Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In response to the escalating land clashes between the residents of Amolatar and Nakasongola districts, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has scheduled an urgent crisis meeting on Thursday, 3 August 2023. The violent clash erupted on July 16, 2023, when residents of Namasale Town Council in …
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Disowned by their families, evicted by their landlords, and persecuted by the state, LGBTQ Ugandans have fewer and fewer places to turn Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa & Beatrice Lamwaka – Global Press Journal Uganda | Just two days after the Ugandan Parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act in March, Sam, a lesbian, …
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New York, US | Xinhua | The security situation in wider West Africa could worsen if the crisis in Niger is not resolved, the top UN envoy for the region said on Tuesday. “The unfolding crisis, if not addressed, will exacerbate the deteriorating security situation in the region,” Leonardo …
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New York, US | XINHUA | Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The jailed Bukwo District LC5 Chairperson, Julius Moses Chelimo appeared Tuesday before the International Crimes Division of the High Court on charges of aggravated human trafficking, promoting the same, and aggravated defilement. However, the case was adjourned to August 22nd, 2023, as the presiding …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is losing billions of shillings in betting due to untested, uninspected, and unverified machines being used by betting companies, the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board has conceded. While Section 4 of the Lotteries and Gaming Act of 2016, mandates the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs are concerned that government has identified a company to manage the lucrative national lottery without regulations in place. This follows the revelation by the Ag. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board, Denis Ngabirano, of the successful firm (not …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City Council authorities have turned selected streets within the busy city centre to become one-way traffic routes for motorists. The move which had been approved by the city council in the 2022/23 Financial year seeks to ease and regulate the flow of traffic …
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Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT & FIBA | Uganda’s dream run at the 2023 FIBA Afrobasket tournament in Rwanda continued Tuesday night when the national women’s team The Gazelles beat DRC 78-62 to storm the quarterfinals. They next face hosts Rwanda Though it was DR Congo who had the best start …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi has asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court to order security agencies to release three rearrested suspects implicated in the murder of Andrew Felix Kaweesi, the former Police Spokesperson Kaweesi was shot dead on March 17th, 2017 together …
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