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West Africa: Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners.

West Africa: Mali Faces Record Number of Kidnappings of Foreigners.

The number of foreigners kidnapped by jihadists in Mali has reached a record high, with at least 22 taken hostage by the al-Qaeda affiliate group JNIM in the last six months, as part of its strategy to undermine the ruling junta.Between May and October the Group for the Support

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Russian expert links MiG-31 hijacking attempt to UK’s supersonic lag.

Russian expert links MiG-31 hijacking attempt to UK’s supersonic lag.

Alexander Stepanov also noted that many military experts acknowledge the fact of a serious, and presumably insurmountable, deficit in the British military-industrial complex in the domain of hypersonic missilesThe attempt to hijack a MiG-31 interceptor fighter armed with a Kinzh

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You’re Not a Thief! DPP Declares Lugoloobi Clean in Karamoja Mabati Scandal.

You’re Not a Thief! DPP Declares Lugoloobi Clean in Karamoja Mabati Scandal.

Finance State Minister Amos Lugoloobi has finally walked free after the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) dropped all charges against him in the famous Karamoja iron sheets scandal, a case that once shook the government and angered millions of Ugandans.The DPP’s decisio

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Kiir sacks top petroleum official after a week in post.

Kiir sacks top petroleum official after a week in post.

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed the undersecretary at the Ministry of Petroleum just a week after appointing him, in the latest shake-up in the country’s sensitive oil sector.The undersecretary is the highest-ranking official managing the ministry since Petr

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Rot In Health Ministry: Parliament Exposes 18yr Scandal In Donor-Funded Projects

Rot In Health Ministry: Parliament Exposes 18yr Scandal In Donor-Funded Projects

Rot In Health Ministry: Parliament Exposes 18yr Scandal In Donor-Funded ProjectsThe Ministry of Health has come under renewed fire in Parliament over a string of stalled, donor-funded projects some delayed for nearly two decades raising fears that the newly proposed cancer centres in Arua

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Inside Busoga’s Gains Protection Wishlist for Museveni as Kadaga Launches Regional Campaigns

Inside Busoga’s Gains Protection Wishlist for Museveni as Kadaga Launches Regional Campaigns

First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga interacts with NRM members during the Busoga grassroots mobilization launch at Century Hotels, Kyando, Mayuge District.Mayuge, Uganda: The First Deputy Prime Minister and NRM Second National Vice Chairperson (Female), Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has

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Former Splash Engineer Charles Ruhweza is Dead!

Former Splash Engineer Charles Ruhweza is Dead!

It is a sombre moment for family, friends, and colleagues following the untimely passing of Eng. Charles Ruhweza, a seasoned electrical engineer who once worked with Ntinda Industrial area based Britania Allied Industries Ltd, popularly known for its Splash juice brand.According

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Shadows Over the Blue Line: Why Are Uganda’s Top Cops Dying in Droves?

Shadows Over the Blue Line: Why Are Uganda’s Top Cops Dying in Droves?

Kampala – In the span of just over two months, five senior Uganda Police Force (UPF) officers have met untimely ends, sparking whispers of a curse on the force and urgent calls for transparency. From mysterious collapses to brutal attacks, the deaths of these dedicated servants of the law raise

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You’ve Enough Problems, Concentrate On Them First: Museveni Warns Foreign Powers Against Meddling In Africa’s Affairs

You’ve Enough Problems, Concentrate On Them First: Museveni Warns Foreign Powers Against Meddling In Africa’s Affairs

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned against external interference in African affairs, saying foreign actors are attempting to destabilize the region because they are threatened by Uganda’s growing industrial base and upcoming oil production.The President mad

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Court of Appeal orders govt to pay Shs 33bn to Iraqi Fund

Court of Appeal orders govt to pay Shs 33bn to Iraqi Fund

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High court decision that had cancelled a payment of $8.7 million (about Shs 33 billion) owed by the Government of Uganda to the Iraqi Fund for External Development.Court of Appeal ruled that the High court acted in error when it revisited a c

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