Kigoogwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent incident involving a fuel tanker fire in Kigoogwa town, along the Kampala-Gulu highway, has highlighted serious shortcomings in local health and evacuation services. The accident occurred on Tuesday last week when a tanker, registered as UAM 292Q, overturned and caught fire. Several …
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BEIRUT | Wang Shang – Xinhua | The first time I heard the drones, I was walking in Hamra, Beirut’s historically cosmopolitan district. The dull buzz came from the sky, everywhere and nowhere. “You’ll get used to it,” my colleague said, not even glancing upward as he guided …
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Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Microfinance Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo has sought reconciliation with the leadership of Kyotera district, after a period of bitter misunderstandings from the last general elections. Kasolo has preferred to begin reaching out to leaders and communities with whom he has not …
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SPECIAL FEATURE | MARIJE SLIJKERMAN | Today is October 28. For most of you a perfectly ordinary day, but not for us, a Dutch family in Amsterdam. Another year has passed for us without Sophia. Our beautiful girl disappeared in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda on this date …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Tororo district have arrested the LCII chairperson Pereje Ward, Apokor Town Council after he was found in possession of a gun. According to Johnson Moses Mugwe, the Police Spokesperson of Bukedi North, Stephen Okware the Chairman of LCI Pereje Cell informed the …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENDENT | Conservationists from different African countries have converged in Jinja City to brainstorm on the various forms of art that are key to defending the rights of wild animals. Conservationists say that several animals are poached for their body parts, and medicinal purposes, among other …
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MOSCOW | TASS | Russia is making every effort to prevent the Middle East from descending into a major conflict, Russian Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov stated at the 4th International Russia-Middle East Forum. “We are making every effort to prevent …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | From October 24 – 25, the World Investor Week 2024 was celebrated across Uganda with significant initiatives led by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). This year’s celebration, part of a global effort by the International Organization of …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPDENT | Retiring Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers have been warned against joining members of the opposition to unseat President Museveni. On Saturday, the Fourth Division Headquarters in Gulu retired 206 junior and non-commissioned officers (NCOs). The Chairperson Veteran Affairs Acholi Sub Region Rt. Lieutenant Alfred Ocaya …
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TOKYO | Xinhua | Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Monday said he will continue as prime minister to lead the government and tackle growing economic and security challenges after his ruling bloc suffered a crushing defeat in the general election the day before. Ishiba, head of the Liberal Democratic …
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