Uganda ATMIS troops in Somalia get new commander Mogadishu, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | The new contingent commander of Ugandan troops serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Brig. Gen. Peter Gaetano Omola has officially assumed duty. The new commander replaces Brig. Gen. Keith Katungi, who has …
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⚽ FINAL 🏆 France 🇫🇷 3 Argentina 🇦🇷 3 Penalties 🇦🇷 Argentina ⚽⚽⚽⚽ 🇫🇷 Francia ⚽❌❌⚽ Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | Lionel Messi has longed his whole career to win the FIFA World Cup™. On an extraordinary night in Lusail Stadium, when Messi and Kylian Mbappe lived up to their heavyweight billing, the Argentina …
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✳ It is Mbappe versus Messi ⚽ FINAL 🏆 France 🇫🇷 3 Argentina 🇦🇷 3 (Extra time) Doha, Qatar | QNA | Argentina will face defending champion France in the FIFA World Cup 2022 final at the Lusail Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 18. Defending champions France have made their way back to the …
Read More »EBOLA: Uganda govt lifts Mubende, Kassanda ‘lockdown’
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Since Mubende and Kassanda have not registered any confirmed Ebola case for over 30 days, President Yoweri Museveni has lifted the curfew and travel restrictions in the two districts that have been in place for 3 months. The president’s decision and statement was read out …
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Why Uganda and others were not disappointed COVER STORY | Ian Katusiime | President Yoweri Museveni got at least one major deal on the sidelines of the just concluded US-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC, US. The President managed to get the U.S. group, Albertine Graben Energy Consortium (AGEC), to agree that a …
Read More »Will Joe Biden and VP Kamala Harris visit Uganda next year?
Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | US President Joe Biden has left African presidents guessing which sub-Saharan Africa countries he will visit first next year. “I’m looking forward to seeing you in your home countries,” Biden told the ongoing summit of African leaders. “We’re all going to be seeing …
Read More »Ruto, Museveni and Kagame discuss DRC in Washington
Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | East African leaders have continued the discussion on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Washington, where they are all assembled for the USA-Africa Leaders Summit. While the announcement of the 2023 electoral calendar could make a significant contribution to …
Read More »FINAL: It will be France versus Argentina
🌟 #FIFAWorldCup ⚽ SEMIFINALS France 🇫🇷 2 Morocco 🇲🇦 0 Argentina 🇦🇷 3 Croatia 🇭🇷 0 ⚽ FINAL SUNDAY France vs Argentina 6pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | It can’t have happened on too many occasions in 21 previous tournaments, but a team reached the World Cup final and …
Read More »Museveni lauded for leading COVID fight, meets Boeing chief
President Museveni meets President of Boeing Middle East, Turkey, and Africa Washington, USA | INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has been commended over his successful fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ebola outbreak in Uganda at the on-going US-Africa Leaders’ Summit. President Museveni was lauded by his Botswana counterpart, …
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✳ Museveni praises Professor Patrick Ogwang for COVID-19 remedy Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Here is Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s speech at the ongoing Africa-USA leaders summit. The topic was: Partnering for sustainable health cooperating and security ****** His Excellency Joe Biden, President of the United States of America, Their …
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