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Museveni holds bilateral meetings with Uhuru, Farmaajo

London, UK | PPU| President Yoweri Museveni has met and held a meeting with President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya who paid a courtesy call on him at his residency at the Taj 51 Hotel, St. James Court in the United Kingdom. The two leaders discussed various bilateral issues affecting the region. …

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History lesson: S. Korea’s Moon scraps state textbooks

Seoul, South Korea | AFP |  South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-In on Friday scrapped state-issued school history textbooks introduced by his ousted predecessor, saying they represented an “outdated and one-sided” view of the past, his office said. The previous Park Geun-Hye administration had introduced state-authored history textbooks at middle …

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MUSEVENI: Somalia can heal completely and stand on its own

President Yoweri Museveni has said Somalia can heal completely and stand on its own feet if the country’s business class is supported, patriotic pan-Somalia political parties emerge and a truly national army is recruited and equipped. Museveni outlined eight key achievements brought about by the intervention of the African Union Mission to Somalia …

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Seven more charged over Kaweesi murder

Seven more suspects in the murder of  former police spokesman AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi were on Thursday brought to court while  Grade one magistrate Noah Sajjabi also issued production warrants for two others. That brings the number of suspects to 22, as 13 were been produced in court earlier. The suspects …

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The firing of James Comey, as told by the White House

Washington, United States | AFP |  Since President Donald Trump’s shock dismissal of FBI director James Comey, the official account of how and why he was sacked has shifted, with Trump appearing on Thursday to contradict the initial version of events. Here is a timeline of explanations provided by the …

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