United Nations, United States | AFP | Somalia’s new president appealed to the international community Thursday for more aid to avert a famine threatening his country that could also undermine fledgling political hopes born in his peaceful election. “Almost half of our people are facing acute food shortages and about 15 …
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In the Independent this week: COVER STORY Killing Kawesi: A look at the man and possible clues to the assassination of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP), Andrew Felix Kaweesi, one of the topmost officers of the force. THE LAST WORD Why Museveni will rule for life: How, barring a major …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | AFP | Tanzania’s information minister was fired on Thursday after he criticised an ally of President John Magufuli who had stormed into a television station accompanied by armed men. The sacking comes amid an uproar over the incident at one of Tanzania’s main private broadcasters, …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The Central Intelligence Agency is able to permanently infect an Apple Mac computer so that even reinstalling the operating system will not erase the bug, according to documents published Thursday by WikiLeaks. In its second release allegedly from the CIA’s arsenal of hacking tools, WikiLeaks …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Three people were killed in an “Islamist-related” attack in the heart of London on Wednesday when a man mowed down pedestrians on a bridge, then stabbed a police officer outside parliament before being shot dead. Here is what we know about the deadliest attack …
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New York, United States | AFP | US stocks dipped Thursday as the House of Representatives delayed a vote on a health care replacement bill seen as a barometer of congressional support for President Donald Trump’s agenda. Trump and Republican congressional leaders had pushed hard for the bill, which would undo …
Read More »Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya, a pioneer in mobile money, on Thursday began selling the first ever government bonds via mobile phone, allowing anyone from teachers to shop owners to invest and fund infrastructure projects. The bond is named M-Akiba, which means “mobile savings” in Swahili, and was launched …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Kenya stretched an unbeaten run to nine matches by drawing 1-1 at home against Uganda on Thursday. Michael Olunga gave the “Harambee Stars” a 35th-minute lead in a friendly at Kenyatta Stadium in eastern town Machakos. Kenya retained the lead against their long-time east African …
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Athletics: Kampala hosts first major sports showpiece Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | The World Cross Country Championship takes place in Kampala Sunday in Uganda’s biggest ever sports showpiece, with the traditional rivalry between Kenyan and Ethiopian athletes set to dominate the event. More than 550 athletes from 59 countries and one …
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Kigali, Rwanda | AFP | The pregnant Rwandan-British wife of an exiled opposition official appeared in a Kigali court Thursday accused of seeking to form an armed group and revealing state secrets. Violette Uwamahoro, who moved to the United Kingdom in 2004, went to Rwanda for her father’s funeral and …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
