Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The government of Tanzania on Monday announced plans aimed at ending sugar and edible oil imports by 2025. The plans were announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Hussein Bashe, and the Minister for Investment, Industry and Trade, Ashatu Kijaji, when they addressed parliament in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A military Garrison tribunal sitting in Beni city, North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has today sentenced two collaborators of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF to 20 years in jail for first-class hard labour after pleading guilty to their involvement with …
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Budapest, Hungary | Xinhua | Katalin Novak, the first female president of Hungary, took office on Tuesday. Her predecessor, former head of state Janos Ader, greeted the new president at the entrance to the Sandor Palace, the residence of the Hungarian president. Ader and Novak marched together on the red carpet up …
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London, UK | Xinhua | The midweek round of Premier League games could be absolutely decisive in the title race and the nerve-wracking battle to avoid relegation. The games kick off on Tuesday night when Liverpool travel to play Aston Villa on what is likely to be an emotive night for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan security personnel have warned Congolese fishermen against crossing to fish from the Ugandan side of Lake Edward. The lake that is shared between Uganda, 29 percent and the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC, 71 percent is a major source of fish species. Last week, Samuel …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Officer in Charge of Luzira prison, Herbert Kaheeru has told the High Court in Kampala that an inmate cannot be given internet services while under their custody because of security reasons. Kaheeru affirmed the position while appearing before the Criminal Division Judge Isaac …
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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for joint efforts to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). He made the appeal in a video message to a high-level virtual meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative. “We are fast approaching the mid-point …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Russia-Ukraine conflict is exerting a negative impact on Africa’s aviation sector, experts said Monday. Abderahmane Berthe, secretary-general of the African Airlines Association, said at a continental aviation forum that the conflict has resulted in a high cost of fuel for aircraft. “We hope that this …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF and Police are jointly investigating an incident where a military police officer assaulted a traffic police officer in Kampala. The incident occurred near Mukwano mall along Kyaggwe road at Kiseka market, when military police officers driving a green vehicle registration …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Civil Division has declared the indefinite suspension of the activities of Chapter Four Uganda by the National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organization as irregular. Justice Musa Ssekaana delivered the verdict in his judgment on Tuesday morning. He explained the suspension didn’t provide a …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
