North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (pictured) has said he is ending the suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests put in place during talks with the US. Mr Kim also said his country would soon introduce "a new strategic weapon". But he left a door open for dialogue, and said
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President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that the Uganda-Rwanda border impasse that has caused untold losses to traders will end soon. In a statement, the President said he received Ambassador Adonia Ayebare, who had gone his special envoy to President Kagame, on the issue of the tensions between our two countries.
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By Alex Masereka On Tuesday evening, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni met with the country's ex-premier and presidential candidate fueling speculation about a possible re-union of the two. Tongues in Uganda are now wagging on the possibility of former PM John Patrick Amama Mbabazi who contested against President Museveni in the
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Preliminary results from both the Uganda Virus Research Institute and the World Health Organization have ruled out the measles/Rubella Vaccine as the cause of death for a young boy who died after the Mass Vaccination held in October. The five-year-old boy was among millions of children who were immunized
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An Angolan court has ordered the seizure of the assets and bank accounts of the billionaire daughter of ex-President José Eduardo dos Santos. The seizure appears to be part of an anti-corruption drive by the current government in oil-rich Angola. The administration of President Joao Lourenço is seeking to recover
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Africa's largest mobile operator MTN says it is reviewing allegations that it paid protection money to militant Islamist groups in Afghanistan. The allegations, made in a legal complaint filed in a US federal court on Friday, say the firm violated US anti-terrorism laws. It was filed on behalf of families
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The legendary King of Souk, Kanda Bongo Man from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo has promised a thrilling performance with music Ugandans love about him tomorrow. The event that will usher his fans into 2020 will be held at Sheraton tomorrow 31stDecember 2019. I is organized by Balaam Marketing agency.
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Thanks to her recurring Friday demonstrations, sprightly Leah Namugerwa has shot to prominence with her empowered activism. But, as Portia Crowe finds, her biggest challenge may be mobilising the youth at home Gravely brandishing a banner reading “Climate Justice” and guiding a crowd of young people through a muddy Kampala
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Kampala’s Plush Pearl of Africa Hotel will on 31st December 2019 welcome the New Year 2020 with open-air festivities at the hotel, ending with grandiose fireworks. Celebrations of the arrival of the New Year at Pearl of Africa Hotel will be similar to last year with a musical concert on
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Uganda may be headed for its most expensive campaign spending as long-serving ruler Yoweri Museveni (pictured) faces a pop star-turned politician in the February 2021 polls, an election monitoring group said. Presidential and parliamentary candidates are likely to spend more than the 2.4 trillion shillings ($655.6 million) that went toward
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