🔴 Sunday 01.00am ➡ Marathon (M) FINAL 📌 🇺🇬 Uganda marathon team *⃣ Fred Musobo *⃣ Stephen Kiprotich *⃣ Felix Chemonges Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT | Time runs fast. Just two years ago, six Ugandans including two current Olympians, were on the list of pace setters as Kenyan marathon legend Eliud …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty two Karamojong girls and three of their infants have returned to Uganda through Busia one-stop border post following their repatriation by the Kenyan government. The returnees who are from Napak, Nakapiripirit and Moroto districts among others in Karamoja sub-region were stranded in …
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📌 Marathon results 🇺🇬 ◉ Chemutai 16th 2:32:23 ◉ Chekwel 69th 2:53:40 SB 🔴 SATURDAY ➡️ 10,000m FINAL Chelangat 1.45pm 🔴 SUN ➡ Marathon (M) FINAL – Musobo, Kiprotich & Chemonges – 12.00am Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT & IOC | Uganda’s Immaculate Chemutai finished 16th out of runners in …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | Former South African President Jacob Zuma on Friday was admitted to an outside hospital for medical observation. “A routine observation prompted that Mr. Zuma be taken for in-hospitalization,” said Department of Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo, adding the former president’s healthcare needs in the …
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London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Ross Boyce, MD, assistant professor in the division of infectious diseases in the UNC Department of Medicine, is one of 17 researchers nationally to win the highly competitive three-year, $495,000 development award. The foundation’s program aims to support clinical research that has the potential to …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | President of the Republic of South Africa and African Union (AU) COVID-19 Champion Cyril Ramaphosa has today announced the start of monthly shipments of vaccines acquired by the AU / African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) to the AU Member States. Target is to …
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Liberalization of air services in the EAC region will increase traffic volumes, improve connectivity and lower air transport fares Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The East African Business Council (EABC), a regional trade lobby, on Wednesday urged the East African Community (EAC) partner states to liberalize the air transport services …
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Gaborone, Botswana | Xinhua | Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Tuesday appealed to his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden to assist the southern African country with COVID-19 vaccines. Masisi made the appeal during a closed-door meeting with visiting U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland in Botswana’s capital city, press secretary …
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Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank (AfDB), through its Financial Sector Development’s Trade Finance operations, has launched a Transaction Guarantee instrument designed to provide up to 100% cover for non-payment risk to regional and international banks, for trade transactions initiated by local banks in Africa. The …
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Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Over 2,700 attacks on healthcare workers and patients have been recorded in 17 countries or territories affected by conflicts since Dec. 2017, killing 700 people and injuring more than 2,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. Presenting the findings of the WHO’s latest “Attacks …
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