Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Uganda has rejected findings of wrongdoing by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) in DRC, and said it considers yesterday’s judgment by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) “unfair and wrong.” In a statement released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry, government said …
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✳ PLE – sh34,000 per candidate ✳ UCE – sh164,000 per candidate ✳ UACE – sh186,000 per candidate ✅ PLE: Oct 14 – Nov 18 ✅ UCE: Nov 7 – Nov 9 ✅ UACE: Nov 18 – Dec 9 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Satirical novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has fled the country. Sources close to the writer told Uganda Radio Network that Kakwenza fled the country on Wednesday, reportedly through the Rwanda border. His lawyer Samuel Wanda has indicated that Kakwenza will fly from Kigali International Airport to …
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DECISIONS ✳ The total amount of compensation awarded to the DRC is US$325,000,000. This global sum includes US$225,000,000 for damage to persons, US$40,000,000 for damage to property, and US$60,000,000 for damage related to natural resources. ✳ The total sum is to be paid in annual instalments of US$65,000,000, due on 1 September …
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Security experts say attacks on Kampala woke them up, want IGAD regional strategy Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Director of the Security Sector Programme of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Commander Abebe Muluneh Beyene is always on the look-out for terrorist activity. He records attacks. And he has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines received $500,000 before flying Speaker Jacob Oulanyah to Seattle, United States of America for treatment, according to sources. The Airlines Acting CEO Jeniffer Bamuturaki told Uganda Radio Network earlier that their Airbus A330-800 Neo was chartered for medical evacuation by a client whom …
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Eliminating misconceptions and offering solutions Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | With 1.5million refugees, Uganda is the top refugee-hosting country on the African continent and one of the top five hosting countries in the world. Although the country has a relaxed policy which allows refugees to live outside camps, the …
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🔴 Senegal 0 (4) Egypt 0 (2) #TeamSenegal | ✅ ✅ ❌ ✅ ✅ #TeamEgypt | ✅ ❌ ✅ ❌ ✳ Player of tournament -Mane ✳ Goalkeeper of tournament – Mendy ✳ Golden boot – Aboubakar Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Sadio Mane secured Senegal their first Africa Cup …
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First oil expected in 2025 Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Finally, the international oil companies, TotalEnergies SE and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced they are ready to produce oil in Uganda in a US$10 billion project. Reaching this point had taken a whopping 15 years of …
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🔴 CAF FINAL ✳ Senegal 0 Egypt 0 FT Yaounde, Cameroon | THE INDEPENDENT | Egypt rode their luck in the opening minutes of the AFCON 2021 final, when Sadio Mane missed a penalty that would have given Senegal an early lead. The match ended goalless after extra-time, and will …
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