Burayu, Ethiopia | AFP | Businesses closed in Ethiopia’s capital and its largest region on Monday to protest a state of emergency declared after the prime minister’s resignation last month. Shops were shut and roads deserted in parts of the capital Addis Ababa and in towns in the surrounding Oromia …
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Freetown, Sierra Leone | AFP | Sierra Leone holds a general election on Wednesday with uncertainty over the impact of new movements vying to break the stranglehold of two parties which have ruled since independence from Britain in 1961. President Ernest Bai Koroma is stepping down after a decade and …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsenal great Thierry Henry has said he would not “back down from a challenge” if a vacancy arose to succeed Arsene Wenger as manager of the Gunners. However, Henry is desperate for his under-fire fellow Frenchman to have the “last word” on an Arsenal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, is set to introduce the use and distribution of seed labels and certificates as a way of improving access to quality seeds in the region. This is because more than 130 million people in the region …
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Los Angeles, United States | AFP | “Black Panther” continued its record-setting romp this weekend, passing the half-billion-dollar mark in only its third week out in North America as it stayed on track to be one of the highest-grossing films ever, industry analysts said. The Disney/Marvel collaboration, starring Chadwick Boseman …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business seem to be worsening at the retail chain, Uchumi Supermarkets. Latest data shows that the retail chain recorded a 63.5% growth in net losses to US$8.95million for the half year ended Dec 2017 citing reduced sales. The listed company recorded a net loss …
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Dakar, Senegal | AFP | A Senegalese soldier was killed Sunday and another wounded in a military operation targeting “criminal activities” by rebels in the country’s southern Casamance region, the army said. Also during the operation “two rebels were taken prisoner… three fields of Indian hemp were destroyed,” and “weapons of …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Arsene Wenger insisted he was still the right man to turn around Arsenal’s fortunes after a 2-1 loss to Brighton on Sunday saw the Gunners suffer their fourth straight defeat in all competitions. Successive 3-0 reverses by Manchester City, the first in the League …
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Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea manager Antonio Conte conceded his side were powerless against an “unstoppable” Manchester City who opened up an 18-point Premier League lead with a 1-0 home win on Sunday. Bernardo Silva scored the only goal of the match 35 seconds into the second half …
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Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump on Sunday signaled his intent to move forward with controversial tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that have sparked fears of a trade war. “We are on the losing side of almost all trade deals. Our friends and enemies have …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
