Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe’s new government ordered Thursday that land confiscated from a white farmer to give to an ally of former president Robert Mugabe must be returned. Robert Smart, who grew tobacco and corn on his farm in Makoni in eastern Zimbabwe, was evicted in June after …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Backed by a Sh3.5billion outbreak response, Uganda has contained the recent Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak and declared the country free of the infectious disease. The declaration comes after completion of 42 days of the post-MVD surveillance countdown period for the contacts of …
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IN THE INDEPENDENT: Museveni enters fight over $20bn oil deals Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. COVER STORY: Museveni enters fight over $20bn oil deals: French domination sparks fight with Chinese THE LAST WORD: Rethinking politics in Africa: How events in Zimbabwe …
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Canberra, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT | Australia has hailed Uganda’s policy on refugees and her role in improving regional security. Speaking after Professor Joyce Kakuramatsi Kikafunda presented her Letters of Credence to him on November 23, the Governor General of Australia Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Rtd) thanked Uganda for the great …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | African Heads of State are set to sign the Agreement establishing the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) in March 2018. This follows the 4th meeting of Ministers of Trade from the African countries in Niamey, Niger on 1 and 2 December 2017 in which they …
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Kampala, Uganda | FRANK MUGABI | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development took advantage of its end of year party to also accord its retiring officers a warm and affectionate send off. The event was held on Tuesday December 5, 2017 at the Nomo gallery in Kampala. A total …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, says that the raid on Entebbe Airport in 1976 by Israel to rescue their people should be a vehicle for unity between Uganda and Israel and Africa as a whole. Highlighting the hijacking of the plane and the subsequent …
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Museveni speaks out on 7-year terms Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said young countries like those in Africa need longer terms to develop. Talking about a suggestion by Ugandan politicians led by MP Ibrahim Abiriga to increase the years of term of office from five …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Two Ugandan musicians were released on bail on Wednesday after being charged with disturbing the peace of veteran President Yoweri Museveni for a song suggesting he should retire, their lawyer said. Singer David Mugema and music producer John Muwanguzi were accused of having composed and disseminated …
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Social security funds to tackle key areas in education, IT to accelerate pension growth Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | How can African governments ensure that the working population has some sort of social security at old age? That was the main issue discussed during the two-day East and Central Africa …
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