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JANET: Her political role & strategy Kampala, Uganda | The Independent | A new study on the role played by the wives of heads of state in Africa has ranked Uganda’s Janet Museveni among the top three influential First Ladies. The study was released on an online journal: theconversation.com on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said that former Tanzania President Mwalimu Julius Nyerere was perhaps the most important person in human history. Museveni who was speaking at the annual Julius Nyerere Memorial Mass  at the Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo on Saturday, said Nyerere was unique …

Madrid, Spain | AFP | Mohamed Salah scored one of the fastest ever goals in a Champions League final and Divock Origi struck late as Liverpool beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 in Madrid on Saturday and won the trophy for the sixth time. Less than two minutes had been played when …

Salah penalty gives Liverpool half-time lead in Champions League final FT : Liverpool 2 Spurs 0 Madrid, Spain | AFP |  Mohamed Salah’s early penalty gave Liverpool a 1-0 lead against Tottenham at half-time in Saturday’s all-English Champions League final in Madrid. The Egyptian scored the second quickest goal in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN’s Chief Executive Officer Wim Vanhelleputte who was deported in February over allegations of undermining state security, has been allowed back into the country after top level discussions between the South African company and President Yoweri Museveni. The president’s press secretary Don Wanyama confirmed the development …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Prime Minister and long time political scientists Apolo Nsibambi, has died at 78. He has battled age-related illnesses for the past five years, but details of cause of death are yet to be released. Nsibambi was Prime Minister of Uganda 1999–2011, during which …

He’s damned if he signs law, and damned if he doesn’t Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Six months since Parliament passed a revised Genetic Engineering Bill, 2018, that included demands by President Yoweri Museveni, he has not signed it into law. But he has also not written to Parliament …

Details on deportations, licence talks Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | Money, policy and misinformation are at the centre of the long-running tension between Uganda’s leading telecom operator, MTN, and the government. That much was confirmed at a meeting last week between President Yoweri Museveni and MTN Group CEO Rob …

But how does moderation fit between populism, defiance of Museveni, Besigye? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | In the middle of the excitement and activity leading to the launch of the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT); a new party which he leads, Maj. Gen. Gregory Mugisha Muntuyera aka Mugisha Muntu …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | A President Yoweri Museveni  and Rwanda President Paul Kagame  tete-a-tete as Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as president of South Africa early on Saturday, has been overshadowed by accusations after two men at their border. Analysts had hoped the surprise ‘meeting’ in Pretoria, would signal a thaw in relations …