East Africa
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952Uganda Creates Parliamentary Friendship With Saharawi
By Our Reporter An inter-parliamentary group of friendship between the Republic of Uganda and the Saharawi Republic has been today 01 March...
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81116 Civilians Killed By ADF-Ugandan Rebel Group
By Our Reporter The ADF-Ugandan rebels clashed with elements of the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) for two days until late at night...
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657Woman beheads one-year-old son for refusing to breastfeed
The one-year-old died on the spot following the incident, which occurred while the husband was away from home.
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1.1KDigital Rights In Uganda, Tanzania, And Kenya Throttled By COVID-19
By Our Reporter Covid-19 related legislation, surveillance practices, and implementation of regulations have led to an erosion of online and offline civil...
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1.3KKCB Nakuru Rally: Rajiv Ruparelia records positives despite Kenya’s Baldev winning race
#KCBNAKURU RALLY: Ugandan Rally ace driver Rajiv Ruparelia believes that the #KCBNakuru Rally was a learning experience ahead of the WRC Kenya...
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1.1K“We are ready for ‘several’ missions” Says Commander of the US Naval Ship docked in Mombasa
REGIONAL NEWS: The US Naval ship, Woody Williams, that docked at Mombasa, Kenya last week, has a wide range of military capacities...
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864Magufuli not to seek for third term as Tanzania President
DAR-ES-SALAM, TANZANIA: The ruling Chama Cha Mapenduzi (CCM) party in Tanzania has dismissed growing calls from its MPs for President John Pombe...
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730From Infrastructure To Health, What Next? China Takes Lead In Fighting Cancer In Uganda
By Our Reporter In Uganda, the month of February is used to create awareness against cancer, a non-communicable disease that is causing...
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712Uganda,Kenya To End Cross Border FGM
By Our Reporter Kenya and Uganda have signed a landmark agreement to end cross border female genital mutilation (FGM) between the two...
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819Former LRA leader/child Soldier Dominic Ongwen Found Guilty By ICC
By Our Repoter The International Criminal Court (ICC) has delivered its verdict on the former Ugandan child soldier who became one of...
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988From Fighting, Floods, Famine & Now COVID; Inside South Sudan’s Crisis Stockpile
By Our Reporter Tucked away behind the bend of a swollen river, an hour and a half by motorboat from the region’s...
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2.0KInternet Services Thrilled As MTN Uganda Launches Home Fibre Access
By Our Reporter MTN Uganda has launched its first fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services for home users, adding to its existing range of business...
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1.1KPolice Report Exclude Arson In Makerere University Fire
By Our Reporter Investigations into the fire that gutted Makerere University’s iconic 76-year-old Main building has excluded a possibility of arson. The...
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MTN Group On Cloud9 As Its Annual Earnings Double On Uganda Tower Sales
By Our Reporter MTN Group, South Africa’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, said on Friday that it expected 2020 earnings to nearly...
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1.6KOver One Million Prepaid Meters For Uganda’s Umeme
By Our Repoter Uganda’s main electricity distribution company Umeme, like so many others across the continent, has faced numerous challenges over the...
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1.1KUnbelievable: Busia Residents In Shock Over Cow That Visits Toilet
By Our Reporter Residents of Nanjekho village in Busia county are living in fear and bewilderment after being visited by a strange...
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580African Aviation Week Of Mixed Emotions; Sadness & Happiness
By Our Reporter African Aviation industry has faced a week of mixed emotions, filled with happiness and sadness. Uganda Airlines receives second...
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713Africa In News: Uganda’s Election Tension Continues, Shell To Cough Billions, COVID-19 Vaccine On Hunt
By Our Reporter Nigeria puts oil companies under pressure Late last week, the Court of Appeal in The Hague ruled that oil...
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520MTN Jumps As Earnings Rise On Sale Of Some Tower Assets
By Our Reporter MTN Group Ltd. said profit may have almost doubled last year after the sale of stakes in telecom-tower joint...
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607Tensions Rise Over Escalating Abductions
By Our Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda – Ugandan authorities face pressure to find more than two dozen people allegedly abducted by security forces...
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652Frustrated Bobi Wine Urges ‘Strong Action’ Against Museveni Over Disputed Polls
Kampala: Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine is urging the international community to back up concerns over the country’s disputed elections with “strong...
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612Post Bank Recognized by UbionPay As Best Issuing Bank In Africa
By Our Reporter UnionPay International, the leading card payment company in the world, has presented the award of Best Issuing Bank in...
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587COVID-19, Regional Conflicts Engulf African Union Summit
By Our Reporter ADDIS ABABA – African leaders are expected to focus on the continent’s COVID-19 response at a virtual summit this...
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624Uganda Police Plan $4M Biometric Forensic System To Tighten Security
By Our Reporter Uganda police authorities say more resources are needed to continue the installation of its biometric forensic system as part...