Beni, DR Congo | AFP | Rebels killed at least seven civilians and abducted 15 others, including children, in fresh overnight raids in the far eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, civilian and military sources said Sunday. Fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) staged two raids Saturday night in the …
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Ankara, Turkey | AFP | The Turkish foreign ministry on Saturday recalled its ambassador to Uganda after she was photographed at a reception for Turkey’s annual Republic Day wearing a dress reportedly inspired by ancient Greece. Ambassador Sedef Yavuzalp hosted the reception in Kampala for the annual October 29 holiday …
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Vipers SC 1 KCCA FC 1 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vipers Sports Club maintained its grip at the top of the StarTimes Uganda Premier League table after picking a point against KCCA FC in the game played at St.Mary’s Stadium, Kitende on Saturday. The Venoms played out a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education and Sports Ministry has responded to parliament’s handling of a query on the construction of Akii-Bua Olympic stadium, insisting they disbursed all monies to local government. Early this week, the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprise-COSASE detained Lamex Omara Apitta, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda will begin vaccinating frontline health workers against Ebola next week as the threat increases of the deadly virus spreading from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo, the health minister said Friday. An outbreak of Ebola in the DRC has claimed 180 lives so far, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives is celebrating this year’s export figures, as for the first time in history, Uganda had a favorable balance of trade with Kenya. Bank of Uganda (BoU) figures indicate that in the Financial Year 2017/18, Uganda had a trade surplus of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. Features, news analysis. COVER STORY Can Museveni kick Mutebile, Kasekende out of BoU?: Leaked documents raise concerns about central bank THE LAST WORD Chasing the wind: Why the belief that Ugandans are angry because youth …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has given the World Health Organisation (WHO) a go-ahead to administer an investigational Ebola vaccine in high risk areas neighbouring the DRC, where the outbreak has already claimed 170 lives. Uganda will become the first country in the world to give the vaccine …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police leadership has started reorganizing the Directorate of Community Policing in line with the police standing orders. The reorganization exercise that kicked off last week includes reorganizing the structures and human resource as well as establishing Community Liaison offices where they don’t exist. According …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Independent Publications Ltd (IPL) seeks to fill the following vacant position: ADVERTISING MANAGER Job Title: Advertising manager Organisation: The Independent Publications Ltd (IPL) Duty Station: Kampala Reports to: General Manager About IPL: Independent Publications Limited (IPL), Publishers of The Independent Magazine the leading …
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