Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The outcome of the 2022 FIFA World Cup is unpredictable and remains a grab bag, said Germany’s 2014 world champion Philipp Lahm. “You haven’t got a clear favorite from Europe as the top teams seem to currently struggle and deal with various difficulties,” the 38-year-old former …
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New York, US | Rédaction Africanews & AFP | The UN General Assembly on Wednesday condemned Russia’s “illegal annexations” of Ukrainian territory after Moscow vetoed a similar text in the Security Council in late September. Twenty-six African countries voted in favor of the resolution rejecting Moscow’s controversial referenda in four Ukrainian …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A female police officer in a viral video showing her preaching on the streets of Kampala is in trouble for absconding from lawful duties. The acting Chief Political Commissar, Senior Commissioner of Police-SCP Hadijah Namutebi, says the officer attached to Counter-Terrorism-CT tactical team that protects …
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Museveni Assents to Computer Misuse Law, Three Others 🔵 Four bills into law ✳️ The Physical Planners’ Registration Act, 2022 ✳️ The Kampala Capital City (Amendment) Act, 2022 ✳️ The Mining and Minerals Act, 2022 ✳️ The Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has signed …
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Nairobi, Kenya | GERALD ANDAE – BUSINESS DAILY | Kenya bought half of its imported sugar from Uganda in August, making Nairobi a leading destination for Kampala’s exports during the month. Data from the Sugar Directorate shows that Uganda exported 9,739 tonnes of sugar worth Sh1.3 billion, accounting for 56 percent …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka Catholic Diocesan Bishop Severus Jjumba has challenged Parliament to rescind a decision of levying income tax on private not-for-profit health facilities. Bishop Jjumba is afraid that the levying of income tax is an additional financial burden that will negatively impact their operations and …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven businessmen in Gulu city have petitioned Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to help them recover Shillings 1 billion for supplies to Countryside Harvesters, a local Non Governmental Organization. The businessmen accuse Solomon Okello, the Director of Countryside Harvesters in Gulu city of failing to pay …
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Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five officials of Bunyangabu district Local Government have been arrested for alleged abuse of office. Those arrested include; Lucy Ikiriza, the Principal Human Resource Officer, Yusta Asiimwe, the District Production Officer, and Gerald Tumwesigye, the District Agricultural Officer. Others are Joseph Basaliza, the District Chief …
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Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday urged policymakers to prioritize protecting the vulnerable through targeted support, while keeping a tight fiscal stance to help fight inflation. “Governments confront difficult trade-offs amid sharp increases in food and energy prices,” Vitor Gaspar, director of the IMF’s fiscal …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,500 families from six villages in Kikuube district are facing forceful eviction from their ancestral land. The affected families are located in Ndongo, Kisoba, Kahara, Nyanseke, Nyakabaale, and Hohwa villages, in Kaseeta parish, Kabwoya lower sub-county. The land in question measures 501 hectares …
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