Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | DRC and Uganda have confirmed that they have started targeting ADF camps with aerial and artillery fire. “As announced, targeted and concerted actions with the Ugandan army began today with airstrikes and artillery fire from Uganda on the positions of ADF terrorists in the …
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However, the trade volumes between the two countries are in favour of the Asian nation Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | China plans to deepen its influence in Uganda with the implementation of the China-Africa Digital Innovation initiative alongside other pledges in investment, trade and access to coronavirus vaccines. Chinese …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has told business leaders at the Tanzania-Uganda Oil and Gas Symposium in Dar es Salaam that the region’s survival will depend on how fast they can push for integration. “You really need to work with the political class to unequivocally support …
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Museveni: Petroleum important for 40 more years despite war by conservationists Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The private sector, specifically those in businesses relating to the oil and gas industry, want the governments of Uganda and Tanzania to lift some national laws that hinder companies from trading …
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Expert report says Ugandan children are being sexually abused online but fear to report Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The internet has become one of the most powerful tools for children to connect, explore, learn and engage. Often it is in creative and empowering ways. But in Uganda, online …
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Experts explain why prices more likely to go up Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On November 22, 2021 when this article was written, the average price of petrol at pump station in Uganda was Shs4,590 (approx. US$1.3) per litre which was the highest among member states of the East …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines is considering adding local delicacy Nsenene (long-horned grasshoppers) on their menu for regional and international flights. This follows a video that has gone viral in Uganda in which a passenger on flight no 446 to Dubai on November 26 is seen selling …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has today considered and passed the National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The bill that allows 20% mid term access for workers who have saved for over 10 years and have reached the age of 45, now awaits presidential consent. “Today, I …
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Talks between Kingdom officials and the government bear fruit but detractors remain Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | On November 27, 2016 Omusinga (king) Charles Wesley Mumbere, the cultural leader of Rwenzururu Kingdom, and hundreds of his subjects were arrested after a Uganda military assault on his palace …
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Twin bomb blasts in city centre leave country on edge Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Where does the nation go from here? Many seemed to ask. Two bomb blasts in the heart of Kampala brought back the sad memories of the 2010 bomb attacks that killed 76 Ugandans enjoying …
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