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Police fight fire at Ministry of Health HQ, Wandegeya

  Fire destroys property at the ministry of health. pic.twitter.com/Pwk1BNgJ0r — Apollo Mubiru (@ApolloMubiru) January 8, 2017 Uganda Police are battling a fire at the Ministry of Health headquarters in Kampala. The cause of the fire has not been established but the fire brigade was on the scene soon after, …

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The future of car tech: getting to know you

Las Vegas, United States | AFP | The car of the future doesn’t just want to drive you. It wants to know you. The automotive technology showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show over the past week was in part about self-driving vehicles, but also about personalizing the driving experience. Artificial …

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ANC women’s league wants Zuma ex-wife to lead party

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  The powerful Women’s League of South Africa’s ruling ANC on Saturday chose outgoing African Union chief Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as their candidate for party leader. Battle has been raging within the African National Congress (ANC) to succeed current leader and head of state Jacob Zuma. …

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Zambian opposition anger over Lungu’s 2021 re-election bid

Lusaka, Zambia | AFP |  Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu’s decision to contest the 2021 election sparked an angry response from the opposition on Saturday, with a prominent lawmaker arguing that the “tin-pot dictator” is ineligible for another term. Lungu announced this week that he was prepared to stand for re-election. …

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Uganda set for top ranked Slovakia warm-up, Algeria win

Today Uganda v Slovakia, 6.30pm (Live twitter feed bottom) Team A: Robert Odongkara (Goal keeper), Nico Wakiro Wadada, Joseph Ochaya, Timothy Dennis Awanyi, Hassan Wasswa Mawanda, Geofrey Kizito, Tonny Mawejje, Moses Oloya, William Luwagga Kizito, Faruku Miya, Muhammed Shaban Team B: Dennis Onyango (Goal keeper), Dennis Iguma, Shafiq Batambuze, Murushid …

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Now, mutinous troops holding Ivory Coast defence minister

Bouaké, Ivory Coast | AFP |    Mutinous soldiers were holding Ivory Coast’s Defence Minister Alain Richard Donwahi on Saturday, rejecting the terms of a deal announced by the president to end their mutinous pay protest. An AFP correspondent reported that soldiers were firing Kalashnikov rifles and heavy weapons outside …

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Ivory Coast president announces deal with mutinous soldiers

Abidjan, Ivory Coast | AFP |  Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara announced Saturday he has reached an agreement with soldiers who seized the second city Bouake in an angry pay protest that spread to the economic capital Abidjan. “I confirm my agreement to take into account the demands relating to …

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Akufo-Addo takes oath as Ghana’s new president

Accra, Ghana | AFP | Nana Akufo-Addo was sworn in as Ghana’s new president on Saturday, promising to stamp out government corruption and kickstart the private sector. The 72-year-old former human rights lawyer took the oath of office at a ceremony in Independence Square in the capital Accra in front …

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Olympic champion Semenya weds partner

. Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  South African Olympic 800-metre champion Caster Semenya married her long-term partner in Pretoria on Saturday. Semenya celebrated her 26th birthday by tying the knot with Violet Raseboya after exchanging vows during a lavish ceremony in the South African capital. The Rio gold medallist …

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