LONDON, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Matchday 2 of the 2024-25 Premier League will be headlined by a clash between Aston Villa and Arsenal, though Manchester United and Liverpool also face tricky fixtures across the weekend of 24-25 August. Villa and Arsenal will meet in Birmingham in the early-evening kick-off on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank has opened a new branch in Buliisa district in western Uganda, expanding its network to 81 branches. This new branch aims to serve the broader community in Bunyoro region, which is experiencing a fast increase in economic activity stimulated by the Oil and …
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Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Barcelona hosting Athletic Bilbao will be the top fixture for Matchday 2 of the 2024-25 La Liga, while Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will have potential thrillers at home to Real Valladolid and Getafe respectively. Barca and Athletic will meet at the Lluis Companys Olympic …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR cultural institution in Kasese is asking parents to prioritize education of their children. The call came after the institution received 16-year- old Gilbert Mumbere, who survived the Kitezi landfill collapse in Wakiso district last week. Mumbere had gone to serve as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archbishop Samuel Steven Kaziimba Mugalu of the Church of Uganda has requested a postponement of the proposed amendments to the Provincial Constitution and Canons. In his Charge to the 27th Provincial Assembly currently underway at Uganda Christian University, Mukono, Archbishop Kaziimba suggests that these changes …
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Parametric insurance has grown in popularity in recent years, with the World Economic Forum recently describing it as a potential “game changer” for mitigating disaster risk ANALYSIS | AGENCIES | Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re) has partnered with Kenyan financial services provider Britam and farming-focused insurtech Sprout to offer a parametric insurance …
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Three important weaknesses that have impeded progress and way forward ANALYSIS | VERA SONGEWE & ISHAC DIWAN | The recent protests in Kenya reflect the frustrated aspirations of young people for higher-quality social services and better economic opportunities. It also highlights the difficulty – in Kenya, and across the developing …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has raised concern over the slow progress by member states in meeting the commitments made under the Malabo Declaration. The Declaration, signed in 2014 in Equatorial Guinea, set ambitious goals for accelerating agricultural growth, enhancing shared prosperity, and improving …
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Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new multibillion-government highway market in Lukaya town council, Kalungu district has been converted into a bar, three years after its construction. The market worth 3.75 billion shillings, was constructed with funds from the Ministry of Works and Transport and Lake Victoria Environment Management Project-LAVEMP, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs wants the Uganda National Kiswahili Council to be hosted under the Ministry of Education and Sports as the suitable institution to promote Kiswahili language. The Undersecretary in the Defence Ministry, James Mutabazi said their position is premised on …
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