Kampala, Uganda | Uganda | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon religious leaders to spearhead a vigorous campaign to revive accepted moral standards in society to preserve the country from the current global high levels of decadence. He is optimistic that if religious leaders jointly rekindle their efforts in fostering …
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Rome, Italy | THE INDEPENDENT | Defender Federico Gatti proved his value again as his header helped Juventus beat Napoli 1-0 at Allianz Stadium in an eye-catching Serie A fixture on Friday. Juve were coming off a 2-1 win over Monza last round thanks to a last-gasp winner from Gatti …
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Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | The host and President of COP28 President, Sultan Al Jaber says the annual climate summit taking place in Dubai has already made history. He told Journalist that more than $83 billion had been mobilized during the first week of the conference. Unlike at past Climate …
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SWAKOPMUND, Namibia | Xinhua | Chinese-invested Swakop Uranium’s Husab mine in Namibia on Friday celebrated its 10th anniversary since its commencement of operations at an event held at the mine, near the town of Swakopmund in the Erongo region of west-central Namibia. Addressing the ceremony, Namibia’s founding President Sam Nujoma said …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua City are hunting for Isaac Adedri Ogui who is accused of murdering his wife Sharon Enzaru in a suspected act of ritual sacrifice. It is alleged Enzaru, who was expecting a baby at the time of the incident was lured to …
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UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | The United States on Friday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, drafted by the United Arab Emirates and backed by more than 100 countries, gained support from 13 of the 15 Security Council members, with Britain abstaining. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National under 18 team are the Champions of Council for Central and East Africa- CECAFA tournament 2023. The team came from behind to beat Kenya 2-1 in the final of the tournament played at Jomo Kenyatta Membo Leo stadium in Kisumu. Two goals …
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Tapping into its vast genomic research potential will require steady investment, capacity-building, and collaboration COMMENT | COLLEN MASIMIREMBWA | Africa is the continent with the most genetic diversity, but is gravely underrepresented in genomic research, with only 2% of global genomic data coming from people of African ancestry as of 2021. …
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People are already losing their homes, livelihoods, and lives to the effects of climate change COMMENT | NAVEEDA KHAN | As this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) starts, those leading it continue to inspire concern and even indignation. After all, the host will be the United Arab Emirates, among …
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Governments, regulatory bodies and development partners must play a pivotal role in creating an enabling environment COMMENT | SEGUN OGUNSANYA | Government and business leaders from across the world are in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, between November 30 and December 12, for COP 28, the latest “Conference of the …
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