Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agriculture can provide jobs to Uganda’s unemployed youth if well harnessed, according to the twelfth Uganda Economic Update published this week by the World Bank. According to a World Bank statement, the report, “Developing Uganda’s Agri-Food System for Inclusive Economic Growth,” notes that the …
Read More »Kenyan priest killed in Cameroon’s anglophone region
Yaoundé, Cameroon | AFP | A Kenyan priest was killed in francophone Cameroon’s volatile English-speaking Southwest region where violence has surged after separatists declared an independent state, church sources told AFP on Thursday. “A Kenyan priest was shot dead in Kembong yesterday,” one source said. “There was no fighting, he …
Read More »Campaigning for critical election opens in crisis-wracked DR Congo
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | After two years of setbacks, broken promises and delays, the Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday effectively opened the starting gates for a crucial election that could alleviate — or perhaps worsen — the decades-long crisis gripping the vast central African nation. “May the …
Read More »South Sudan snatch dramatic Olympic qualifying win
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | The east African nations were deadlocked at 1-1 on aggregate entering stoppage time in Juba and a penalty shootout was looming in the first round second leg. Makueth Nguet then became the hero of the youngest African nation when he scored to take his …
Read More »UIA’s revolving door
Investment agency is hunting for a new ED as it waits for IGG report on restructuring Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | After making a detailed presentation about investment licensing at a breakfast meeting, Basil Ajer, the Acting Executive Director of Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), held his breath and said he …
Read More »Nsenene hits world stage, but at Sweden’s ‘Disgusting Food Museum’
Maggots, grasshoppers, licorice and cobra hearts at Sweden’s ‘Disgusting Food Museum’ Malmö, Sweden | AFP | Cheese teeming with squirming maggots, grasshopers and sheep’s eye juice and mouse wine: the “Disgusting Food Museum” explores why a dish seems delicious to some, but for others is stomach-churning. On show for three …
Read More »Pro-Kabila candidate Shadary unveils platform for DR Congo polls
Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | President Joseph Kabila’s chosen successor on Monday unveiled his platform ahead of a landmark election in the Democratic Republic of Congo next month. Emmanuel Ramazani Shadary set out an $86 billion (75 billion euro) five-year development plan for the sprawling central African country. Making his first public remarks …
Read More »Zambian police quiz opposition leader over attacks on Chinese
Lusaka, Zambia | AFP | Zambian police on Tuesday questioned opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema for allegedly fuelling attacks on Chinese nationals, in a sign of growing political tension in the country. Hichilema, of the United Party for National Development, was last year detained for four months for alleged treason in …
Read More »Uganda Cranes make Nigeria’s Super Eagles sweat
International friendly Nigeria ?? 0 Uganda ?? 0 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes and the Nigeria Super Eagles played to a draw in a closely contested international friendly match at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba, Delta State on Tuesday The well attended clash was a perfectly contested physical …
Read More »Jumia rewards winners for its Black Friday campaign
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Four lucky customers for online shop company, Jumia have won themselves goods line up for Black Friday campaign, officials said on Nov.19. The items won included two television sets, a mobile phone and one fridge. The winners are: Luis Paul, Enoch Jacob Masinde, Richard Kalule …
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