Saturday: Morocco 4 Mauritania 0 | Sunday: Uganda vs Zambia Rabat, Morocco | AFP | Hosts and title favourites Morocco ran riot in the second half to defeat neighbours Mauritania 4-0 Saturday in the opening match of the 2018 African Nations Championship. Ayoub el Kaabi broke brave resistance from the Mauritanians on …
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Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accountants Examinations Board (PAEB) of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) released the November 2017 examination results on Jan.05, showing a 1.4% improvement in performance compared with the June – 2017 results. ICPAU executives said 6, 055 candidates sat the …
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THIS WEEK: World Health Organization endorses new typhoid vaccine Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Jan.03 endorsed the first conjugate vaccine for typhoid. Dubbed Typbar TVC, the vaccine which has been approved to be introduced by interested countries on their immunization programmes can be administered …
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THIS WEEK: Suspended MPs to petition constitutional court Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Erias Lukwago, the lawyer of the six suspended members of parliament – Gerald Karuhanga of Ntungamo municipality, Ibrahim Semujju Nganda of Kiira municipality, Jonathan Odur of Erute County, Mubarak Munyagwa of Kawempe South, Allan Ssewanyana of …
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THIS WEEK: Lukwago criticizes councilors over meeting Museveni Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A move that has angered city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, over 200 councilors from the five divisions of Kampala met the president at his Kisozi ranch in Gomba district last week. While, Kampala Minister Betty Namisango …
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Beni, DR Congo | AFP | The Congolese army on Saturday announced a new operation against armed groups, notably the ADF Ugandan Islamist rebels suspected of murdering 14 UN peacekeepers last month. Army vehicles transported some 300 troops to the operation’s headquarters near Beni in the restive eastern province of …
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THIS WEEK: Bullisa Locals reject Shs3.5million land compensation funds Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Jan.04 meeting between Land Minister Betty Omongi and the locals of Bullisa district who own land at place where government intends to construct the Central Oil Processing facility didn’t yield much after they failed …
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THIS WEEK: Law society petitions court over judiciary administration bill Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Under their professional body Uganda Law Society (ULS), lawyers have petitioned the constitutional court over failure to pass the judiciary administration bill and government actions that impend the judiciary from attaining the self -accounting …
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President eulogizes Kony war peace emissary Lagony Nwoya, Uganda | PPU | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that the peace enjoyed by Ugandans cannot be disturbed by anyone following the great sacrifices made by the people of Uganda. The President was on Friday speaking at the memorial mass of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY MTN licence expires,rivals fight renewal: Dirty details of telecom sector exposed. THE LAST WORD The poverty of Africa’s elites: Why the tendency of African intellectuals to blame leaders for the failures of our nations …
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