Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The EU-funded “Lives in Dignity” Grant Facility has awarded a €1.8 million grant to the project, COMPASS: Cross-border Opportunities for Migration, Peace, And Self-Sustenance in South Sudan and Uganda. Uganda hosts a large number of those displaced from South Sudan – up to …
Read More »Buganda, Uganda Breweries extend Ngule deal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom, through its investment arm, Majestic Brands has today extended a partnership with Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) to manufacture Ngule, the kingdom’s official beer. The contract was signed at Bulange Mengo by the leadership of Majestic Brands and Eunice Waweru, Finance and Strategy …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Dr Oledo addresses UMA governing council
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) President, Dr Samuel Oledo has explained the reasons why he knelt before President Museveni asking him to stand for the presidency again in 2026. ” I urge all Doctors of Uganda to read the political weather and interpret this accordingly. …
Read More »Wonderkid Ramos hat-trick spurs 6-goal Portugal
Cristiano Ronaldo’s replacement netted the first World Cup knockout treble since Italia 90 🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ RESULTS ⚽ Morocco 0 Spain 0 (3-0 penalties) ⚽ Portugal 6 Switzerland 1 Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | Goncalo Ramos woke up Tuesday morning relatively unknown outside his home country. The 21-year-old rested his head on his pillow …
Read More »Bierhoff’s departure triggers new era in German football
Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The timing of the resignation of one of Germany’s highest-ranked football officials might have come as a surprise. However, it was no shock that 54-year-old Oliver Bierhoff took the responsibility for the second group exit at a World Cup within four years and a disappointing …
Read More »🔵 LIVE: Portugal 6 Switzerland 1
🌟 #FIFAWorldCup ⚽ Portugal 6 Switzerland 1 Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Portugal has stormed to a 6 -1 lead in their Round of 16 match against Switzerland thanks to a Goncalo Ramos hat-trick. Ronaldo started on the bench. Tweets by FIFAWorldCup Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »🔵 LIVE: Morocco vs Spain
🌟 #FIFAWorldCup ⚽ Morocco 0 Spain 0 (3-0 penalties) Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Spain dominiated the play, but Morocco held on in extra time of their Round of 16 World Cup match before wining the penalty shoot-out. Hakimi scores!!!!!!! THEY'VE DONE IT!!!! WHAT A PENALTY TO WIN IT! …
Read More »Morocco deserves respect ahead of Spain tie, says defender Hakimi
🌟 #FIFAWorldCup 2022 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Morocco vs Spain 6pm (UBC tv) ⚽ Portugal vs Switzerland 10pm Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi has asked for more “respect” for his side as they prepare for a last-16 tie against Spain in the World Cup. The 24-year-old right back knows Spain …
Read More »AfDB commits $301 million to renovate Uganda’s railway
The works entail the immediate rehabilitation of 265 km of MGR tracks between Malaba and Mukono, including the line to Jinja Pier and Port Bell on Lake Victoria Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Development Bank Group is providing $301 million to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge …
Read More »Chinese people see off Comrade Jiang Zemin in Beijing
Beijing, China | XINHUA | People from all walks of life in the national capital line the streets to see off their beloved Comrade Jiang Zemin, expressing their deep sorrow as the hearse journeys from the Chinese PLA General Hospital to the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery in Beijing, capital of China, …
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