The artist figuratively explores and interrogates the subject of peace tranquility in the Monarchy Kamapala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Buganda is the largest Kingdom in Uganda occupying vast territory across the country. Since the precolonial times, the monarchy has hosted several groups of people including Arab traders, European explorers …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Eight African ministers from the Horn of African region have vowed to develop a comprehensive roadmap to help boost food security amid a looming famine in some countries, a regional bloc said Tuesday. “The failure of four consecutive rainfall seasons over the last three years has …
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Could ‘love hormone’ help regenerate heart muscle cells after heart attack? | THE INDEPENDENT | Almost 18.6 million people die each year from cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease, which causes heart attacks. Researchers from Michigan State University have found evidence that the hormone oxytocin helps stimulate the regeneration of …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo Broadcasting Network Limited (RockCity Radio) management has given contract engineers Willy Ntege and Henry Okello up to December 1, to have the radio’s mast placed on the summit of Tororo Rock ready to transmit. The engineers will place top of the rock a Guyed Wire 45M …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has denied that there was vote rigging during last month’s East African Legislative Assembly-EALA elections. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, Chris Obore, the director for information at Parliament said their records show that there were neither unauthorized persons who participated in the election nor …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia is ready to deliver additional volumes of natural gas to the European Union in the autumn-winter period, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. One of the two branches of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline has survived the recent leak incident and Russia is willing to send …
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The academy has already begun the process of obtaining regional accreditation, starting with the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multi-lateral lender, African Export-Import Bank has launched the Afreximbank Academy (AFRACAD), a learning, knowledge, and networking hub designed to help advance African trade through capacity …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo and the Attorney General have asked the Constitutional court to dismiss with costs a petition filed by Supreme Court Justice, Dr. Esther Kisaakye saying it’s a disguised attempt to frustrate an on-going inquiry into her conduct and abscondment from duty. In …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government (IG) handled a total of 320 disputes under the function of the ombudsman, over the year ended June 2022. Most of these complaints arose from misunderstandings between public servants and their supervisors and they include abuse of authority, victimization, employment disputes, …
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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | Oil prices fell on Wednesday after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) lowered its global oil demand growth estimates for both 2022 and 2023. The West Texas Intermediate for November delivery decreased 2.08 U.S. dollars, or 2.3 percent, to settle at 87.27 dollars …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
