The stake sale in Cipla Quality Chemical Industries Ltd can fetch $25-30 million Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Cipla Ltd.’s wholly owned subsidiaries have entered into an agreement with investment management company Africa Capitalworks SSA 3 to sell 51.18% stake in a Ugandan subsidiary. The two subsidiaries, Cipla (EU) Ltd …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataaha Museveni urged the National Council for Higher Education to be vigilant in upholding education quality standards in the country. Speaking at the launch of the NCHE’s 20-year celebrations, she said the liberalisation of the education sector came …
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Why it is not your average rebel group Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES |The past year saw some major changes in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), which has been ravaged by armed groups for decades. One group in particular rose to the forefront, the Mouvement …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda unveiled 200 Ugandan youth who have been selected from the Tilenga MOOC to join the Tilenga Academy training program aimed at empowering youth with skills and international certifications to work on the Tilenga project during the production phase. The selected candidates will …
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A critical analysis of its impact on trans and gender diverse persons Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is notorious as one of the most deeply homophobic countries in the world. The systematic abuse and non-recognition of Ugandan’s based on their sexual orientation and gender identity is strongly driven by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) recognised the contribution of heroes that delivered Uganda to Independence as it marked her 63rd birthday while exposing some areas in which the sitting government has failed. While speaking to the media, the president of UPC, Jimmy Akena said the contributions …
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and partners review ecosystem Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has hosted lead partners of Partnerships for African Vaccine Manufacturing (PAVM) for review of vaccine manufacturing ecosystem in Africa The meeting, which took place from …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Xue Bing, Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Tuesday refuted the groundless cliche that China is creating a “debt trap” in Africa, calling it a narrative trap instead. Addressing media here in the Ethiopian capital, the …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Arua City have arrested three people for allegedly defrauding more than 100 million Shillings from locals in the West Nile region. The suspects who are believed to be workers of Christ Fourteen Generation Peace and Love in Africa, a faith-based organization were …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Gulu has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the appointment of the institution’s Vice Chancellor Prof. George Ladaah Openjuru. Three University staff filed applications for judicial review in September 2021 seeking the court to declare null and void Openjuru’s promotion as a Professor …
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