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Agago district loses 20,000 shea trees in five months

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district has lost more than 20,000 shea nut trees in five months, a recent report by cultural leaders in the district indicates. Clan leaders in Agago district have been at the forefront of the fight against the destruction of endangered tree species. In December …

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Four months old baby is injured by a chimpazee in Masindi

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A four month-old baby boy is admitted at Kitara Medical center in Masindi district after being attacked and critically injured by a Chimpanzee. The child was attacked and critically injured on Wednesday afternoon in Marramu village in Budongo sub county. It is reported that the …

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Museveni reappoints Justice Byabakama as chairperson Electoral Commission

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Simon Byabakama, and his deputy, Hajat Aisha Luebga have been reappointed for another seven-year term at the Electoral Commission. In November 2016, Justice Byabakama was appointed Chairperson of the Electoral Commission for a seven (7) year term. It is confirmed that President Museveni wrote …

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5 people killed by flash floods, landslides in Tanzania

MOROGORO, TANZANIA | Xinhua | At least five people have been killed by flash floods and landslides caused by ongoing torrential rains in the Morogoro and Kilimanjaro regions in eastern and northern Tanzania, officials said on Wednesday. Three people killed by flash floods on Tuesday in the Morogoro region were …

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Manpower shortage affecting UPDF operation against illegal fishing

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has blamed the persistent incursion of illegal fishing habits on the limited number of personnel deployed to fight the practices at the different fishing grounds across the country. In 2017, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni created the FPU, as a branch of …

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M23 rebels deny blocking locals from accessing gardens

North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT |  The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have denied accusations that they are  blocking locals from accessing gardens in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. On Tuesday, a section of locals led by Selon Jean-Claude Mbabaze, President of …

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