SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting is the biggest postcolonial international conference that gathers all the former British colonial territories. A total of 53 countries gather together every two years in one of the commonwealth countries to discuss ways on how to further democracy, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni ‘moles’ in opposition fight: Who wins when Mao attacks Bobi Wine over money? THE LAST WORD BOU’s Crane Bank disaster: Why those who thought they were above the law will soon realise …
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Searching for lost lives: S.Africa’s unidentified corpses Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | At Olifantsvlei cemetery on the outskirts of southern Johannesburg, undertakers clad in white plastic overalls, boots and face masks take on a grim task: mass pauper burials. They are burying 46 bodies that have been lying in …
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Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP | From his self-imposed exile in Denmark, political cartoonist Khalid Albaih sees himself as an “ambassador” for his native Sudan, with biting sketches that aim to unify rather than alienate. His criticism of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, in power for three decades, has made it impossible …
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?: Do you still want to love me, for better or for worse? ?: I DO. An 85-yr-old man in Xi'an, China's Shaanxi Province, was captured on camera giving his wife a leg massage. pic.twitter.com/MCJVBGKrVG — People's Daily, China (@PDChina) January 10, 2019 Beijing, China | AFP | …
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Behind ADF attacks: UPDF deploys at Uganda-DR Congo border Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Behind ADF attacks: UPDF deploys at Uganda-DR Congo border THE LAST WORD Role of trust in prosperity: Why many Ugandans are stuck in poverty and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Fixing Bank of Uganda: Museveni meets Mutebile THE LAST WORD Bobi Wine’s Kyarenga concert: Why Uganda (like other African countries) keeps rotating around the same roundabout INVESTIGATION Behind the scenes efforts to save Kasekende, …
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Maasai Mara, Kenya | AFP | Five-month-old bloodhound Shakaria gambols through the long savannah grasses of Kenya’s Maasai Mara reserve, her playful mood swiftly turning to keen determination as she is ordered to track a human scent. Straining at the leash, she pulls her handler along an invisible scent path …
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Abidjan, Ivory Coast | AFP | “In our house, the beer is Bock!” boasts the familiar slogan for the lager that is Ivory Coast’s market leader, brewed by Solibra. “Beer Ivoire, loved by Ivorians!” says a competing advert for Ivoire lager, brewed by newcomers Brassivoire. On posters and huge billboards …
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The force is female: India’s women cops take a stand Jaipur, India | AFP | All-female police units are shaking up the male-dominated force in conservative northwest India, hitting the streets to combat sex crimes and a pervasive culture of silence around rape. One such squad in Jaipur has …
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