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Kiir dismisses long-serving spy chief

Kiir dismisses long-serving spy chief

South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday, through a presidential decree, dismissed his long-time intelligence chief and appointed him as the governor of his home state. Lt Gen Akol Khoor, who led the National Security Service’s (NSS) Internal Security Bureau, was replace

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Erik ten Hag Man United sack claim made as Bruno Fernandes issues red card verdict

Erik ten Hag Man United sack claim made as Bruno Fernandes issues red card verdict

Manchester United news and gossip after the 3-0 defeat against Tottenham with a Erik ten Hag sack claim and Bruno Fernandes' verdict to his red cardManchester United boss Erik ten Hag is under pressureIt proved to be an afternoon to forget for Ma

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Namasagali alumni eulogise Father Grimes with theatre performances

Namasagali alumni eulogise Father Grimes with theatre performances

Namusa-Gali, was a phrase used to mean greeting the train when the railway had just been constructed. Then, a small town along the Nile in Kamuli was a railway station; it is believed that the phrase Namusa-gali was used to coin the town’s name, later known as Namasagali. This name, it is

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Maid, son to stand trial over interfering with boss' estate

Maid, son to stand trial over interfering with boss' estate

Court in Kampala has said a long-serving housemaid and her son will be tried on charges of conspiring to interfere with the estate of her deceased employer, a Ugandan-born British senior midwife. Margret Nabakooza, a resident of Kira Municipality in Wakiso District and her 23-year-old s

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Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital

Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital

Sudan's army launched artillery and airstrikes in Sudan's capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its 17-month war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), witnesses and military sources said. The push by the army, which lost control of most of the

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Kenya will send more police officers to Haiti, president says

Kenya will send more police officers to Haiti, president says

Kenya will deploy additional police officers to Haiti to help the government there fight armed gangs as part of a 2,500-strong multinational force, President William Ruto said on Thursday. Ruto said in a speech at the United Nations General Assembly that Kenya had already deployed 382 sp

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More than $800 million pledged for mpox response, African CDC says

More than $800 million pledged for mpox response, African CDC says

Over $800 million has been pledged to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention for its fight against a surging mpox outbreak on the continent, the agency's head said on Thursday, adding that the amount was higher than expected. It had previously promised to raise $600 millio

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Govt targets 25,000 people in new Ebola vaccination drive

Govt targets 25,000 people in new Ebola vaccination drive

The Ministry of Health has launched a comprehensive Ebola preventive vaccination campaign to safeguard vulnerable populations against the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) after securing vaccines for 25,000 people. Mr Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Ministry’s spokesperson said on Thursday the vaccinati

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NSSF savers to get 11.5% interest 

NSSF savers to get 11.5% interest 

Contributors to the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will receive 11.5 percent interest they earned this year, Finance minister Matia Kasaija announced Thursday. "As per Section 36(2) of the NSSF Act (Cap 230), for the Financial Year 2023/24, I declare an interest rate of 11.5 percen

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Former Namasagali headteacher Rev Fr Grimes' body to be flown back to Uganda

Former Namasagali headteacher Rev Fr Grimes' body to be flown back to Uganda

The government has decided to fly the body of the late Rev Fr Damian Grimes, the former long-serving head teacher of Namasagali College from the United Kingdom back to Uganda ahead of burial at the weekend. According to the tentative burial program released by the alumni of Namasagali C

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