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Congo court upholds election win of Tshisekedi
Congo's capital was calm Sunday with residents attending church after the Constitutional court confirmed the presidential election victory of Felix Tshisekedi. It was not clear if the population would...
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Sudan police clash with demonstrators in fresh protests
Sudanese police clashed with demonstrators in and around the capital Khartoum on Sunday, after they deployed in large numbers in anticipation of fresh protests calling on longtime ruler Omar al-Bashir...
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Army, police deny arresting Dr Ismail Kalule
The whereabouts of Dr Ismail Kalule remain unknown after both the army and police denied arresting him. Plain-clothed armed men reportedly picked up Dr Kalule from his clinic at Aldina Mosque in Old...
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Museveni bans gambling, betting in Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni has directed government to halt renewing or issuing licences to any gaming companies. According to state minister for Finance David Bahati, there shall be no further issuance...
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Prof Nawangwe fires Makerere PRO Namisango
Makerere University vice chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe fired the institution's public relations officer Rita Namisango and appointed Dr Mohammed Kiggundu Musoke as the acting manager...
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Akena murder: Kanyamunyu trial hits snag
The trial of Mathew Kanyamunyu, his brother Joseph Kanyamunyu and girlfriend Cynthia Munangwari for the murder of child rights activist, Kenneth Akena today failed to commence as expected. The suspects...
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Museveni, Janet to blame for Makerere's troubles - FDC
President Yoweri Museveni and his wife also Education minister Janet Kataha Museveni are to blame for the current problems at Makerere University according to opposition political party, FDC. Makerere...
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Egypt TV host gets year in prison for interviewing gay man
An Egyptian court has sentenced a TV presenter to a year in prison for interviewing a gay sex worker on his show. Mohammed el-Gheiti was found guilty of encouraging immorality over an August 2018...
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You have jailed me for too long, Kitatta tells Army court
The embattled jailed Abdallah Kitatta has now admitted to being a member of Boda Boda 2010 after initially telling General Court Martial that he did not know about the vigilante outfit. Kitatta the...
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Govt seeks to regulate lucrative fish maw trade
At the Gaba landing site in Kampala, fishermen dock their boats filled with both tilapia and Nile perch. Waiting along the shores, donning white gum boots and white coats, fish traders wait to offload...
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MTN Rwandan, French expatriates deported
Telecommunications giant, MTN Uganda has confirmed the deportation of their two staff by Ugandan security authorities. In a statement issued today Tuesday, MTN confirmed the deportation of Olivier...
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Energy drinks: What you don’t know
Last week authorities in Zambia stopped the production of Natural Power SX, an energy drink, on suspicion that it was laced with a drug, which corrects erectile dysfunction. The ban was triggered by a...
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Museveni likens UPE success to mustard seed
As the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government commemorates 20 years of Universal Primary Education (UPE), President Museveni has likened the success of the programme to the Biblical mustard...
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PLE: How top Kampala schools crashed
The jury is out. After about 60 days of marking, grading, adjudication and computing, the long wait was over. Last Thursday, results of the 2018 primary leaving examinations, PLE, were released to...
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Govt, activists in legal battle over EAC passport
The Civil Division of the High court in Kampala will on March 4 begin hearing a case in which rights activists want to block the issuance of the electronic East African passports (e-passports) rolled...
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Rwanda protests Uganda deportation of MTN expatriate
Rwanda state minister for Foreign Affairs Olivier Nduhungirehe has accused Uganda of criminalizing Rwandans living and working in Uganda. In a tweet on his handle (@onduhungirehe), Nduhungirehe said...
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FDC, Kadaga clash again over Cosase leadership
Forum for Democratic Party (FDC) and speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga are once again clashing over the leadership composition of the parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authority and...
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Prof Ogenga Latigo survives 4th road accident
Prof Morris Ogenga Latigo, the Agago North County member of parliament has survived yet another motor accident. The accident occurred at around 4:00pm on Wednesday in Kalongo, Latigo's native village....
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Makerere students give management 48-hour ultimatum
Student leaders at Makerere University have given management a 48-hour ultimatum to end their squabbles with staff so lecturers can commence. The ultimatum ends at midday of Friday, January 25, 2019....
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UBTS explains countrywide blood shortage
The Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) has explained the nationwide blood shortage - blaming it on the lack of testing reagents. UBTS executive director Dr Dorothy Kyeyune says the crisis has...
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