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Parliament probes Entebbe Airport power outage

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has been given two days to provide a report about the power outage that paralysed business at the Entebbe International Airport a week ago. The demand was made during a meeting between a team from the Civil Aviation …

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Kenya’s new school curriculum

Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | During an outdoor learning session in a school located some 13 kilometers away from the bustling downtown section of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, learners cheerfully take part in an assortment of activities as teachers look on intently. The teachers reveal that such outdoor engagements are crucial …

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First Oil 2025: Kabaale airport takes shape

➡️ 3.5 kilometers runway ➡️ Long enough for: ✅Boeing 777 ✅Antonov 124 Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of the Hoima-based Kabaale International Airport will be completed in 16 months from now. The contractor-SBC and Uganda Refinery Holding Company say slightly above 30 percent of the work is yet …

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Museveni: Africa needs new focus to progress

  Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has urged African political leaders and African people in general to shun the politics of identity that characterized most of the post-independence Africa. He noted that politic of identity that was mostly based on tribes and religions were counterproductive, diversionary …

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Must win for Crested Cranes against Zambia in COSAFA game

Port Elizabeth, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Crested Cranes will face Zambia’s Copper Queens this afternoon in the last Group C match at the on-going COSAFA Women’s Championship in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Going into the game coach George William Lutalo’s team need an outright win at …

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High Court dismisses third election petition against Nantaba

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Justice Olive Kazaarwe Mukwaya has thrown out the third petition challenging the election of Idah Erios Nantaba as Kayunga District Woman Member of Parliament. She delivered the verdict in her ruling on an application filed by Nantaba’s rival, Harriet Nakwede. The petitioner, who ran on …

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