Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga wants President Museveni to take lead in the fight against Female Genital mutilation in the country. Kadaga was speaking on Thursday while meeting a team from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) led by the Regional Director Dr Julitta Onabanjo …
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Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Silverfish traders and processors at Kiyindi Landing site in Buikwe District have decried the drop in prices, partly as a result of the closure of the Uganda-Rwanda border. Rwanda closed its border to Uganda earlier in February this year and also blocked its nationals …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has launched a new Secondary school inspection system to improve the quality of education. It was launched on Thursday at State House Entebbe by the Minister of Education and Sports. The new system was piloted in 2017 in Masaka in 40 …
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Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | An independent UN expert has apologised for misspeaking during a news conference in Geneva this week, correcting his claim that more than 100,000 children were being held in migration-related US detention. AFP and a range of other media outlets were forced to retract their stories after …
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Dakhla, Western Sahara | AFP | In the Oued Eddahab desert in Western Sahara, Habiboullah Dlimi raises dairy and racing camels just like his ancestors used to — but with a little help from modern technology. His animals roam free in the desert and are milked as camels always have been, …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Population experts are proposing new investment rule book for guiding public sector investment for developing countries to reap the most from their young populations. The Rule Book is a set of economic principles that must be followed for higher returns on net investments. The ones …
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Cotonou, Benin | AFP | Benin’s former leader Thomas Boni Yayi flew home Wednesday but hopes of an immediate meeting with President Patrice Talon were quickly dashed amid a rolling political crisis. Boni Yayi had quit the West African nation in June ostensibly for medical treatment, after being held under de-facto …
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Atlanta, United States | AFP | Divides between Democrats vying to challenge President Donald Trump in the 2020 election were laid bare in a bruising debate Wednesday, as the campaign’s rising star Pete Buttigieg acknowledged he faced challenges in attracting black voters. Buttigieg, the contest’s youngest candidate who is running in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has said that the Jinja Express Highway financing has been referred to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) for scrutiny. The Jinja Express Highway which will be constructed at a cost of 1.1 billion dollars (4 trillion shillings) is a 77.09 kilometre proposed four-lane …
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New law to facilitate trade and digital payment systems Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Fintech offers enormous opportunities such as improving service delivery, provision of employment opportunities and boosting financial inclusion for the unbanked to the developing economies. It is therefore important that the innovations are appreciated, according to …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
