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VIDEO: Gov’t to start an ICT Innovation hub in Nakawa

VIDEO: Gov’t to start an ICT Innovation hub in Nakawa Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Within the next six month government will have completed an ICT innovation park in Nakawa. Mirroring a silicon valley of sorts, the facility will enable especially young innovators to work on, create and test their …

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VIDEO: NRM CEC Members take age limit rallies to Kabale

VIDEO: NRM CEC Members take age limit rallies to Kabale Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda is leading members of the ruling NRM central executive committee in Kigezi region to rally support for the amendment of article 102(B) of the constitution to remove the presidential …

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Desperate Rohingya use plastic rafts to flee Myanmar

Shah Porir Dwip, Bangladesh | AFP | Dozens of Rohingya refugees floated into Bangladesh on Wednesday on a raft fashioned from plastic jerrycans, as the persecuted Muslim minority continue to flee violence in Myanmar in droves, officials said. Bangladesh border guards spotted the makeshift raft overloaded with more than 50 …

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Activists block roads, trains in Catalonia strike

Barcelona, Spain | AFP | Protesters blocked roads, highways and train tracks in Catalonia on Wednesday as part of a region-wide strike called by a pro-independence union. According to the Catalan Transit Service, people blocked roads in more than 50 places in the region, including major motorways like the AP-7 …

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UN official, in Mali, warns over ‘violations’ in anti-terror raids

Bamako, Mali | AFP | A senior UN official, on a visit to Mali, has warned about “violations committed during anti-terrorist operations” after Bamako said French troops killed Malian soldiers during a raid against jihadists. An official from Mali’s defense ministry on Tuesday confirmed that Malian soldiers captured by jihadists …

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VIDEO: Counterfeits distort large Import bill of machinery in Uganda

VIDEO: Counterfeits distort large Import bill of machinery in Uganda Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Uganda’s import bill on machinery equipment, vehicles & accessories hit nearly $1 Billion dollars (3.6 Trillion), according to the latest report issued by government on Wednesday. But automobiles fitting into this large import bill on …

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Liberian parties eye anti-Weah front: ruling party chairman

Monrovia, Liberia | AFP | Four parties on Tuesday discussed a “merger” to bolster Vice President Joseph Boakai in his fight against former international football star George Weah for Liberia’s presidency, a senior party official said. The talks took place on the day that a runoff vote between the two men, …

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Nigeria’s Buhari proposes record spending for 2018

Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented a record 8.6 trillion naira ($24 billion, 20.8 billion euros) budget to the National Assembly to support the country’s economic recovery. Buhari, addressing a joint session of lawmakers in Abuja, said the spending was a 16 percent increase over …

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VIDEO: Rugunda defends the Constitutional amendment Bill

VIDEO: Rugunda defends the Constitutional amendment Bill Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has defended the Constitution Amendment Bill currently before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, arguing that if the people want it amended, then so be it. The object of the bill is to …

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