VIDEO: Opposition Legislators on the appointments Committee of Parliament have boycotted the vetting of new Electoral Commission members recently appointed by President Yoweri Museveni. Speaking to journalist at Parliament, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament Winnie Kiiza together with the Democratic Opposition whip Joseph Ssewungu said their boycott was based on …
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Essen, Germany | AFP | Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday lashed populists seeking to exploit Germany’s refugee influx, but set down a tough line on integration — including a ban on the full-face veil — as she launched into election campaign mode. Outlining a strategy to counter populism that has consumed …
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VIDEO: The Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere’s journey to freedom is not anywhere in sight as police announces fresh charges against him. At his first appearance in court last week, Mumbere was charged with murder, a crime he allegedly committed in March this year. Andrew Felix Kaweesi the Spokesperson of Uganda Police …
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VIDEO: Parliament has vetted the new chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama together with five new members on the Commissions bringing an end to outbursts and reservations regarding their appointment. After his interface with legislators on the Appointments Committee of parliament, the new appointee for the office of the …
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Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to become the first Japanese leader to visit Pearl Harbor, announcing Monday a trip to the site of his country’s surprise attack that launched World War II in the Pacific. News of the journey comes just two days ahead of …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | One of Africa’s longest-surviving rebel groups, the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has terrorised parts of central Africa for 30 years. Its leaders are violent pariahs and fugitives from international justice, hunted by US special forces and African armies. Founder Joseph Kony remains on the loose, …
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Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Nobel prize-winning author Wole Soyinka hit back Monday at critics from his native Nigeria, denouncing the “slugs, barbarians and imbeciles” who derided him for tearing up his US residency card after Donald Trump’s election win. “I don’t want people we fought for to have the …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Abducted by gunmen as a 10-year-old boy on his way to school, Dominic Ongwen rose to become one of the most feared commanders in Uganda’s brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The former child soldier, now in his early 40s, goes on trial before the International …
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Senior Gambia opposition figures freed on bail Banjul, Gambia | AFP | Gambian opposition leader Ousainou Darboe, who had been jailed for taking part in a protest, was freed on bail with 18 others Monday, days after a shock opposition election win. The head of his defence team said …
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Asuncion, Paraguay | AFP | South American football confederation CONMEBOL agreed Monday to award the Copa Sudamericana to Brazilian club Chapecoense, whose team was wiped out in a plane crash while heading to the final. “CONMEBOL awards the title for the 2016 Copa Sudamericana championship to Chapecoense,” including the $2.0 …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
