Tampa, United States | AFP | DNA tests on smuggled elephant tusks have identified three major ivory cartels in Africa and are helping investigators bolster the criminal cases against some of the most dangerous traffickers, researchers said Wednesday. Around 40,000 African elephants are killed every year for their tusks, which …
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Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | Muhammadu Buhari swept to power on a wave of optimism in 2015, becoming the first opposition candidate in Nigerian history to defeat a sitting president. The candidate who promised change now wants a second term of office and has vowed to double down on his …
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Economists downplay need for EPA to grow regional trade Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Cotonou Agreement that has been guiding trade and cooperative relations between the European Union and close to 80 countries in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific regions for the last 20 years is set to …
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Hopeful patients get first experience at Uganda’s first public women’s hospital Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | People wander around. Some take selfies and group photos. All rave about the convenience, the décor and point at the nicely positioned potted fresh flowers and photo frames hanging over neatly painted sky …
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Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | The cost of taking over Crane Bank continues to skyrocket and could hit way over Shs. 500 Bn, The Independent can exclusively report. The latest revelations indicate that the lawyers, who represented Bank of Uganda in the entire process of taking over Crane Bank …
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Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | Since the military arrested the former Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura, they have sought to pin him for the murder of former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Andrew Felix Kaweesi. The Independent has learnt that the team actively investigating Kayihura on alleged connection …
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Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has signed a memorandum of understanding for two A330-800neo, the new version of the best-selling A330 widebody airliner, featuring new wings new Rolls-Royce’s latest-generation Trent 7000 engines, new systems and a new Airspace cabin interior. The agreement was announced at Farnborough airshow by …
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SGR: Chinese contractor faces boot as Kutesa camp returns Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | President Yoweri Museveni is renegotiating the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) contract – again. And the negotiations are not going his way, meaning that once again the project is likely to be delayed even more. …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | South Sudan’s warring leaders agreed to a power-sharing deal in Uganda Saturday that will see the rebel leader return to his position as vice president, Sudan’s foreign minister said. “It has been agreed that there will be four vice presidents: the current two vice presidents, plus …
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Entebbe, Uganda | AFP & THE INDEPENDENT | Sudan and South Sudan leaders were locked in day-long talks in Entebbe Uganda where President Yoweri Museveni hosted yet another session as the region continues to search for permanent solutions to the political problems of South Sudan. President Salva Kiir and his …
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