In 2022, Adeline Pelage and her husband risked everything to shift their small biscuit factory from baking with wheat flour to locally ourced sweet potato flour. They haven’t looked back. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD NEWS AGENCY | It’s a six-story climb to get to the rooftop that houses the small …
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Starlink to leverage Jumia’s retail network to supercharge its broadband rollout in Africa, extending a vital financial lifeline to the struggling online retailer. SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | The stars may finally be aligning for Jumia after SpaceX’s Starlink tapped the online retailer, once dubbed Africa’s ‘Amazon’ to drive …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of students of Masaka Senior Secondary School narrowly escaped being killed in a dormitory fire Tuesday morning. The fire, whose source is not known, broke out in one of the dormitories at the girls’ wing in the wee hours of this morning, razing down …
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The humanitarian situation in Gaza was extremely dire even before the sudden escalation of violence over the weekend. Now it would only deteriorate exponentially. New York, US | Xinhua | More than 123,000 people have been internally displaced in Gaza as a result of ongoing Israeli attacks, said the UN …
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Jerusalem, Israel | NEWS ANALYSIS – Xinhua | The Israeli government formally declared war and greenlighted “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack, as the military labored into Monday to crush fighters still in southern towns and intensified its bombardment of the Gaza Strip. More than …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businesses in Kamwokya and surrounding areas have been forced to close. It came after the military and the police stopped National Unity Platform-NUP supporters and their leaders from converging at their headquarters for a press conference and national prayers for those allegedly killed, arrested …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has emphasized the importance of protecting environmental assets as a crucial element for Uganda’s and Africa’s success during his 61st Independence Anniversary speech. He noted that assets like wetlands, forests, rivers, lakes, and water towers are vital for providing essential life-sustaining …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application in which the Bukimbiri Member of Parliament, Eddie Kwizera, sought the arrest of Electoral Commission Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama and a fine of Shillings 3 billion for contempt of court. The panel of the Constitutional Court Justices …
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COMMENT | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Retirement Benefits Regulatory Authority (URBRA) joins all citizens of Uganda to commemorate our 61st Independence Day under the theme: Sustaining a united and progressive Uganda: Harnessing our future as a free nation. Since its establishment upon the enactment of the URBRA Act 2011, …
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Vladivostok, Russia | Xinhua | Russian IT company Sitronics Group has tested the first prototype of an electric boat powered by hydrogen fuel cells on the Neva River, local media reported on Monday. Sitronics announced that it has successfully tested a boat equipped with an electrochemical generator (ECG) that converts …
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