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Iran condemns Kabul’s deadly terrorist attacks

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iran’s spokesman for Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saeed Khatibzadeh, on Friday condemned the recent deadly terrorist attacks at the Kabul airport, the ministry’s website reported. He expressed condolences over the terrorist attacks in Afghanistan which happened a day ago, Khatibzadeh was quoted as saying. He …

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Lt Gen Lokech 1966-2021

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has posthumously promoted the late former Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj Gen Paul Lokech to the rank of Lieutenant-General. The promotion was announced in the President’s speech read to mourners by the Internal Affairs Minister Gen Kahinda Otafire at Paipir Primary …

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Strong backing for vaccine production for Africa

BioNTech affirmed its intention to manufacture any vaccines arising from its development of vaccine candidates to fight malaria and tuberculosis on the African continent Berlin, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission and …

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Makerere suspends planned 15% tuition increment

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management has suspended a planned tuition increment for two years. Earlier this month, Guild President Ivan Ssempijja asked the university management to halt the 15% tuition increment policy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic constraints. The student leaders also demanded …

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