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30 Jan '25
JUBA – A devastating plane crash occurred at Unity oil field in South Sudan, claiming the lives of 20 people. The light air service plane, carrying 19 passengers and two crew members, crashed just three minutes after takeoff, en route to Juba.
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25 Nov '24
Hassan Lutaaya, a boda boda rider from Kitaara, Entebbe Municipality, has been remanded to Luzira Prison until December 12, 2024, on allegations of defrauding Shs 600 million from the family of the late Masaka Diocesan Bishop, John Baptist Kaggwa.
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20 Nov '24
(Kampala) – Uganda owes $433,582 (UGX 1.679 billion) in ground rent arrears to Kinshasa authorities for a commercial property in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite having the funds, the payment remains stuck due to unclear instructions from the DRC side, raising fears of property s
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13 Oct '24
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has protested the US labelling of child labour in mines, with Kinshasa saying the assessment does not take into account the steps taken to improve on the sector’s governance. The reactions this week followed a US Department of Labour’s report th
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06 Oct '24
This past week, panic has gripped East Africans in the Middle East as Lebanon came under a hail of fire from Israel and tensions between Tel Aviv and Iran reached a crescendo. The Kenyan government has been struggling to get its nationals to register for evacuation, as someÂ
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20 Sep '24
The Pakistani Embassy has denied authorising the issuance of a diplomatic passport to the son of the former honorary consul of Pakistan in Uganda. About two weeks ago, the Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire, pointed to the Pakistani Embassy as the authority that could
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16 Sep '24
The Ugandan government has started visa exemption talks with Mozambique, a development which would allow citizens of both African countries to travel between the two states without requiring a visa.This follows a
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09 Sep '24
This month, the national carrier, Uganda Airlines will make five years of spreading its wings across the East African region, India, West Africa, and the United Arab Emirates.The fifth birthd
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21 Jul '24
Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has reportedly given the green light to a move to the Saudi Pro League by agreeing personal terms
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04 Jul '24
The stars were back at Wimbledon for day four of the tennis tournament in south west London on Thursday.Pregnant Camilla Kerslake and her handsome husband Chris Robshaw led the glamorous cele