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‘Sudan’s Bashir on way out’

Thousands of Khartoum residents chant ‘the regime has fallen’ Khartoum, Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Sources in Khartoum indicate that Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has been ordered by the army to step down and consultations are under way to set up a transitional council. Sudan security has also freed …

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Students’ test scores

Why they tell us more about the community the students live in than what they know ANALYSIS | CHRISTOPHER TIENKEN | Every year, policymakers around the world make life-changing decisions based on the results of standardised tests in schools. These high-stakes decisions include, but are not limited to, student promotion …

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Umeme’s surprise profit growth

 Company expects more revenue from government’s free connection policy Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Power distributor, Umeme Limited recorded a 70% jump in profit after tax for the year ended December 2018 compared to the previous year. This came after the company settling a conflict regarding a specific clause …

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How ‘unity’ died in Uganda

Remembering the Moshi Spirit of the 1979 liberation war Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This week marked 40 years since a combined force of armed groups of Ugandan exiles under the Uganda National Liberation Front/Army (UNLF/A) and the Tanzania Peoples Defence Forces (TPDF) toppled the government of then-president of …

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Cheptegei is Uganda’s best

Uganda’s Sports Personality of the year 2018 Joshua Cheptegei Past Sports Personality Recipients 1974- Polly Ouma (Football) 1983-Ruth Kyalisima (Athletics) 1987-Justin Arop (Javelin) 1988-She Cranes (Netball) 1989-Uganda Cranes (Football) 1990-Uganda Cranes (Football) 1991-Fred Muteweta (Boxing) 1992-Francis Ogola (Athletics) 1993-Rosette Musoke (Table Tennis) 1994-Julius Acon (Athletics) 1995-Railways Handball Team (Handball) 1996-Davis …

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‘Uganda’s population now at 40 million’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s population has hit the 40 million mark, according to government statistics agency Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). According to UBS projections, Uganda’s population his the 40 million mark on Thursday at 4:00AM. This according to their population clock which updates growth hourly. The …

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