Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A website UgandaAirlines.com with a similar domain name with the official website for the revived national carrier Uganda airlines is confusing people intending to book flights. The national carrier runs ugandaairlines.com. However, UgandaAirlines.com, which advertises hotels, tours, and car sales in Uganda, uses colors and pictures of …
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Moscow says ‘zero’ proof Russian hackers involved in Qatar crisis Moscow, Russia | AFP | Moscow on Wednesday dismissed allegations that Russian hackers helped spark the diplomatic crisis around Qatar, after CNN reported that US officials believed they planted a false news story. “We’re getting tired of reacting to unsubstantiated …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | AFP | Ethiopians were still unable to surf the web via mobile networks on Tuesday, despite government claims the nationwide internet shutdown, which began a week ago, had been lifted. Africa’s second most-populous country turned off its internet access without warning or explanation last week, briefly …
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ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome The East Africa Tourism Platform, the private sector apex body for the five East African Community member states, has launched their much awaited ‘Destination East Africa Portal’ at the ongoing Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE2017) in Kampala. The new website aims to propagate …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | AFP | Tanzanian authorities on Friday charged the editor of a whistle-blowing website for failing to reveal the identity of contributors to the site, court documents revealed. Maxence Melo, who co-founded the website Jamii Forums, was charged with operating a website without a local domain, …
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