Former Presidential candidate Dr.Kiiza Besigye on Wednesday told Nakawa Grade One Magistrate Noah Ssajjabi that he will not return to his court in respect of the treason charges unless investigations are complete and he is notified. Besigye made his stand as he appeared for the further mention of this case. …
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PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, UN Kinshasa, DRC Closing date: Monday, 30 January 2017 Posting Title: SENIOR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, P5 (Temporary Job Opening) Job Code Title: SENIOR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER Department/ Office: United Nations Organisation Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Duty Station: KINSHASA Posting Period: 24 January 2017-30 …
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JOBS: UN Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Officer Closing date: Monday, 30 January 2017 Posting Title: Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Officer, P3 (Temporary Job Opening) Job Code Title: DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION AND REINTEGRATION OFFICER Department/ Office: United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic Duty Station: BANGUI Posting Period: 24 …
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Paris, France | AFP | When the Berlin Wall came down in 1989 there were 16 major walls protecting borders around the world. In 2016 that number had grown to 66, according to researcher Elisabeth Vallet of the University of Quebec. As US President Donald Trump took the first step …
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Washington, United States | AFP | President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered work to begin on planning and building a wall on the Mexican border, sounding a hardline tone on immigration as he moved to fulfill a key campaign pledge. The US leader instructed officials to begin to “plan, design, …
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FT: Mali 1 (Bissouma 73) Uganda 1 (Miya 70) ; Egypt 1 (Salah 11) Ghana 0 QUARTERS: Senegal vs Cameroon; Burkina Faso vs Tunisia ; Morocco vs Egypt; DR Congo vs Ghana Africa Cup of Nations Group D Egypt 3 2 1 0 2 0 7 …
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Dakar, Senegal | AFP | The Gambia’s new president will return to the capital on Thursday, aides said, ending a prolonged political crisis sparked by disputed elections that forced him to flee to neighbouring Senegal. The announcement capped days of anxious waiting in the tiny former British colony that was …
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Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | Usain Bolt lost one of his nine Olympic gold medals Wednesday when the International Olympic Committee stripped Jamaica of their 4x100m relay win at the 2008 Beijing Games after a teammate was caught doping. The decision which follows the re-testing of hundreds of samples from …
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New York, United States | AFP | The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the most famous equity index benchmark on Wall Street shot above 20,000 for the first time at the open Wednesday. The blue-chip stocks index quickly blew through the much-anticipated milestone in the opening seconds of trading, culminating a …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Twenty-eight people were killed Wednesday when Al-Shabaab fighters attacked a popular Mogadishu hotel, setting off two car bombs and opening fire on security guards, according to the city’s main ambulance service. The attack, claimed by the Al-Qaeda-aligned Shabaab insurgents, began when a car loaded with …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
