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Uganda’s annual headline inflation increases to 10 pct

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s annual headline inflation for the year ending in September increased to 10 percent from 9 percent registered in August, Uganda Bureau of Statistics said Friday. The agency attributed the increase in the headline inflation to rising prices of commodities such as rice and sugar, …

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EBOLA: Male survivors advised to abstain from sex

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has told survivors of Ebola virus disease to avoid sex for at least one year after being discharged from hospitals for safety of their bodies and their partners. Dr Aceng said that although experts recommend 6 months, she is …

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Arsenal beat Spurs to go four points clear at the top

London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | The North London derby certainly lived up to expectations… and it’s the Gunners who claimed bragging rights. Goals from Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka ensured derby day delight as Arsenal beat arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur to maintain top spot in the Premier League. Partey’s wonderful …

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Muni National Teachers College demands increase of capitation grant

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Demands for government to increase the capitation grants for National Teachers Colleges-NTCs dominated the 8th graduation ceremony of Muni National Teachers College in Arua city. Currently, the Ministry of Education and Sports gives 1,800 Shillings to each student at the National Teachers College. The grant …

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Doctor succumbs to Ebola at Fort Portal hospital isolation unit

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One of the six health workers who contracted Ebola has passed on this morning at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. He was by the names of Dr Mohammed Ali, a 37-year-old Tanzanian national. Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng announced his demise earlier on …

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Burkina Faso army captain annouces eviction of president

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Xinhua | Burkina Faso Army Captain Ibrahim Traore announced Friday evening that the country’s president, Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, was evicted. Heading a group of military officers, Traore declared in a broadcast statement the suspension of the constitution and of the charter of the transition, the dissolution …

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