Why would the jumbos leave tranquil Queen Elizabeth Park for Congo’s volatile Virunga Park? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Hundreds of elephants moving from Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park to the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have caused excitement in Virunga and nonchalant surprise in …
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Research shows why he is running out of options | THE INDEPENDENT | New research by professors from Makerere University Kampala and the University of Sheffield in the UK has been released in an attempt to explain how President Yoweri Museveni and the ruling NRM government are fighting to maintain …
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Global leaders commit investments and partnerships on effects of climate change | THE INDEPENDENT | African and European countries and international institutions have announced that they will jointly invest more in climate adaptation in Africa. The pledges were among initiatives in the Adaptation Action Agenda unveiled at the first online …
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How he has done what he has done and what the people have achieved Kampala, Uganda | KAVUMA-KAGGWA | On Jan. 26 the people of Uganda were in great joy and jubilation everywhere in the country, remembering the day January 26, 1986, when the National Resistance Army (NRA) liberation …
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Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 200 people have been allowed to attend the burial of Desteo Owobusobozi Bisaka, the head of Faith of Unity. Bisaka is being laid to rest this afternoon at the Faith of Unity Healing City Kapyeemi in Muhorro town council in Kagadi district. …
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A country that works for a few is not a country we can tolerate. A country must work for everyone. A country cannot be… Posted by Ortega Ian on Monday, January 25, 2021 A country that works for a few is not a country we can tolerate. A country must work …
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This is why you are not alone ANALYSIS | JOHN ELLIS | TV viewing has become more important during the pandemic, but a sense of shame still lingers around it. Even TV scholars still use the term “guilty pleasures” to describe their enjoyment of reality TV or series which attract …
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Rather than stifle businesses there are ways that the government could have used to prevent misuse breach of security if it had consulted experts Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maverick city lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi petitioned the court on Friday last week to compel telecoms to refund money for unused …
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During their campaign, U.S. President Joe Biden and his running mate then, Vice President Kamala Harris set out the following agenda for the African Diaspora: The African diaspora community is one of America’s most diverse communities, inclusive of people who speak multiple languages, come from different socioeconomic backgrounds, and …
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This interview from the World Health Organisation (WHO) conversations in science programme explains more about variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19, how concerned we should be, and whether vaccines provide protection against these variants. Vismita Gupta-Smith interviewed WHO’s Chief Scientist, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan. Soumya, tell us what …
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