Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Five UN peacekeepers’ bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo are to close at the end of July, the UN mission there announced Wednesday, describing it as a change in operational style. But the closures come against the background of cuts to the …
Read More »VIDEO: Diamond Platnumz for Kampala City Festival October 6-8
VIDEO: Diamond Platnumz for Kampala City Festival October 6-8 Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | The Kampala Capital City Festival 2017 is here again, this time with a cause aimed at rehabilitating schools in the nation’s capital. The 3 day long festival, that is running under the theme cultural …
Read More »Three Ugandans bid for Commonwealth Youth Games glory in Bahamas
Nassau, Bahamas | THE INDEPENDENT | ThreeUgandan teenagers are in Bahamas to fly the country’s flag at the Commonwealth Youth Games that started on Tuesday. Uganda has a rich history in the Commonwealth Youth Games, having won 14 medals in track and field athletics at the last three games in Samoa in …
Read More »After six chaotic months, can Trump save his presidency?
Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump’s first six months in the White House have been a riot of scandal, chaos and outrage that — absent a major course correction — could spell doom for his entire administration. All US presidents face crises that seem to sweep the White …
Read More »Trump fumes as US health care reform bid collapses
Washington, United States | AFP | An angry President Donald Trump railed Tuesday against dissenters in his party who dashed his months-long effort to dismantle his predecessor’s landmark health care law, insisting it was finally time to “let Obamacare fail.” With four Republicans now lined up against Senate Majority Leader …
Read More »Colonial boundaries no solution to Tororo District split controversy
Kampala, Uganda | J OLOKA-ONYANGO | Recent newspaper reports about the issue of Tororo state that President Yoweri Museveni has directed that the matter be resolved using the “colonial boundaries” in order to determine where the municipality should be located in the event of a split of the district. Such …
Read More »Magogo, Watson in Morocco to discuss radical Nations Cup changes
CAF ‘think tank’ to mull Nations Cup changes Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | New-look Africa Cup of Nations and CAF Champions League competitions could emerge this week from discussions in Morocco that will include FIFA president Gianni Infantino. A two-day CAF symposium begins Tuesday in Rabat and officials, coaches …
Read More »Anti-Obamacare US health care reform collapses, 2 more Republicans say no
Washington, United States | AFP | Two more US Republican senators announced their opposition Monday to their party’s efforts to revamp Obamacare, derailing the controversial legislation in its current form and potentially dealing a monumental setback to President Donald Trump. Republican leaders are desperate for a major legislative victory this …
Read More »JOBS: Support implementation consultancy with UNICEF in Uganda
JOBS: Support implementation consultancy UNICEF – Reaching Every District Consultancy – Support implementation and scale up of Reaching Every District/Reaching Every Child/Community strategy in 40 poor performing districts (8 Months), Kampala, Uganda UNICEF works in 190 countries and territories to protect the rights of every child. UNICEF has spent 70 …
Read More »VIDEO: Besigye should not criticise Age Limit debate, says Otafiire
VIDEO: Besigye should not criticise Age Limit debate, says Otafiire Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV UGANDA| The Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Gen Kahinda Otafiire has accused opposition politician Dr. Kiiza Besigye of spearheading the initial constitutional amendments which paved way for the lifting of the presidential term limits. Otafirie now wonders …
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