Panmunjom, South Korea | AFP | Donald Trump stepped onto North Korean soil Sunday as he met Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula, in a symbolic diplomatic spectacle and a first for any American president. After shaking hands with Kim over the line …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commissioner for Customs Dicksons Kateshumbwa has been elected Chairperson of the World Customs Organization (WCO) Council in Brussels. Kateshumbwa has been the WCO East and South African region Vice Chairman. The Uganda Revenue Authority customs takes over from Uruguay’s Enrique Canon. “I thank the Global …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY BoU’s printing money saga: Behind Nakalema, Akullo investigation THE LAST WORD The tyranny of expert advice: Why Africans need to look beyond the oversimplification of our development challenges HEALTH Hepatitis B in Uganda: …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | International Medical Centre (IMC) Entebbe road clinic has Friday dedicated a whole-day fair to conduct a health camp as a way of giving back to the community where it serves, through a health initiative. Since its inception in 2015, the IMC Entebbe road clinic has so …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Twitter announced Thursday it would add warning labels to tweets from officials and politicians that violate its rules — a move potentially affecting the prodigious output of US President Donald Trump. The new policy will also “deprioritize” inappropriate comments and enables Twitter to move …
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Beijing, China | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has stressed that enhancing the purchasing power of all the global citizens is key to creating greater trade potential and, therefore, prosperity for more people. Museveni said this as he delivered a keynote address at the opening of the first China-Africa Trade …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is opposed to the proposal to export unprocessed raw materials such as sugar cane. The Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Minister Amelia Kyambadde stated this while presenting a statement to parliament on the issue of excess sugar cane in Busoga sub-region. Kyambadde told …
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Uganda 🇺🇬 1 (Okwi ’12) Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 1 (Billiat ’41) Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Incredible open-goal misses by Patrick Kaddu and Knowledge Musona proved costly for both sides as Uganda were held 1-1 by Zimbabwe in a game of many missed chances at the Africa Cup of Nations on Wednesday. …
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FT: Uganda 🇺🇬 1 (Okwi ’12) Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 1 (Billiat ’41) 💠 18 Denis Onyango 💠 5 Bevis Kristofer Kizito Mugabi 💠 15 Godfrey Walusimbi 💠 12 Ronald Brian Mukiibi Ddungu 💠 16 Hassan Wasswa Mawanda 💠 23 Michael Azira 💠 7 Emmanuel Arnold Okwi 💠 8 Khalid Aucho 💠 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tullow Oil PLC has released a statement in advance of the Group’s Half Year Results, indicating it is struggling to reach a farm-down agreement. “Tullow and its Joint Venture Partners, have, so far, been unable to finalise this agreement with the Government of Uganda. We continue …
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