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Traders reap big from inter-parliamentary games

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Traders dealing in sportswear are reaping big from the on-going East African Inter-parliamentary games.  The games have attracted MPs and staff of national parliaments of Uganda, Burundi, Tanzania and Kenya plus the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA.  They will run from December 7th- 18th, 2019. At the …

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Prophet Mbonye followers sue police

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Two followers of Prophet Elvis Allan Mbonye of Zoe Ministries have dragged Police and the Government to court seeking a compensation of shillings 1 billion for alleged violation of his pre-trial rights. The followers Simon Ssenyonga and Amos Musheija filed their suit in the Civil …

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Revving up to a new speed record in the Kalahari

South Africa | AFP |  A loud hiss rips through the stillness of southern Africa’s Kalahari Desert. It sounds like a fighter jet flying low over the Hakskeen Pan, an isolated dry lake bed in South Africa’s Northern Cape province, near the Namibian border. Then a thick cloud of sand appears …

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EU envoys pledge support for GBV special courts

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The European Union (EU) heads of mission in Uganda have appealed to government to establish special courts on Gender-based violence. The envoys who on Thursday concluded their four-day retreat in Eastern Uganda told Journalists that Gender-based violence, early marriages and Female Genital Mutilation continue to …

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Path to a softer Brexit? UK PM’s win gives him leeway

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  The scale of the Conservatives’ projected victory in Britain’s election makes Brexit all but inevitable, but could lead to a softer break with the European Union, analysts said on Friday. Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to win a comfortable majority in parliament after Thursday’s …

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Protests, unrest mar Algeria’s disputed presidential vote

Algiers, Algeria | AFP |  Algeria held a tense presidential election Thursday meant to bring stability after a year of turmoil, but voting was marred as protesters stormed polling stations and staged a mass rally in the capital. The unpopular vote comes almost 10 months into a street protest movement that …

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Mak gold scam suspects acquitted

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  City Hall Magistrate Worship Beatrice Khainza has acquitted all the five suspects accused of defrauding Canadian businessman Assi Soubhi Muhammad in a fake gold scam at Makerere University. Court in its ruling on Thursday noted that the charges brought against the accused had glaring gaps, …

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Vote set on Trump impeachment charges for Friday

Washington, United States | AFP |  Democrats set a vote on impeachment charges against President Donald Trump for Friday morning after a frequently caustic 14-hour debate with Republicans over the US leader’s alleged misconduct in seeking political support from Ukraine. In a shock late-night end to a marathon hearing of the …

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