Ethiopia’s former prime minister urged South Sudan’s leaders to resign for the sake of peace, the Sudan Tribune reports. According to the Paris-based paper, Hailermarian Desalegn, who resigned in February, made his remarks at a conference in Rwanda organised by Mo Ibrahim Foundation over the weekend. The paper says it
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Police in Kampala have arrested the prominent and most wanted marijuana drug lord in Kampala. Kyataka Mukiibi who also calls himself "General" was arrested by police officers around Market Street after a tip off by concerned citizens while he was supplying and collecting money from his clients. “Mukiibi has for
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Kenya’s environment watchdog has made an about-turn over plans to ban the use of plastic bottles, which was set to take effect at the end of this month, the Daily Nation reports. The National Environment Management Authority (Nema) had given manufacturers of plastic bottles up to April 31 to install
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In 2017, Kenya, the only middle-income economy in the East African region, embarrassingly struggled to feed herself. As food security deteriorated to a 10-year low, the country turned to her poor neighbours including Uganda and Tanzania to plug the deficit, reports the Standard. But the search for missing food did
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Award winning song writer, Sylver Kyagulanyi on Friday evening graduated from the Law Development Centre (LDC) much to the excitement of his family, friends and fans. A surprise graduation party was thrown for the legendary song writer at Posh Skyz Hotel in Naguru. The party was organised by SIKIA studio
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Sex industry workers and escorts looking for employment in New Zealand could be in luck as the immigration website lists both vocations on the skilled employment list, a number of international media outlets have reported. According to information on Immigration New Zealand's website, sex work is listed as ANZSCO level
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The Uganda Police Force has gunned down two terrorism suspects in operation in the capital, Kampala. This development was revealed by the force'a spokesman, Emilian Kayima on Saturday morning saying a number of suspects have been arrested. "Uganda Police Force in a joint operation with sister security agencies early this
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Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has urged women to desist from bleaching their skins. The president made the call on Friday while presidin over the pass-out of 1,023 graduates from different districts trained in herbal medicine practice by the Uganda North American Youth Development Association in Lubaga-Mutundwe, Kampala. "To the women,
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The Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Uganda, Rosa Malango has said the relatively effective laws, policies and regulations governing the oil and gas sector should be replicated to streamline other sectors in the country. Addressing the 4th Oil and Gas Convention in Kampala on Thursday, Malango said
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The World Bank is forcing Uganda the to take a USD 40 million (148 billion Shillings) loan to fight Gender Based Violence, Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija has said. The loan, expected to increase participation in Gender-Based Violence prevention programs and utilization of multi-sectoral services for survivors of gender-based violence
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