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Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Kobe Bryant’s laserlike focus and sublime skills were remembered Sunday by NBA colleagues, fans and athletes he inspired as they absorbed the shock of his death at the age of 41. Bryant, a five-time NBA champion with the Los Angeles Lakers and two-time …

London, United Kingdom | AFP |  The curtain comes down on Britain’s membership of the European Union on January 31 after more than three and a half years of disagreements and delays. Here are the milestones in the rocky process. – Leave wins – In a referendum on June 23, 2016 …

Doha, Qatar | AFP | Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera has travelled a long and bumpy road from the early 2000s when it was best known for airing tapes of former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. It now cultivates a loyal youth audience on social media alongside the satellite channels which …

Many think it is now more likely as Republicans rally behind Trump’s killing of top Iranian general | THE INDEPENDENT | Republicans of all stripes are standing solidly in support of President Donald Trump’s decision to kill a top Iranian general—even though some believe it makes war more likely. Conversations …

Politicians making moves in Arua, Mbarara, Jinja, Masaka Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Arua. Mbarara. Jinja. Masaka.  By 2021, these Ugandan towns could be cities if the ongoing developments in parliament are anything to go by. Cabinet discussed the issue of new cities last year and these major towns …

That’s stupidity, say Opposition but experts blame the law Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Opposition politicians and human rights activists are concerned about a recent directive by police to its district and division police commanders to ensure that all political meetings being held in private homes get dispersed. The …

Davos, Switzerland | AFP |  The number of billionaires has doubled in the past decade and the world’s 22 richest men now have more wealth than all the women in Africa, Oxfam said Monday in an appeal to the Davos elite to get serious about inequality. “Our broken economies are …

Special 1000: Why they matter more than the 195km trekked Kampala, Uganda | INDEPENDENT TEAM | President Yoweri Museveni’s recent six-day trek of remembrance of the major battles of his five-year war to capture power through the so-called ‘Luweero Triangle’ was packed with recollection, endurance, and emotion. From Jan.03 to Jan.09, …

Brussels, Belgium | AFP |  With just two weeks to go before Brexit, European diplomats are preparing for the next phase: intense negotiations to hammer out a future with Britain after its EU divorce. Brussels is braced for new rounds of Brexit battles, aware that a bullish Prime Minister Boris Johnson is …

Tripoli, Libya | AFP |  A nine-month offensive by Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar to seize the capital from the UN-recognised government has left hundreds dead and dragged in regional and world powers. As world powers push efforts for a ceasefire in the oil-rich country, with a peace conference held in Berlin …