Kampala, Uganda | AFP | The Ugandan ringleader of a 2010 bombing by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab that killed 76 people in Kampala was found guilty along with six accomplices on Thursday of masterminding one of the region’s worst attacks in decades. Twin suicide blasts claimed by Somalia’s Shebab targeted football …
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President Yoweri Museveni has been handed a 1300 page report after a six-month probe on Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) activities by Lady Justice Bamugemereire. In the report, it was discovered that at least sh4 trillion was misappropriated by the old UNRA structure. Whereas sh9 trillion was used to construct …
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Kampala, Uganda | AFP | The son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, has rejected claims that he plans to succeed his father, reports said Thursday. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, speaking on Wednesday after he was promoted from Brigadier to Major General, heading the Special Forces Command (SFC), …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | A lawyer for Britain’s government argued Wednesday it was too late to claim damages for 40,000 Kenyans who say they were tortured and abused by colonial officials during a state of emergency in the 1950s. The case being heard at London’s High Court pitches …
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Full house here at the Victoria Ballroom. 600 delegates from 45 countries deliberate on how to #UrbaniseAfrica pic.twitter.com/C9D6VvZsGZ — KCCA (@KCCAUG) May 24, 2016 Experts in urbanisation have called on African countries to invest in planning if they are to have efficient cities that work for their people. “If …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | A Chinese state-owned company has signed a “preliminary” deal with Sudan to build the east African country’s first nuclear power plant, an official in Khartoum said on Tuesday. The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) signed a memorandum of understanding with the electricity ministry on …
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Vipers 1 URA 1 Express 1 KCCA 1 Simba 2 The Saints 0 SC VU 1 Lweza 2 BUL 2 Maroons 0 Villa 3 BStars 0 Soana 2 Police 3 Sadolin 2 JMC 1 KCCA are the 2015/16 Azam Uganda Premier League (UPL) …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Twitter announced Tuesday it was easing its 140-character limit for tweets, allowing users to add links, attachments and some other features within the short messages. The move comes as Twitter’s efforts to increase its user base and engagement have been sputtering, raising questions about …
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Uganda Prisons Commissioner General Dr Johnson Byabashaija has today announced 149 promotions of prisons officers by President Museveni. Promotions to the ranks of Director of Prisons and Commissioner of Prisons take effect from May 12 2016 while promotion to the ranks of Assistant Commissioner of Prisons, Senior Superintendent of Prisons, …
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Istanbul, Turkey | AFP | Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday the burden of handling the world’s crises should be better shared, as leaders and aid groups sought to defy sceptics to find a breakthrough at an unprecedented aid summit in Istanbul. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gathered over …
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