Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Ugandan counterpart President Yoweri Museveni on Sept.05 launched the inaugural Global African Investment Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. Dubbed the Global African Investment Summit COMESA & Government of Rwanda (TGAIS-Rwanda), the meeting brought together African leaders, heads of State, senior policymakers and influential business leaders …
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National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has threatened to cut off water supply to several government institutions unless they clear their huge bills in the next one week. NWSC Managing Director Dr Silver Mugisha revealed Tuesday that Mulago Hospital, Ministry of Defence and Uganda Prisons are among their leading defaulters. It …
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Look anywhere in Uganda and you will most likely see most people busy on their phone. They could be chatting on Whatsup, getting a feel of the newest happenings on their Twitter account, catching updates on Facebook, or transacting on mobile money, writes Nicole Namubiru. For anyone who witnessed …
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CECAFA WOMEN football results: Tuesday Uganda 9 Zanzibar 0 Kenya 4 Burundi 0 Wednesday Ethiopia v Rwanda – 4 p.m Earlier results Zanzibar 1 Burundi 10 Uganda 0 Kenya 4 Rwanda 2 Tanzania 3 GROUP A: Uganda, Kenya, Burundi, Zanzibar GROUP B: Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda Hasifa Nassuna grabbed four goals as Uganda’s …
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Impala Housing Estate in Namungoona, Kampala, which adds 133 housing units and 192 apartments to the country’s housing sector, has been launched. Set up by the National Housing and Construction Corporation (NHCC), this is the 4th phase in the Namungoona area and is an addition to the existing 200 units …
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Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Thousands of passengers across Africa have been left stranded after Nigeria’s largest airline said Tuesday it had suspended operations and might remain grounded for several days. Arik Air attributed the “temporary disruption” to “pending approval of aircraft documentation related to insurance renewal… a challenge due …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Facebook, Twitter and news organizations including Agence France-Presse have joined a coalition of media and technology groups seeking to filter out online misinformation and improve news quality on social networks. First Draft News, which is backed by Google, announced Tuesday that some 20 news …
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Paris, France | AFP | We all grow up to accept certain unassailable facts: water is wet, the Earth is round, and to produce a baby you need an egg and sperm. As it turns out, the last of these may turn out not to be true. On Tuesday, scientists …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Somalia on Tuesday agreed to lift a week-old ban on imports of Kenyan khat after a storm of controversy from angry growers of the leafy narcotic in neighbouring Kenya. The decision was made on the margins of a historic one-day summit in the Somali capital, …
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Washington, United States | AFP | Former and current US presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama join the campaign trail Tuesday for Hillary Clinton, standing in for the Democratic White House hopeful while she recovers from pneumonia. Clinton is set to return to the fray on Friday after several days …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
