WHO says 650,000 children in 3 African countries get malaria vaccine Nairobi, Kenya | XINHUA | More than 650,000 children in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi have received the malaria vaccine in the last two years since its launch, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday ahead of World Malaria …
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SUNDAY RESULTS: NN Mission Marathon top 10 1. Kipchoge, Eliud (KEN) 02:04:30 2. Korir, Jonathan (KEN) 02:06:40 3. Kifle, Goitom (ERI) 02:08:07 4. Kacheran, Philemon 02:08:47 5. Kiprotich, Stephen (UGA) 02:09:04 6. Kusuro, Geoffrey (UGA) –02:09:53 7. Sang, Mathew (KEN) 02:09:54 8. Chemonges, Filex (UGA) 02:09:59 9. Tewelde, Hiskel …
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N’Djamena, Chad | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | Reports out of N’Djamena indicate that Chad’s newly re-elected long serving President Idriss Deby has been killed. Chadian army spokesperson General Azem Bermandoa Agouna made the announcement on TV and radio, and indicated he died Tuesday of injuries suffered at the weekend …
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First round of oral argument ✳ Tuesday 20 April 2021 11.30 to 6 p.m. (DRC) ✳ Thursday 22 April 2021 11.30 to 6 p.m. (Uganda) The Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, today started public …
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Access to Kenyan market still a pain for Ugandan traders Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Ugandan traders had high hopes when Betty Maina, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development visited Uganda on a recent weeklong bilateral visit. The local traders hoped that the key issues that …
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📌 POLICE CID REPORT 2020 • 4,460 killed in 20 months • 547 persons lynched • 1,358 death via assaults • 547 hit with blunt objects • Majority are assault, poisoning, arson, shooting, mob action 📌 OTHERS • Sh15 billion lost in cybercrimes • Sh4 billion lost in fraudulent land deals • 3,516 motorcycles stolen, …
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Why experts don’t know whether to celebrate or criticise Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Final agreements to kick-start production of oil in Uganda have taken over 10 years of bickering and anxious negotiation. But when they were finally signed on April 11, many watchers said they were unsure …
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✳ Twelve of Europe’s leading football clubs agree to establish a Super League ✳ List includes AC Milan, Chelsea, Barcelona, Liverpool, Man City, Man United and Real Madrid. ✳ The project is being launched to rival UEFA’s Champions League format London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Europe’s soccer governing body …
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US imposing visa restrictions on Ugandans for undermining the democratic process Washington, U.S. | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States has in the last 24 hours imposed visa restrictions to those it says undermined Uganda’s democratic process, and also put new sanctions on Russia. expelling 10 diplomats for alleged election …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NTV Uganda journalists Raymond Mujuni and Rita Kanya are officially engaged. This happened Thursday night, with a proposal by Mujuni receiving a ‘yes’. “JUST IN: The most beautiful girl in the world said yes to my most difficult question,” said Mujuni on twitter at …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
