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Chandiru Parades New Release
From New Vision - visit thier site http://www.newvision.co.ug/ SHE is one of the finest stage female performers we have in the local music industry and her Gold Digger hit from last year is still on every one's lips. But she has something new to her name and that is a…
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Uganda to mediate in DR Congo conflict
By Henry Mukasa for New Vision - visit thier site http://www.newvision.co.ug Uganda is to mediate in the simmering conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where rebels early this month overran a border post and captured territory from the government forces. The escalation of the conflict at the porous…
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Kagame Hosts Ugandan Community in Rwanda
BY EDWIN MUSONI for The New Times , Rwanda - visit thier site http://www.newtimes.co.rw President Paul Kagame, on Friday said that the relationship between Uganda and Rwanda go beyond just ties, saying the two countries share strong blood relations. The Head of State made the remarks while addressing 70 leaders…
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MUBS student strangled, lover held
By SIMON MASABA and ABOU KISIGE for New Vision - visit thier site http://www.newvision.co.ug A city mechanical engineer is held by police over the suspected murder of his girlfriend a Makerere University Business (MUBs), third year student of Business computing. Police said Doreen Adikini 21 who hails from Tororo district…
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US firm to boost Uganda’s agribusiness
By Ayiga Ondoga for New Vision - visit thier site http://www.newvision.co.ug MINISTRY of Agriculture has entered a partnership with Steelheart Internationala USA based firm in the provision of drilling equipment for establishment of water reservoirs for irrigation in the country. The move is geared towards modernizing agriculture through creation of…
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9 Ivorian women sentenced over genital mutilation
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — An Ivory Coast official says nine women have been sentenced to two years in prison each for involvement in female genital mutilation, marking the first time such a case results in jail time in the West African nation. Justice ministry official Jean-Luc Molo said Friday…
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Addhope Forum 2013: kick-off to a multi-lateral dialogue full of hope
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 24, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Placed under the label of dialogue and philanthropy, the first edition[…]
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AMISOM celebrates 50th Anniversary of the OAU
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 24, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) today celebrated the[…]
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AFISMA Head of Mission visits Timbuktu and reiterates the need for dialogue and reconciliation in Mali
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 24, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission of[…]
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Namibia Prepares to Manage Disaster Risk
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 24, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- IOM Namibia, in cooperation with the Office of the Prime Minister[…]
Another fire at Kawempe Muslim School...
A mysterious fire swept through a boys’ dormitory at Kawempe Muslim Secondary School Wednesday evening, the second in just under one week. The cause of the recent fire had not been established by press time. Kawempe Police chief, Siraj Bakireke had reported that the extent of the damage by the…
