Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 1,500 students have so far been transported to their homes after they were stranded in the taxi and bus parks in Kampala. Since Tuesday, the government has been providing transport to clear the numbers of students stranded in Kampala to get back to their upcountry …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) has urged member states of the European Union (EU) to lift sanctions imposed on Burundi, saying the country has opened a new page and is ready to move forward. Peter Mathuki, the EAC Secretary General, said in a statement …
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Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have failed to agree on a negotiating approach to resolve their years-long dispute over the controversial dam that Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile River Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Sudan and Egypt on Wednesday reiterated rejection to unilateral filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University History Don, Ndebesa Wambutsya has revealed that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s appointments of the new cabinet indicate that he is not planning on retiring anytime soon. Museveni few days ago named his cabinet with some of the names in the list taking Ugandans …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID is worried of another likely upsurge of defilement cases during this 42-day partial lockdown imposed by government to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the country. On Sunday, President Museveni announced several measures including closure of schools, suspension of religious gatherings …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Premier League (UPL) body has warned clubs that participate in the league over violating the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the remaining matches. The development comes after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni okayed sports to remain operating even after closing some schools and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has defended the appointment of former Mityana Woman Member of Parliament, Judith Nabakooba as Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. In his new Cabinet announced on Tuesday, Museveni appointed Nabakooba as Lands Minister replacing Beti Olive Kamya. Nabakooba, formerly serving as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omukama of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom, Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Rukirabasaija Igura is happy with the appointment of Robinah Nabbanja as the new Prime Minister of the Republic of Uganda. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni appointed Nabbanja who was the outgoing Minister of Health in-charge of General …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Regional Referral Hospital has been hit by a shortage of oxygen as the health facility struggles to contain cases of the new and more aggressive COVID-19 strain. Arua hospital director, Dr Filbert Nyeko told the area COVID-19 taskforce that the hospital had admitted 58 …
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✳ 10.20pm – 3000m SC Albert Chemutai 🇺🇬 ✳ 11.05pm – 1500m Winnie Nanyondo 🇺🇬 ✳ 11.23pm – 5000m Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Long distance ace Joshua Cheptegei is confident he will beat the Wanda Diamond League meet record today as he continues his build up to the …
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