The Uganda Rugby Cranes defied the odds on Saturday when they pipped Namibia 38-19 to win the Rugby Afrique 7s tournament in Kenya. So miraculous is the feat owing to the fact that coach Tolbert Onyango is the muscle behind the success after he invested personal finances to ensure the …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Morocco on Friday made an official request to return to the African Union, 32 years after quitting the bloc in protest at its decision to accept Western Sahara as a member. “The Kingdom of Morocco has officially submitted a request to accede to the …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Monday’s US presidential debate, a combat of titans pitting the Democrat Hillary Clinton against the Republican Donald Trump, is sure to be a major moment in the campaign, with just six weeks left before the November 8 election. This first of three debates will …
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President Yoweri Museveni has assured Belgium’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders that he will look into the recent child adoption controversy involving the two nations. Museveni held a bilateral meeting with Reynders and Ambassador Marc Pecsteen at the sidelines of the 71st United Nations General in New …
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President Yoweri Museveni has commended youth in the diaspora who want to return home and share experiences with other youth about the income generating opportunities. “There are two types of societies; industrial and pre-industrial societies. Our people living in the preindustrial society have different attitudes about work. The diaspora …
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Seven Somali nationals accused of aiding and abetting the Al-Shabab to carry out a second bomb attack on Kampala, have on Friday, re-applied for bail before the International Crimes Division court They cited their long stay on remand in Luzira Prison, two years without appearing before a judge. They also claim that their health condition needs …
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United Nations, United States | AFP | South Sudan’s new vice president on Friday urged the United States not to push for an arms embargo while objecting to details of a planned UN-backed protection force in his war-scarred capital. “We are very much concerned because South Sudan does not need …
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Charlotte, United States | AFP | The family of the African-American man whose death has triggered days of unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina, released a dramatic video of the police shooting on Friday, raising pressure on the authorities to make their own footage public. The police have refused to release …
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Paris, France | AFP | Gabon’s disputed election, which culminated Saturday with the constitutional court’s confirmation of President Ali Bongo’s victory, is the latest in a long list of violence-tinged ballots in Africa: Ivory Coast After a five-month-standoff, incumbent Laurent Gbagbo was detained on April 11, 2011 by forces …
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Libreville, Gabon | AFP | Ali Bongo, whose re-election victory was upheld by Gabon’s constitutional court Saturday, has long sought to emerge from the shadow of his father, Omar Bongo, who ruled the country for 41 years until his death in 2009. Bongo, a stockily-built 57-year-old, is variously known by …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
