Pop star Rihanna is due to appear at a high-level summit in Senegal tomorrow but a religious association have declared her persona non grata, reports Jeune Afrique (in French). "No to Freemasonry and Homosexuality", an association of around 30 religious groups in Senegal, accuse the singer of using masonic symbolism
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Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, Governor, Bank of Uganda has said Ugandans will soon enjoy the advantages of Islamic Banking, noting that the regulations have been approved and will soon be gazetted. Mutebile made the remarks on January 31, 2018 at Uganda Bankers’ Association (UBA) Informal Dinner held in Kampala. Islamic banking
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The United States State Department has voiced its displeasure with actions in Kenya that saw opposition leader, Raila Odinga swear himself in as president in a symbolic inauguration. The US made its concerns clear on Thursday in a statement in which it asked that grievances be sorted in the courts
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Tanzanian authorities are preparing to extradite a former Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) army colonel who threatened an upsrising against President Joseph Kabila, news agency AFP reports. John Tshibangu, who deserted to rebel against Mr Kabila in 2012, said in a video posted on social media on two weeks
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It may sound bizarre but it’s true. Controversial radio personality Mary Luswata has compared the dead singer Mowzey Radio to the Biblical Jesus Christ. The popular singer succumbed to head injuries he sustained in a brawl 10 days ago at an Entebbe night spot, De Bar. He was pronounced dead
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Ugandan musician Moses Ssali aka Bebe Cool has postpone his upcoming concerts as a sign of respect to departed singer, Moses Sekibogo aka Mowzey Radio. Bebe revealed this on Thursday, the same day Radio breathed his last at Case Clinic in Kampala. Before his death, Radio and Bebe Cool's relationship
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Uganda's tax body, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on Thursday impounded a truck with contraband goods believed to cause cancer. According to a message posted on the authority's social media page, the operation took place at the border crossing of Mpondwe in Kasese district, western Uganda along the border with
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Kenya’s interior minister warns that arrests may be in store in relation to opposition leader Raila Odinga’s self-inauguration ceremony Tuesday as “the people's president.” Meanwhile, authorities say local media stations prevented from broadcasting Tuesday’s event live will remain off the air pending the results of an investigation. Interior Minister Fred
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday joined millions of Ugandans in mourning the death of the country's best vocalist, Moses Sekibogo aka Mowzey Radio. Radio who was 33, breathed his last on Thursday morning at Case Clinic in the capital, Kampala. He had been admitted with head injuries following a
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Wealthy Londoners are leaving the city as new taxes make it expensive to inherit and invest, and as Brexit prompts rich Europeans living in the U.K. capital to return home. This puts the British financial hub in the same category as Lagos and Istanbul, which are also seeing net outflows
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