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Beijing, China | Xinhua | The following is the full text of the Resolution of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the Report of the 19th Central Committee adopted at the closing session of the 20th CPC National Congress Saturday. Resolution of the 20th …

⛳Uganda Amateur Open Golf Championships 2022  ✳️ Sept 19-22 💠 LEADERBOARD ➡🏌️‍♂️ 1⃣ A Ssekibejja 71,76, 75 | 222 🇺🇬 2⃣ M Tumusiime 72,73, 80 | 225 🇺🇬 3⃣ J Cwinya-ai 80,69, 78 | 227 🇺🇬 4⃣ G Nsubuga 75,77, 76 | 228 🇺🇬 5⃣ J Kasozi 78,73, 81 | 232 🇺🇬 …

London, UK | Xinhua | United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned on Thursday after just a little over six weeks in office and thus became the shortest-serving prime minister in the country’s history. In a statement outside 10 Downing Street, she said that there will be a leadership election …

Ancient ritual for imparting communal knowledge faces threat of modernity  | DOMINIC D.B. MAKWA | Music, dance, drama and poetry are important elements of ritual in African societies. Imbalu, the centuries-old circumcision ritual of Uganda’s Bagisu people, is no different. When Bagisu boys between the ages of 16 and 22 …

Three survivors in Kibaale District tell their tale Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “I will continue to love and serve…” Few people, if any, would bravely continue to work in situations that nearly ended their lives. This is more so if the cause of that near death is the …

Tears as many speak of the dark side of the UAE Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was a sad scene at Entebbe International Airport as a group of 12 young Ugandan men and women, some unable to sit or walk, and in tears, returned home and spoke of …

Inside the succession battle ahead of 2026 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Until Gen. Salim Saleh appeared at the piping ceremony of his nephew Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, it appeared that veterans of the Bush War in Luwero preferred to stay away from the rabble-rousing erstwhile Army Commander of Land …

Africa startups have defied a slump in global venture capital funding, raking in a record US$ 4 billion in the nine months ending September, just US$ 500 million short of surpassing its total 2021 haul SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD STORY AGENCY | Africa’s VC scene remained resilient in spite of …

DISASTER MANAGEMENT: Govt asks donors for Shs 10 trillion Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The government is designing a new disaster risk management plan and accompanying standard operating procedures guide, according to Rukiah Nakadama, the third Deputy Prime Minister. At a meeting held in Kampala on Sept.21, Nakadama told …

O End of Game Store in Uganda: The external maneuvers behind the move Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | News of the impending closure of the Game Store at Uganda’s biggest all merchandise shopping point; the Lugogo Shopping Mall in Kampala, has added more cold wind on an already chilly …