Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Safal Uganda Baati Foundation will on Sunday, August 31, join thousands of Ugandans in the Rotary Cancer Run, underscoring its commitment to advancing public health through community-driven action. The Foundation, which operates as the corporate social responsibility arm of Uganda Baati Limited, will participate …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Two-time winner Morocco faces Madagascar in the final of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) final in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya on Saturday. The match will conclude the 19-team competition, which kicked off on Aug. 2. Organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the …
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Final: 30 August Madagascar vs Morocco 18:00 (Nairobi, Kenya) KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Senegal secured third place in the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) after defeating Sudan 4-2 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in Friday’s play-off match at Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. Sudan struck first in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN MoMo continues to innovate and introduce services that align with customers’ needs, according to Richard Yego, CEO of MTN MoMo Uganda. Yego made the remarks on Aug.28 as he officially unveiled the “Power to Win” promotion, which gives customers across Uganda a chance …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has officially launched the Pachi Panda Innovation Challenge in partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), a programme designed to support young people in creating business solutions that tackle food, energy, and water security challenges. The initiative, which began in …
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GUIYANG, CHINA | Xinhua | The karst mountains of Guizhou Province in southwest China feature ravines so deep that locals call them “the Earth’s cracks.” At Huajiang Town, the Beipan River carves one such gorge, a relic of Triassic seas, etched into limestone cliffs, which once marked the limits of …
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GAZA, PALESTINE | Xinhua | Children in the Gaza Strip, making up roughly half of the population, are among the most vulnerable during the ongoing conflict. What difficulties are they facing? How will they endure the spread of famine and subsequent trauma? Struggle for survival Gaza records about 130 births …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya’s soccer head coach Benni McCarthy has retained faith in most of the players he used in the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in the squad for the forthcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers. The South African boss led the Harambee Stars to the quarter-finals of …
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NEW YORK, the United States | Xinhua | For many Americans, the day doesn’t begin without a cup of coffee. But a new round of tariffs on coffee imports may soon make that daily ritual cost more. Coffee prices in the United States jumped 14.5 percent in July from a …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said Wednesday that more than 82,000 people are currently missing across Africa due to armed conflict and violence. “This figure represents just a small fraction of those who have disappeared,” ICRC Regional Director for Africa Patrick Youssef …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
