Apollo Kantinti is angry with Uganda Police Force for today’s detention of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine, saying the decision could force yet another by-election on him. Police Tuesday morning picked up Bobi Wine ahead of his planned final rally at Kasangati, a venue said to have been …
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Gaborone, Botswana | AFP | The body of Sir Ketumile Masire, Botswana’s second post-independence leader who passed away aged 91 on Thursday, is lying in state at the country’s parliament in Gabarone today. It will give ordinary Batswana a chance to pay their last respects to their former leader, ahead …
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Brasília, Brazil | AFP | Brazilian president Michel Temer rode to power last year by helping get his ex-ally Dilma Rousseff impeached, but now he could be forced from office himself. Here are five key chapters from a tumultuous 14 months culminating with Monday’s filing of bribery charges against him …
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Nairobi, Kenya | RAILA ODINGA| On 7th June, we asked President Uhuru Kenyatta to immediately fly to Ethiopia and ask his counterpart to sell maize to Kenyans. We also asked the President to fire the CS and PS of Agriculture and the CS of Devolution and Planning for deliberately misleading Kenyans on …
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Nairobi, Kenya | PSCU | President Kenyatta today unveiled the Jubilee Party’s robust plan to continue Kenya’s journey to prosperity, centred on more jobs and rapid industrialisation. The Jubilee Party Manifesto for 2017 was unveiled at a colourful ceremony at the Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani, one of Kenya’s most iconic locations …
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LSE’s Elliott Green examines the life and legacy of Botswana’s second President Quett Ketumile Joni Masire COMMENT | ELIOTT GREEN| LSE BLOG | Quett Ketumile Joni Masire, President of Botswana from 1980 to 1998, died late on 22 June 2017 at the age of 91. Masire is by no means a household …
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Wednesday Uganda vs Zimbabwe Uganda results Uganda 72 Botswana 29 Uganda 69 Namibia 31 Uganda 66 Malawi 43 Uganda’s netball team have picked up three straight wins and are favourites to clinch the title in the six-nation African Championships being held at Lugogo in Kampala. Victory over the top ranked …
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Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embraced each other as friends and partners Monday, pledging their quest for economic growth would strengthen rather than undermine ties between the world’s two largest democracies. While Trump’s relations with some traditional allies had …
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Serena asks McEnroe for respect after comparison to men New York, United States | AFP | Serena Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, fired back Monday at John McEnroe’s remark that she would only rank about 700th on the men’s tennis circuit. McEnroe, a seven-time Grand Slam singles winner, …
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Who’s the daddy: Digging up the famous for DNA testing Paris, France | AFP | The decision to dig up the remains of surrealist artist Salvador Dali, ordered by a Madrid court on Monday, will lead to the latest high-profile exhumation to settle a paternity claim. Some examples from recent …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
