SAATM is designed to lift restrictions on market access in Africa and to remove restrictive bilateral air service agreements (BASAs) between state pairs COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | This week marked exactly 22 years since the signing of the Yamoussoukro Decision (YD). For those with interest in the African aviation industry, …
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Artist reclaims her sexuality | THE INDEPENDENT | New York-based Ugandan artist Leilah Babirye’s hand-carved wood and ceramic sculptures—many of them figures and faces inspired by African masks that seek to expore the diversity of LGBTQI identities—have captured the attention of the international art world. The 36-year old went abroad …
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Makerere University scientists give traditionalists a boost | THE INDEPENDENT | An organic research group at Makerere University Kampala has embarked on testing the safety, quality and efficacy of herbal remedies in a bid to ensure that only those found safe and effective are used. The group from the university’s …
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Nobert Kagoro, the country managing partner at Deloitte Uganda spoke to The Independent about the forthcoming fifth edition of chief financial officer awards. What should the public look out for in the forthcoming 5th edition of Chief Financial Officer Awards? The fifth edition of the CFO Awards have brought …
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The company recorded Shs 2.8billion profit for the half year period Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s drug manufacturer, Cipla Quality Chemicals Ltd, recovered Shs 2.5billion from the Zambian government for the drugs supplied in 2018, helping the company to record a profit from the second time since listing …
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An analysis of tweets by the First Son and UPDF Commander of Land Forces COMMENT | IAN KATUSIIME | Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, President Yoweri Museveni’s son and Commander of Land Forces in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has turned Twitter into a stream of his unfiltered thoughts to …
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The dark side of African Continental Free Trade Area Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Africa’s heads of state on March 21, 2018 descended onto the hills of Kigali, Rwanda, to sign the long awaited agreement to create the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) that encompasses more than 1.2billion …
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🔴 UPDATE ➡ 3 suicide bombers blew themselves up ➡ Police say 4th suspected suicide bomber arrested ➡ 33 injured Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing on Tuesday in the Ugandan capital Kampala that killed three …
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🔴 UPDATE ➡ 3 suicide bombers blew themselves up ➡ 4th suspected suicide bomber arrested ➡ 1 bomb discovered and detonated at Transformer at Kooki Tower ➡ 2 more bombs discovered near Buganda Road court 🔴 WHAT HAPPENED ➡ 2 blasts in the city centre, a kilometers apart ➡ First blast at …
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Many deaths could be prevented with the timely arrival of competent emergency pre-hospital medical services at accident scenes | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | When you enter the accident and emergency casualty ward at Mulago National Referral hospital, it is screams and grinding of teeth in pain, with doctors and nurses pacing …
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