Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died at the age of 28 following injuries suffered in his IBF light-welterweight fight against Subriel Matias. Dadashev was reportedly unable to walk to the dressing room after his bout was stopped by trainer Buddy McGirt at the end of the 11th round on Friday.
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Kenya's parliament has voted to nationalise Kenya Airways, reports Reuters news agency. The country's main airline is already 48.9% government-owned and 7.8% held by Air France-KLM and is making a loss at the moment, Reuters adds. Kenya Airways Chairman Michael Joseph told Reuters the vote was "great news". "Nationalisation is
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Rwandan opposition activist Diana Rwigara has spoken to the BBC's Newsday programme about why she wrote an open letter to her president about the death of a prison guard. Ms Rwigara published the letter to President Paul Kagame last week about the murder of Paul Mwiseneza. In the letter, she
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FORBES WOMAN AFRICA has announced the inaugural FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Regional Forum in association with Mastercard, one of the leading Women Summit initiative, to be held in Kigali, Rwanda, on 9 August 2019. Coinciding with National Women's Day in South Africa, the FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Regional Forum in association with
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Uganda has joined the rest of the world to mourn the demise of Yukiya Amano, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). “The Secretariat of the International Atomic Energy Agency regrets to inform with deepest sadness of the passing away of Director General Yukiya Amano,” a statement posted
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NBS Television, the flagship brand of Next Media Services, continues to attract best talents in the industry in order to compete favourably in all segments. The latest is that the views of ‘Amasengejje’, a popular Luganda bulletin that airs at 7PM will be excited to see one of the best
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Uganda's Minister for Youth Affairs, Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi has officially crossed to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. The news of her official defection was confirmed on Tuesday afternoon in a tweet by the president's press secretary, Lindah Nabusayi. "Hon. Florence Nakiwala Kiyingi, DP member and Minister for Youth
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Boris Johnson has won the race to be Conservative leader and will soon be prime minister. He is one of the UK's most recognisable politicians. But that high profile - built up as an MP, London mayor and foreign secretary - has often seen his achievements accompanied by controversy. Becoming
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The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has lashed out at a section of MPs who don’t contribute to debates, but instead sign attendance lists and leave immediately, describing the act as corruption. She said the lawmakers do so in search of transport refund from various functions. “…You come to
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Officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo say nine people, including several children, were killed when rebels attacked two villages in the east of the country. Late on Monday Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels used machetes to kill people in Oicha and Eringeti - two villages north of the city
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