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Envoys should notify gov’t of their movements – Diplomacy experts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Accredited envoys have been asked to always inform the government when going about their movements. On Monday, Italy’s Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo Luca Attanasio was killed in an attack on a United Nations convoy near the eastern Congolese city of Goma. Attanasio …

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Kagame: ‘I am not about to tell Rwandans to go to Uganda’

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rwanda President, Paul Kagame has told diplomats in Kigali that he is not about to tell his citizens to return  to Uganda because he has no control over their safety while here. Addressing more than 60 diplomats at the home of the Presidency in Kigali on …

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Migrant children accorded “diplomatic” status St. Peter’s PS Nsambya

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Migrant Children at St. Peter’s Primary School Nsambya are no ordinary refugees fleeing conflict in their countries.  They are regarded as “Diplomats” of foreign countries living in Uganda. The School Deputy Head Teacher, John Lwanga, says they accorded the children diplomatic status to fast-track their …

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Five killed in jihadist attack on Somali hotel

Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP |   Five people including three civilians were killed when jihadist militants stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, police said Wednesday, adding that all five attackers had also died after an hours-long siege. The attack on Tuesday evening, claimed by the Islamist group al-Shabaab, took place at …

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Diplomats walk out of UN conference in Venezuela protest

Vienna, Austria | AFP | Diplomats Thursday walked out of a UN convention on drugs addressed by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, saying his government was illegitimate and did not represent the country. Dozens of officials from Latin America, as well as the US, Canada and some European countries, including France, left the room in …

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