tourism insider has invited the …