Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Uganda’s BarefootLaw, the first online legal service in East Africa, is one of three winners of the €200,000 King Baudouin African Development Prize. BarefootLaw team members Gerald Abila and Peninah Igaga were in Brussels last night where they received the prize from King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of …
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Brussels, Belgium | MFA UGANDA | Archbishop Augustine Kassujja from Uganda has assumed his position as Apostolic Nuncio in Belgium. The Apostolic Nuncio in Belgium is automatically the Dean of all Ambassadors in Belgium. The Diplomatic Club of Belgium was created in 1988 with the approval of the then Belgian Foreign Minister, …
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FILE photo of Miya in action for his Belgian side Standard Liege Lowly Standard sack Serbian coach who ignored Uganda’s Miya Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Standard Liege have sacked their Serbian coach Aleksandar Jankovic after the iconic Belgian top-flight outfit could only finish ninth in the regular season. “Negative …
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Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended military cooperation with former colonial power Belgium after Brussels criticised President Joseph Kabila’s choice of prime minister, sources said Friday. “The decision to suspend military cooperation with Belgium has taken effect. This measure was pending since (Belgian Foreign …
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Kinshasa, DR Congo | AFP | Longtime DR Congo opposition chief Etienne Tshisekedi died Wednesday at the age of 84 in Brussels, as talks aiming to end the nation’s political crisis were under way in Kinshasa. “President Tshisekedi died today… in Brussels,” Bruno Tshibala, an official from his Union for …
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Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Soft drinks giant Coca-Cola has agreed to pay more than three billion dollars to recently-merged AB InBev for control of Africa’s biggest soft drinks bottling company, both companies said Wednesday. On merging with SABMiller in September, Belgian-Brazilian giant AB InBev found itself with 54.5 percent …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Cuba’s sensual rumba dance and Belgium’s thriving beer culture brought a new exuberance to UNESCO’s prestigious list of “intangible” heritage on Wednesday. The UN body gave the nod to the rumba, which it said evokes “grace, sensuality and joy”, while it said “making and …
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Paris, France | AFP | An original drawing from “Explorers on the Moon”, widely regarded as one of the two best Tintin adventures, sold for a record 1.55 million euros at a Paris auction on Saturday, auction house Artcurial announced. The 50 cm X 35 cm drawing in Chinese ink …
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Paris, France | AFP | A page of original comic strip drawings from one of the best Tintin adventures, “Explorers on the Moon”, is expected to sell for up to $1 million when it goes under the hammer later this month. The page, entitled “We walk on the moon”, has …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | Belgian-Brazilian brewer AB InBev savoured its status as the global leader in the beer industry after investors approved Wednesday its buyout of British rival SABMiller. Shareholders in SABMiller — currently the producer of Foster’s, Grolsch and Peroni lagers — overwhelmingly approved $103-billion (92-billion-euro) takeover …
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