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LIVE: Liverpool 2 Tottenham Spurs 0

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 …

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MTN CEO Vanhelleputte to return to Uganda

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 …

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Former PM Apolo Nsibambi dies at 78

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 …

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Uganda, Rwanda in row over border killings

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 …

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