Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Anti Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) command in Karamoja has urged its officers to observe human rights and be disciplined in the course of carrying out their duties. Elias Kasirabo, the ASTU commandant for Karamoja region said that as an institution, police has paid …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Saudi businessman, Majed Al-Abass has failed to explain the whereabouts of his Ugandan maid Martha Apio. The businessman told anti-human trafficking detectives at CID headquarters in Kibuli that he does not know where Apio, whom he employed in 2018 as a domestic worker is. The …
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OFAC sanctioned an Iran-based agent & his network of companies that procured ballistic missile materials for the IRGC Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on an Iran-based person and his network of companies that Washington accused of facilitating Iran in its effort to get materials …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda insists its not yet safe enough for the banking industry to start paying dividends to their shareholders, two years since this was suspended. Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the banking industry was given guidelines to survive the pandemic, and …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has impounded 839 kilograms of immature fish from Kame valley market in Mukono Central Division. A team of officers led by Lt. Benard Baingana, the Commandant of FPU operations in Mukono and Kampala districts stormed the market accompanied by officers from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Carlos Odoki, a software engineer and resident of Mpamba zone in Kanyaya, Kawempe division in Kampala has appeared before the Buganda Grade One Magistrate, Siena Owomugisha for impersonation. Court heard that Odoki impersonated Ugandan’s Ambassador to Malaysia, Betty Oyella Bigombe to defraud hundreds of …
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Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Wednesday called on global leaders to uphold multilateralism to ensure “unhindered, stable and secure” energy flow to the global market. OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo made the remarks at a virtual meeting of the joint …
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“Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative” is aimed at ending malaria by 2030 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The private sector under the Malaria free Uganda council has rolled out a campaign dumped “Zero Malaria Business Leadership Initiative” aimed at ending malaria by 2030. The campaign brings together private businesses and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda says the west should allow emerging oil-producing countries in Africa to extract their resource amidst the energy transition debate. Energy transition refers to the global energy sector’s shift from fossil-based systems of energy production and consumption — including oil, natural gas and coal — …
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Abuja, Nigeria | Xinhua | Nigeria on Wednesday confirmed the death of the Zambian official who was serving as the doping control officer for the second leg of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier between Nigeria and Ghana on Tuesday. The official, identified as Joseph Kabungo, died as a result of …
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