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Plane carrying Malawi Vice President Chilima missing

Lilongwe, Malawi | THE INDEPENDENT A military plane carrying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima is missing, and contact with the aircraft has so far not been successful, hours after it was to have landed. According to the office of the President  the Malawi Defence Force aircraft left Lilongwe today, Monday, June …

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Absa Uganda and DHL Uganda train 200 SMEs in export trade

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  DHL, a global leader in the logistics industry in collaboration with Absa Bank Uganda under the 2024 ‘Growing Beyond Borders’ Entrepreneurial Training Programme have trained over 200 SME’s in Jinja to build their capacity to access export markets. “SMEs tend to focus predominantly on …

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Police detain bus passenger after lady accuses him of indecent assault

Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pakwach District are holding a man, Ivan Mungungeyo, on allegations of sexually assaulting a female passenger aboard a Nile Star bus. Mungungeyo, a resident of Wampewo Kasawe Zone, Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District, was detained on Sunday after the victim, identified as Judith …

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Mutaasa Kafeero takes Range Rover dispute to court

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City businessman Alhajji Mutaasa Kafeero has petitioned the Commercial Division of the High Court to compel car dealer Seguya Yassah Matovu to refund a balance of 300 million Shillings for selling him an old model Range Rover contrary to their agreement. According to …

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Iraq invites Uganda to join Road Development Project

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Iraq has invited Uganda to be part of their Road Development Project aimed at linking the Asian country to Europe. Uganda would participate by acquiring space in the strategically located industrial zones along the network. Ghazi Ktab, Director of the Africa Department at the Ministry …

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Karamoja demands distinct regional status, clear break from The North

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders under the umbrella of the Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) have asked the government to consider Karamoja as a distinct region separate from Northern Uganda. Karamoja sub-region covers an area of 27,528 kilometers and comprises nine districts including Moroto, Napak, Nakapiripirit, Nabilatuk, …

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Emmanuel Macron dissolves parliament

PARIS | Xinhua | French President Emmanuel Macron announced the dissolution of the National Assembly Sunday evening, following defeat of his party in 2024 European Parliament elections, according to a live broadcast of local media BFMTV. “I have decided to give you back the choice of your parliamentary future through …

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CSOs: Uganda’s budget process has been handled carelessly

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The civil society groups in Uganda have termed the next national budget ineffective in answering the country’s pressing needs. The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development is due to present this Thursday a sh72 trillion budget, which was revised at the last minute …

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