Experts say Uganda’s involvement inflames tensions COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTERS & AGENCIES | The entry of soldiers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) into South Sudan in support of the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit has inflamed tensions there. That is according to expert observers, civil society …
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🟩 Final Points Tally 2025 Victoria Cup ⛳🏌️♂️🏆 Uganda🇺🇬 1⃣4⃣.5 Kenya 🇰🇪 1⃣1⃣.5 Saturday 🏌️♂️Singles – 🇺🇬 4⃣ 🇰🇪 6⃣ Friday 🏌️♂️Foursomes – Ug🇺🇬 4⃣ Ken 🇰🇪 0⃣ 🏌️♂️Four-ball – Ug🇺🇬 2⃣ Ken 🇰🇪 2⃣ Thursday 🏌️♂️Foursomes – Ug🇺🇬 1⃣ Ken 🇰🇪 3⃣ 🏌️♂️Four-ball – Ug🇺🇬 3⃣.5 Ken 🇰🇪 0⃣.5 IPL GOLF DIARY | LOUIS …
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Outgoing leader Mbumba hands power to Nandi-Ndaitwah at a ceremony coinciding with country’s 35th independence day Windhoek, Namibia | AL JAZEERA AND AGENCIES | Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been sworn in as Namibia’s first woman president, after winning elections last year that extended the governing party’s 35-year grip on power. Nandi-Ndaitwah, …
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Today 🏌️♂️Foursomes – #Uganda🇺🇬 4⃣ #Kenya 🇰🇪 0⃣ 🏌️♂️Four-ball – Uganda🇺🇬 Kenya 🇰🇪 1PM tee off Thursday 🏌️♂️Foursomes – #Uganda🇺🇬 1⃣ #Kenya 🇰🇪 3⃣ 🏌️♂️Four-ball – Uganda🇺🇬 3⃣.5 Kenya 🇰🇪 0⃣.5 Tomorrow 🏌️♂️Singles – Uganda🇺🇬 Kenya 🇰🇪 12PM tee off ✳ LIVE SCORES CLICK HERE >> GolfBox Tournament 🟥 GOLF …
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Coventry will be the first woman and first African to lead the Olympic movement, taking office on 23 June for an 8-year term 🟦 Results of the election for the 10th IOC President: ✳ Kirsty Coventry 49 ✳ Juan Antonio Samaranch 28 ✳ Lord Sebastian Coe 8 ✳ Morinari Watanabe …
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Can the continent walk the talk? **** The African Union has embarked on one of its most audacious health security missions: Ensuring that the continent manufactures 60% of its own vaccines by 2040. Africa currently manufactures a lowly 1% of the vaccines. However, since April 2021, when the AU …
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Putin agrees in Trump call to pause Ukraine energy attacks but no full ceasefire Washington, US | BBC & TASS | President Vladimir Putin has rejected an immediate and full ceasefire in Ukraine, agreeing only to halt attacks on energy infrastructure, following a call with US President Donald Trump. The …
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MOSCOW | TASS | Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump are expected to discuss the normalization of Russian-US relations and the situation in Ukraine during their telephone conversation this afternoon, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Certain discussions [between Moscow and Washington] have already taken place. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The M23 has withdrawn from the peace talks with the Democratic Republic of Congo that were scheduled for Tuesday, in Luanda, Angola. It follows a series of events on Monday that includes the European Union announcing sanctions against members of the Rwanda Defense …
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Opposition win in chaotic poll leaves NRM shabby ahead of 2026 COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | After two weeks of chaotic campaigning where baklava masked soldiers dragged and arrested candidates from nomination booths, beat up journalists, and fired live bullets at civilians, Kawempe North Constituency is calm. And it …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
