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UPDF soldiers off to Kenya for joint military drills

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF contingent was on Thursday flagged off to Kenya for joint drills with their 20 other countries code-named  “Justified Accord” 2023 (JA 23). JA 23 is a multinational exercise which brings together more than 20 countries from 3 continents to increase partner readiness for …

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NUP lead lawyer Anthony Wameli passes on

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party legal department, Anthony Wameli who had been hospitalized since 2021 passed on Feb 08. NUP party president, Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine announced his death on Wednesday afternoon. “Very sad day! Just learnt of …

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Uganda ill-prepared for a major earthquake

Studies show expanding cities and vulnerable buildings increase risk Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 20,000 people were killed following an earthquake in Turkey and Syria on Feb.06, according to multiple reports. That death toll places it closer to the February 04, 1976 quake in Los Amates, Guatemala, which killed …

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Delayed construction of valley dam in Moroto irks MPs

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The agricultural committee of parliament has expressed discontentment over the delayed construction of the 8 billion Shilling valley dam in Nakonyen village, Tapac sub-county, Moroto district. The 1.5 square kilometre valley dam is being constructed through the Ministry of Agriculture as part of the strategic …

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Zimbabwean President hails robust progress made in stabilizing economy

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwe’s economic activity remains robust, as evidenced by strong foreign currency receipts, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said. Writing in his weekly column Sunday in the state-run Sunday Mail newspaper on his reflections on the Reserve Bank’s 2023 Monetary Policy Statement, Mnangagwa said the country’s balance of …

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Kenya welcomes 1st group of Chinese tourists after pandemic

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya on Saturday received the first group of Chinese tourists after three years of pandemic-related hiatus at a ceremony in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi marked with pomp and pageantry. Kenya’s senior officials and executives in the hospitality sector were on hand to receive the first batch …

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