South Sudan has temporarily abandoned some of the fees it charges foreign and local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in a bid to encourage groups to help with a humanitarian crisis, a senior government official said. The government and the United Nations said last month that South Sudan needs $1.7 billion in
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China’s smartphone market has fallen for the first time, with annual shipments down by four per cent in 2017, according to data from research firm Canalys. The decline ends eight years’ growth in the world’s largest mobile phone market. Smartphone brands Huawei, Oppo and Vivo continue to dominate the Chinese
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Nakumatt Holdings Administrator Peter Kahi has announced the appointment of Tusker Mattresses Limited as the new managers for the troubled retailer, reports Business Daily. Mr Kahi said in a statement Friday that the appointment, which is subject to regulatory approvals, will see Tuskys assuming operations management aspects for the troubled
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For Africa to combat the threat of transnational terrorism on the continent, it must employ a multi-dimensional approach, Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said. Speaking at the Peace and Security Council Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last evening (Saturday), President Museveni said the approach had to address issues of ideological
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National Super Alliance (Nasa) leader Raila Odinga on Saturday declared he was not afraid of international sanctions against him for carrying on with his swearing-in as the peoples President, reports the Daily Nation. Mr Odinga said he would sacrifice travelling out of the country if that would deliver Kenya from
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Vatican City (AP) -- Pope Francis has recognized as martyrs 19 people who were slain in Algeria in the 1990s, including a bishop killed by a car bomb and beheaded monks. The Vatican said Saturday that Francis had approved decrees attesting to the martyrdom of Bishop Pierre Claverie and the
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You’ve long heard the warning that you should try to keep a consistent sleep schedule, waking up as close as possible to the same time every day, including weekends. But some recent research has found a slight exception to that rule, giving you permission to snooze past sunrise on leisurely
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A company belonging to Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe has been ordered to vacate prime urban land belonging to a private school, or face legal action. The Mugabe-owned Gushungo Holdings is alleged to have taken over a 23-hectare property in an upmarket suburb in Harare. The Reformed Church says the
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Despite only two weeks to the start of the second round of the Uganda Premier League, the fixtures have not been released. The Uganda Premier League CEO, Bernard Bampaire Bainamani has stated that the fixture delay was due to CAF, who only released their calendar for the CAF Champions League
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Olympic marathon gold medallist Stephen Kiprotich has announced that he will not compete at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in April. The Ugandan London 2012 winner has opted to focus on the Hamburg Marathon instead, taking place in the German city on April 29. Gold Coast 2018 begins on
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