North Korea has hailed as a success its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), describing it as a "stern warning" for the US. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the test proved that the entire US was within striking range, state media reported. The launch came three weeks
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Various factions of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) have signed the Entebbe Declaration to operationalize the Arusha Agreement on the reunification of the SPLM. The declaration was signed on Thursday at State House Entebbe witnessed by President Yoweri Museveni. In furtherance of the objectives of the SPLM reconciliation and
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A vehicle belonging to Jubilee Party campaign team has been hijacked in Mandera by suspected Al-Shabaab militants, reports the Daily Nation. Mandera South police boss Charles Chacha said the incident was reported at about 5pm Friday and that the driver and a passenger are missing. “We received a report of
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Empty plastic bottles (waste) remains a challenge in keeping Kampala and other towns across the country clean. However, Christine Ddamba, 23, a first year student at St. Lawrence University (SLAU) is turning this waste into precious furniture; she makes different types of furniture from empty plastic bottles and paper rolls.
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Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos’ reign on the top of the Forbes’ Real Time Billionaires List only lasted a morning. Bezos became the richest person in the world for the first time with a $90.6 billion (aboutSh900b) net worth when markets opened on Thursday. But while Amazon stock climbed
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Telecommunications giants, MTN Uganda on Friday announced a three year landmark sponsorship deal towards KCCA Football Club activities. Announcing this sponsorship, MTN Uganda Chief Executive Officer, Wim Vanhelleputte remarked, “Today we launch a partnership between two winning teams. MTN Uganda is therefore proud to sponsor KCCA FC sporting activities to
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Uganda's former Ethics and Integrity Minister, Miria Matembe has threatened to drag government spokesperson to court over claims he made on national television appearing to insinuate that her husband slept with their house-help. Matembe made the threat on Thursday during popular NBS Television talk show "Frontline" demanding that the government
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Alphabet's Google aims to train 10 million people in Africa in online skills over the next five years in an effort to make them more employable, its chief executive said Thursday. The U.S. technology giant also hopes to train 100,000 software developers in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, a company
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Zimbabwe's first lady has urged 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe to name his choice for a successor. Grace Mugabe, who is widely thought to harbor presidential ambitions, made her comments Thursday while addressing the ZANU-PF party's women's league in Harare. According a report from the state-run Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, the first
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Friday morning met with Kenyan Sports betting firm, SportPesa officials who are looking to set up shop in Uganda. The meeting that also included Youth Minister Nakiwala Kiyinji and FUFA boss Moses Magogo took place at State House Entebbe. "Met investors from the SportPesa company
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