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Military deploys to keep Abim gold rush site out of bounds

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces – UPDF 5th Infantry Division have deployed personnel in Okemer village, a newly discovered gold site in Alerek and Chamkok Sub-Counties in Abim district to keep it out of bounds. It follows a directive by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to …

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Mbappe announces PSG departure at end of season

MARSEILLE | Xinhua | Kylian Mbappe confirmed on Friday that he will leave French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season, without revealing his next destination. But according to multiple media reports, he will join the La Liga powerhouses Real Madrid after the season ends. “I …

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Parents asked to regulate internet usage among learners

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner for the National Secretariat for Patriotism Corps, Hellen Seku has encouraged parents to regulate children’s access to the internet to ensure that they don’t rely on it for knowledge. Seku said one of the core values of patriotism is to love and attain …

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Technical glitches frustrate census exercise in Gulu district

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Population and Housing census exercise faced major challenges on Friday in several villages in Patiko Sub-County in Gulu district following technical glitches encountered on tablets used by enumerators. Geoffrey Otim, an enumerator at Teladwong C village in Patiko Sub- County told Uganda Radio …

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Flash floods wash away Napak bridges

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several bridges in Napak district have been washed away by flash floods, leaving residents stranded. The most affected areas are in the sub-counties of Lotome,  Kangole Town Council, Poron, and Apeitolim. For instance in Poron Sub County, the bridge was washed away forcing the forces to …

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Police: 5 Tanzanian miners killed after gold mine collapse

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania | Xinhua | At least five artisanal miners were killed and four others injured after a gold mine collapsed in the Morogoro region of eastern Tanzania, police said Friday. The gold mine, named Alcaeda, collapsed on Wednesday at 4 p.m. local time (1300 GMT) following torrential …

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Landslides triggered by heavy downpour kill 8 in western Uganda

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | At least eight people have been killed by landslides triggered by torrential rains in Uganda’s border district of Kasese on Thursday, a government official said on Friday. Joe Walusimbi, resident district commissioner for Kasese, told Xinhua by telephone that landslides swept several areas in Kyarumba …

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