Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Customs Enforcement Intelligence Officers at Entebbe International Airport last evening intercepted and offloaded two wanted Vietnamese nationals, Nguyen Van Thanh and Dinh Van Chung from Qatar Airways. The two were part of the 18 wanted mafia racket suspected to be behind the ring of smuggling ivory
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The new president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, says he wants to free all political prisoners within the next 10 days. In a speech he said he would ask the justice minister to release all those held in jail for their political views. Mr Tshisekedi assumed office
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The blockage of cargo trucks and buses from crossing to Rwanda via Katuna and Chanika border points has suffocated business in Uganda. Rwanda blocked cargo trucks and buses since Wednesday, to reportedly pave way for upgrading the One Stop Border Post at Gatuna border. But on Friday, the Rwandan Minister
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Gone are the days when the only means of getting fish was by catching it in rivers, lakes and wetlands. Uganda’s aquaculture industry is rapidly growing largely because of the huge demand for fish on the market. The fishery industry in Uganda provides a vital source of food and about
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By AFP For years, insecticide-soaked mosquito nets have helped dramatically lower malaria infections, but insecticide resistance has driven a search for alternatives and a new study may have uncovered one option. The weapon is a familiar one: an anti-malarial drug already used by humans to prevent them contracting the disease,
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By AFP Diplomats in Tanzania from eight European nations on Friday questioned the decision to impose a week-long closure on a key newspaper after officials accused it of falsely reporting currency exchange rates. The action against The Citizen newspaper follows growing complaints by opposition supporters and civil society groups at
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By Drake Nyamugabwa Whereas other products and services that are recording a decline in inflation rates, communication services have been reported to be the main driver attributed to the increase in the annual headline inflation for the year ending February 2019 recorded at 3% compared to 2.7% registered during the
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Uganda has summoned Rwanda’s ambassador in Kampala to explain why there have been disruptions at the main border crossings between the two countries. Rwandan authorities are said to have blocked most cargo trucks from Uganda and media reports say Rwandans have also been stopped from crossing into Uganda. The Rwandan
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Vivo Energy plc (“Vivo Energy”) Friday announced the completion of the transaction with Engen Holdings (Pty) Limited (“Engen” or “EHL”), previously announced on 18 September 2018. The transaction adds operations in eight new countries and 230 Engen-branded service stations to Vivo Energy’s network, taking its total presence to over 2,000
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Charles Sirleaf, the son of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, was arrested in the capital, Monrovia, on Thursday night, justice officials have confirmed. He was a deputy governor of the Central Bank during the unlawful and unregulated printing of close to $104m (£78m) worth of local banknotes. Justice Minister Musa
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