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The Independent

Rwanda’s ruling party to launch presidential campaigns in northern province

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | Rwanda’s ruling party, the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF-Inkotanyi), on Friday announced that their presidential candidate, incumbent President Paul Kagame, will commence his campaign in Musanze district, northern Province. “RPF is ready to participate in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. Our party’s presidential candidate will …

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Mayuge residents protest eviction from forest reserve

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 residents in Kityerera sub-county, in Mayuge district have protested the eviction by the National Forestry Authority-NFA from a forest reserve. This week, NFA embarked on the eviction of illegal settlers in the three villages of Bugoya B, Bukalenzi, and Nantamu villages, from Busoga South …

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Art collecting supports art

ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Art cannot exist without money. This makes art buyers and collectors vital components of an art industry because of their consistent purchase of art. Art collectors will determine the price of art because of their demand of a particular type of art or artist. The business …

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Three MPs, lawyer remanded over theft of shs7.3bn cooperative cash

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Members of Parliament and two others were on Friday remanded to Luzira prison by the Anti-Corruption Court Kampala on charges of diversion of public resources. The MPS who were arrested during the week are accused of  conspiracy to defraud government more than 7.3 billion …

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This woman sculptor wants more

When Simelokuhle Zibengwa finally walked away with a prize for her work, it came as the culmination of years and years of gritty, determined work and a life-long dream to express herself in her own way. It was also a win for the women sculptors of Zimbawe, a tiny minority, …

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Mass protests erupt across Kenya against tax hike

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Normal business was disrupted in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, and various towns across the East African nation Thursday as thousands of people protested against proposed taxation measures by the government. The protests, the second this week, saw thousands of people dressed in black clothes pour onto …

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