The body that monitors South Sudan's shaky truce is blaming rebels for a Christmas Eve attack that killed 15 people and wounded 26 others. The monitors, known as CTSAMM (Cease-fire Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism), said Tuesday that rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar attacked the village of
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Kenya's government will over the next few years focus on ensuring its mineral wealth benefits the communities under a mineral royalty sharing scheme that will see ten percent of total revenue from mining going to communities where the minerals are extracted. By signing of community development agreements, mining firms will
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Freedom House, a Washington-based group which promotes democratic practices around the world, says freedom has improved in Uganda and The Gambia over the last year. The report highlights improvements in Uganda "due to the resilience of the media sector and the willingness of journalists, bloggers, and citizens to voice their
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Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)/ Managing Directors/Executive Directors are high profile leaders. Their roles are more than a title; CEOs make sound decisions for organizations they head. They are responsible for their actions and decisions taken. Additionally, CEOs act in ways that motivate others, and consistently solve problems and celebrate success
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Fortebet, one of the leading betting companies over the weekend gave back to its Namugongo punters (clients) for their loyalty. This took place just before Bournemouth-Arsenal game on Sunday at Namugongo Fortebet Centre. With branches across Uganda and best odds in the county, Fortebet rewarded punters with gifts like original
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Three Congolese soldiers have been killed while repelling an attack in the eastern Beni region by Ugandan Islamist Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, who are accused of killing 14 UN peacekeepers from Tanzania in December, the BBC reports. At the weekend, the DR Congo announced an offensive against the group
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Uganda will host Ambassador Yukia Amano, the Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency from 17th to 20th January 2018. According to Ministry of Enegy and Mineral Development, during his state visit, Ambassador Amano will hold High Level Consulatations with the President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni on the
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Atul Shah, the man behind struggling regional retailer, Nakumatt Supermarket has spoken out for the first time about how debt took down his business. In an interview with Business Daily, Shah says: “We have been bashed unrelentingly. I have chosen not to defend the truth or criticise lies being passed
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Jubilee party fired about 200 workers early last week, The Standard reports. Those affected by the changes include members of the secretariat, senior directors and county coordinators. This came as the officers resumed from the holidays on January 9, and was unexpected. This has seen most of the party operatives
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) Monday warned the public against Lacatalis products following recall due to salmonella. This is after Lactalis Group, a French firm dealing in processing of dairy products, has notified its customers about a recall of its products believed to be contaminated with Salmonela, an
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