Performance of candidates has shown significant improvement in Economics, Literature in English, Physics, and Biology. Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & UNEB MEDIA | A level candidates offering Ugandan local languages have performed poorly according to the latest national A Level results released today by First Lady and Minister of …
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🟥 Kawempe North Results as declared by the EC returning officer ✳ Luyimbazi Elias Nalukoola NUP – 17,764 votes ✅ ✳ Faridah Nambi Kigongo NRM – 8,593 ✳ Hanifah Mugerwa Karadi IND – 381 ✳ Muhammad Luwemba Lusswa IND – 240 ✳ Sadat Mukiibi FDC- 239 ✳ Muhamood Mutazindwa IND – …
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SADC summit terminates mandate of military mission in DR Congo Kigali, Rwanda | NEW TIMES RWANDA | A Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit on Thursday, March 13, terminated the mandate of the regional bloc’s military mission in eastern DR Congo and “directed the commencement of a phased withdrawal” of …
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa | African Media Agency AMA | Africa.com will in the coming week present Africa, Meet 7 Black Astronauts! The free, virtual event features seven Black NASA astronauts. Scheduled for March 18, 2025, this inspiring event invites students, educators, and curious minds from across Africa and beyond to …
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Luanda, Angola | THE INDEPENDENT | Angola has announced that it will establish contacts with the M23, so that delegations from the DRC and the rebels conduct direct negotiations in Luanda in the coming days. This follows a meeting today between Angola President, Joao Lourenço and DRC Felix Tshisekedi at the …
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MANILA | Xinhua | A chartered plane transporting former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague in The Netherlands took off on Tuesday night. The aircraft RP-C5219 took off at 11:03 p.m. local time (1503 GMT), Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos confirmed in a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) has deployed in South Sudan to help prop up the government of President Salva Kiir Mayardit, the Chief of Défense Forces-CDF Muhoozi Kainerugaba has revealed. “UPDF Commandos arriving in Juba to support South Sudan People’s Defence Forces …
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Juba tense after arrest of opposition politicians, army generals COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | The political situation in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, is tense following the arrest of politicians and to army generals aligned with First Vice President Riek Machar. The unrest comes amid growing concerns over instability …
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Tanzanian politician says Nyerere himself would have protested anyone calling him a saint. “What we should do, and make sure we do, is to humanize Mwalimu Nyerere.” Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Renowned Tanzanian opposition politician Tundu Antiphas Mughwai Lissu says Mwalimu Julius Nyerere should never be …
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Although the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, officially launched the implementation of sub-county policing six weeks ago, many challenges have already been witnessed, including leaving greater Kampala, which is a crime-prone area with only half of the 13,000 personnel it has been having. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | …
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