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Eron Kiiza Sentenced to 9 Months as Defence Lawyers Boycott Besigye Case

Eron Kiiza Sentenced to 9 Months as Defence Lawyers Boycott Besigye Case

KAMPALA – Chaotic scenes unfolded at the General Court Martial as Eron Kiiza, one of the lawyers representing veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye, was sentenced to nine months in Kitalya prison for contempt of court.

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Why Tshisekedi skipped key Francophone summit

Why Tshisekedi skipped key Francophone summit

The 19th Francophonie summit ended without Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi, whom reports indicated left in a huff, angry at French President Emmanuel Macron’s failure to mention the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a speech he made about conflicts shaking the world, es

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Now’s a good time to stop looking back in anger at the colonial era

Now’s a good time to stop looking back in anger at the colonial era

This year’s Independence Day, celebrated yesterday, is more special than usual. Although the British declared Buganda a protectorate of the crown in 1894, it was not until the defeat of Omukama Kabalega of Bunyoro in 1899 that a tipping point in the subjugation of the existing pre-colon

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