London, United Kingdom | AFP | Chelsea’s troubled season hit a new low on Monday as the Premier League champions crashed to a 4-1 defeat at Watford that heaped fresh pressure on beleaguered boss Antonio Conte. Less than a year after being hailed as the mastermind of Chelsea’s title triumph, …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Just days after Arsenal were lurching towards another crisis, Arsene Wenger can suddenly look to a brighter future thanks to a revitalised attack spearheaded by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. An error-strewn 3-1 defeat at struggling Swansea last Tuesday was the latest low-point of …
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Casablanca, Morocco | AFP | Morocco ended 42 years without a senior national team football trophy by hosting and winning the African Nations Championship (CHAN) for home-based footballers at the weekend. It was the first success since the country won the 1976 Africa Cup of Nations by drawing with Guinea …
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Reconsidering governance in Africa: Why our obsession with copying and pasting western institutions causes more harm than good THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | If you follow debate on Africa anywhere in the world, everyone will tell you that the main problem with our countries is governance. Yet this claim is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT COVER STORY Should government takeover UMEME job?: Karuma, Isimba power raises new questions. THE LAST WORD Reconsidering governance in Africa: Why our obsession with copying and pasting western institutions causes more harm than good. BANKING Will …
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IN THE INDEPENDENT: Surprises coming up in 2018 budget Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent News Magazine. COVER STORY Surprises in 2018 budget: Finance Ministry makes right moves, but timing could be wrong. BUSINESS Panic as China stops import of recycled plastics: …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY MTN licence expires,rivals fight renewal: Dirty details of telecom sector exposed. THE LAST WORD The poverty of Africa’s elites: Why the tendency of African intellectuals to blame leaders for the failures of our nations …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni defends ‘fake’ gold dealer: President snubs IGG, DPP, and Financial Crimes Unit. THE LAST WORD Uganda’s (Africa’s) paradox: Why youth unemployment and urban poverty is a sign of progress. NEW YEAR PREVIEW …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | By arresting Darfur’s powerful militia chief Musa Hilal, Khartoum has tightened its control over Sudan’s strife-torn region but analysts say it might open a new chapter of violence. Hilal, a former aide to President Omar al-Bashir, was arrested last week by Sudan’s counter-insurgency forces near …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent COVER STORY Strikes: Why workers pick weapons of last resort. THE LAST WORD A frank memo to the opposition: Stop sloganeering over peripheral issues called “governance” and think about strategic challenges. EAST AFRICA Behind Magufuli, Museveni …
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