A detective has told a court in Sudan that former President Omar al-Bashir admitted to receiving millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia. Mr Bashir appeared in court on Monday to face corruption charges, which his lawyers say are baseless. He was ousted in April after months of protests, bringing an
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Serbian Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic (in featured photo) has been confirmed as coach of Egypt's Zamalek a day after he left his role at South Africa's Orlando Pirates. The 49-year-old said "my dream has come true of becoming the coach of Zamalek" at his unveiling. "I have been in Africa for
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Zoos and circuses in the U.S. and China may soon be barred from buying African elephants that have been captured in the wild, Bloomberg reports. A vote at the 18th meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in favor of limiting international trade in the animals will
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Uganda's State Minister for Investment, Evenly Anite has made a shocking allegation claiming the mafia in government is baying for her blood and wants to eliminate her. Anite made the startling allegation on Momday while addressing a press conference at her office in Kampala saying there's a clique in the
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City businessman Rajiv Ruparelia is increasingly making his mark on Uganda’s motorsport game. The latest is that Rajiv on Sunday emerged the winner of Kapeeka Industrial Park- Mosac Autocross Championship after he completed the race in 02:41. His fans were left thrilled and entertained as the businessman showed flair and
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A Kenyan chef has set a new world record for the longest time spent cooking, after cooking for 75 hours non-stop. Maliha Mohammed (in featured photo) began her attempt on Thursday at 10:00 local time in the coastal city of Mombasa. She ended her marathon at a local restaurant on
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The Uganda shilling held steady against the dollar amid muted demand and it further consolidated its position following the Central Bank neutral monetary policy stance during the week ending 16th August 2019. Trading was in the range of 3685/3695. In the Interbank money market, overnight funds quoted at 7% while
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Sudan's ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance have signed a landmark power-sharing deal. The agreement ushers in a new governing council, including both civilians and generals, to pave the way towards elections and civilian rule. Mohamed Hamdan "Hemeti" Dagolo, widely regarded as Sudan's most powerful man, has pledged to
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Kyadondo East lawmaker Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine is sad and blue after it emerged that the land on which his so called Ghetto Republic sits has been sold off (leased) to an investor believed to be the brother of Gabonese President. According to an Agreement of Sale of Land
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Ugandans and Bazzukulu on social media, I thank all of you for responding to my message of 10th August 2019. Peter Opio had an opinion that cotton, even when grown on one acre if it is intercropped with expensive legumes, can still make good money for the family. John Musinguzi
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