China is considering setting up military bases in four African countries, according to a report by the US Department of Defense. Kenya, Seychelles, Tanzania and Angola were mentioned among a dozen other countries where China is considering setting up bases. The four African governments are yet to respond to the
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President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that state minister Mwesigwa Rukutana will be prosecuted for his actions. Over the weekend, Ugandans woke up to shock of the minister grabbing a gun from his bodyguard in what many say was an attempt to shoot at unarmed individuals in attempt vehicle. "The cheating
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President Yoweri Museveni who is also the National Chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, has warned what he calls crooks against polluting 'our massive force. Museveni's warning is contained in a missive published on social media in which he was commenting on Friday's NRM Primaries, elections to
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RwandAir is set to reap big in Tanzania as it fills the vacuum left by Kenya’s airlines which were banned from flying into that country. The airline, in a post on its website, announced that it will be operating three flights to Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro via Nairobi, Kenya.
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Technology entrepreneur Charlette N’Guessan has won this year's Royal Academy of Engineering Africa prize for engineering innovation. The Ivorian 26-year-old, who is based in Ghana, is the first woman to win the prestigious prize. Her team's invention, Bace API, uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence to verify identities remotely, the
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With the limited traffic at the Airport, the very last thing on anyone’s mind would be the transportation of contraband narcotics due to the ease with which the authorities can smoke one out. It is equally peculiar for a recipe book, a piece of synthetic hair or a gift pack
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German Shepherds are often used as sniffer dogs The University of Namibia’s School of Veterinary Medicine is training dogs to detect coronavirus. The plan is to deploy the dogs at airports and borders, the Namibian newspaper quotes Conrad Brain, a physiology and epidemiology lecturer as saying. Dogs have been proven
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EU Ambassador to Uganda, His Excellency, Attilio Pacifici shares partnership documents with Bemanya Twebaze, Registrar General of the Uganda Registration Services Bureau. Uganda has once again scored a first on the African continent. Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) officially joined the TMclass and Design Class on 03rd August 2020, after
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that once a Covid-19 vaccine is approved, Africa will get at least 220 million initial doses. The first batch will prioritise front-line healthcare workers and vulnerable groups, according to the WHO Africa Program Area Manager Richard Mihigo. He said distribution will be based
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Tycoon Hamis Kiggundu City businessman, Hamis Kiggundu aka Ham, the Chief Executive Officer of Ham Enterprises (U) Ltd has written off all outstanding rental arrears in order to give tenants ability to regain stability in their businesses. In a statement issued on Thursday evening, Ham Enterprises U Ltd said as
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