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05 Jun '25
US President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping new executive order banning entry to the United States from 12 countries and imposing partial travel restrictions on seven more, in a move critics liken to his controversial 2017 travel ban.The announcement, made on Thursday, comes just days
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05 Jun '25
Tanzania has decided to block access to social media platform X because it allows pornographic content to be shared, the information minister has said.The content was contrary to the East African state's "laws, culture, customs, and traditions," Jerry Silaa told a local TV
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05 Jun '25
Police on Wednesday arrested two environmental activists who were protesting outside the offices of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) over the ongoing degradation of Lwera wetland.The demonstrators, affiliated with the Weka Afri Sustainable Biodiversity and Food Security
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05 Jun '25
Kenya has become a key hub for smuggling and resale of gold sourced from South Sudan, Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a recent report by SwissAid.Over the past decade, Kenya’s role in the illicit gold trade has expanded significantly, with much
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05 Jun '25
The Trump administration is looking to strip Columbia University of its accreditation over claims it violated the civil rights of its Jewish students.US President Donald Trump has condemned Columbia and other US universities, arguing the schools have failed to protect Jewi
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05 Jun '25
The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU), in partnership with the Uganda Media Women’s Association (UMWA), has urged electoral bodies to ensure that only individuals with genuine disabilities are allowed to contest for political positions designated for persons with disabilitie
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03 Jun '25
Rex Kazadi Kanda, a 2023 presidential contender and leader of the EKOKI movement, has officially met M23 rebel leadership in Goma, signalling growing civilian-political alignment with the armed coalition's breakaway government in eastern DR Congo.Kazadi’s meeting on Mond
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02 Jun '25
The High Court in Kampala has issued an interim order directing all parties involved in a legal dispute concerning the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) to maintain the status quo pending the outcome of a judicial review.The order was granted on Monday by Justice Bernard Namanya during
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02 Jun '25
Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has urged all political aspirants vying for leadership positions in the 2026 general elections to strictly adhere to the electoral guidelines issued by the Electoral Commission.He emphasised that failure to comply with these rules could lead to
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02 Jun '25
Couples marrying abroad could be landed with a huge inheritance tax bill if their foreign wedding is not legally binding, a husband and wife have warned.Antonia Medlicott, 49, and Tim Pindar, 44, tied the knot in 2009 in the wedding of their dreams in&nbs