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Concerns mount over Senegal fiscal shortfalls ahead of election

Concerns mount over Senegal fiscal shortfalls ahead of election

Senegal's slower economic growth, its widening fiscal deficit and a potential delay in International Monetary Fund financing could cloud the outlook ahead of November 17 parliamentary elections, analysts say. President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, just five months into the job, set the stage

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EACOP: Uganda sues to evict landowners in way of regional pipeline

EACOP: Uganda sues to evict landowners in way of regional pipeline

Uganda's government is in a legal tussle with 112 landowners who are set to be displaced by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (Eacop) as low-value payment, absentee landlords and a complex landownership system in some parts of the country delay compensation, c

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Prince Richard Ssemakookiro's cake 'refusal' at coronation sparks curiosity

Prince Richard Ssemakookiro's cake 'refusal' at coronation sparks curiosity

A video showing Prince Richard Ssemakookiro not eating the cake served during the 31st coronation of his father, Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, has left netizens curious.Prince Richard SsemakookiroSome wonder if it’s because he doesn't like cak

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Decoding Speaker Among’s remarks

Decoding Speaker Among’s remarks

In an emotional tone as she presided over the launch of the Parliamentary Forum to End Child Marriages and Teenage Pregnancies at Parliament last week, Speaker Anita Annet Among, who doubles as the Bukedea District Woman MP, sent a stern warning to whoever dares

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The Chicago Way: How Obama Began Transforming America Into Cook County

The Chicago Way: How Obama Began Transforming America Into Cook County

EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP via Getty ImagesFor all his promise, Barack Obama was a man of few accomplishments before being elected to the highest office in America. But he actually did achieve something when it came to national politics. He brought the Chicago D

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UN chief says  denial of statehood for Palestinians is unacceptable

UN chief says denial of statehood for Palestinians is unacceptable

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has emphasized the imperative recognition of the Palestinian people's right to establish their own state.Speaking at the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Uganda on Saturday, Guterres condemned the refusal to accept a two-state solution f

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Supreme Court orders UMEME to pay Kampala businessman USD 2.5 Million in Damages

Supreme Court orders UMEME to pay Kampala businessman USD 2.5 Million in Damages

The Supreme Court has ordered UMEME to Pay Kampala Businessman $2.5 Million in Damages for unlawful charges leading to equipment loss. Justices Mwondha, Prof. Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, Tuhaise, and Chibita rule in favor of Enock William Makubuya, stating UMEME wrongly billed him for energy loss in

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