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Uganda lifts ban on labor export after 8-month COVID-19 suspension

Uganda lifts ban on labor export after 8-month COVID-19 suspension

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa November 10, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Frank Tumwebaze at a multi-agency meeting to devise …

Over 600 mln Africans lack electricity despite huge renewable energy potential

Over 600 mln Africans lack electricity despite huge renewable energy potential

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa November 05, 2020

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) Commission on Thursday revealed that over 600 million people …

Museveni attends Magufuli swearing in

Museveni attends Magufuli swearing in

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa November 05, 2020

Magufuli was sworn in today in Dodoma. PHOTO CCM MEDIA Dar Es Salaam | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Musev…

Kenya set to shift to e-visa services in 2021

Kenya set to shift to e-visa services in 2021

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa November 03, 2020

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Kenyan government on Tuesday announced a shift to e-visa services effective Jan. 1, 202…

140 Rwandan genocide victims get decent reburial

140 Rwandan genocide victims get decent reburial

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa November 02, 2020

Kigali, Rwanda | Xinhua |  Remains of 140 victims of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide against the Tutsi were reburied on Sund…

SNV Uganda calls for focus on food security as UN celebrates 75 years

SNV Uganda calls for focus on food security as UN celebrates 75 years

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 28, 2020

Variety of food in a Ugandan market. Sustainable production is a key concern of SNV.   Kampala, Uganda | THE IND…

Egypt says to participate in Tuesday’s renewed talks over Ethiopia’s dam

Egypt says to participate in Tuesday’s renewed talks over Ethiopia’s dam

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 26, 2020

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA |    Egypt confirmed on Monday that it will participat…

An evolutionary jolt helped cattle to spread across Africa

An evolutionary jolt helped cattle to spread across Africa

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 26, 2020

Now genetics must make them more productive | OLIVIER HANOTTE | African cattle breeds are astonishingly diverse, a…

Nigerian police launch nationwide crackdown on crime in protests

Nigerian police launch nationwide crackdown on crime in protests

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 25, 2020

The Nigerian Police Force fires teargas at protesters during a demonstration to press for the scrapping of Special Ant…

Trump warns Ethiopia of Egyptian attack on dam

Trump warns Ethiopia of Egyptian attack on dam

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 23, 2020

Ministers & Water Resources Ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan in the White House in the discussing the Grand …

Egypt FM reaffirms political solution to Syrian crisis, rejects foreign intervention

Egypt FM reaffirms political solution to Syrian crisis, rejects foreign intervention

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 23, 2020

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry  Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA |  Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry    reaffir…

Health minister tests positive for COVID-19

Health minister tests positive for COVID-19

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 18, 2020

Cape Town, South Africa | Xinhua | South African Health Minister Zweli Mkhize and his wife tested positive for COV…

Nigeria announces major nationwide anti-terror operation

Nigeria announces major nationwide anti-terror operation

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 18, 2020

Lagos, Nigeria | Xinhua |  Nigeria announced the launch of a major military operation across the country to combat ins…

Jumia seeks partnerships with Chinese suppliers to boost revenue

Jumia seeks partnerships with Chinese suppliers to boost revenue

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 16, 2020

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |  Africa’s e-commerce platform Jumia is looking to increase partnerships with Chinese supplie…

Econet Group creates a Wi-Fi marketplace for digital inclusion in Africa

Econet Group creates a Wi-Fi marketplace for digital inclusion in Africa

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 16, 2020

Johannesburg, South Africa | THE INDEPENDENT |  Econet, through its subsidiaries Liquid Telecom Group (LTG) an…

Egyptian, South African leaders discuss Ethiopia’s Nile dam

Egyptian, South African leaders discuss Ethiopia’s Nile dam

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 15, 2020

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Cairo, Egypt   | XINHUA |     Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi recei…

Feature: Wildfires leave landscapes of charred trees, burnt soil in Syria

Feature: Wildfires leave landscapes of charred trees, burnt soil in Syria

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 12, 2020

Firefighters try to extinguish a fire in Latakia province, northwestern Syria, on Oct. 11, 2020. The wildfires that ha…

Regional military experts probe entry of Burundian rebels into Rwanda

Regional military experts probe entry of Burundian rebels into Rwanda

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 06, 2020

19 Burundian rebels arrested inside Rwanda territory. Courtesy photo Kigali, Rwanda | XINHUA |  A team of military e…

Sudanese gov’t, armed groups sign peace deal to end conflicts

Sudanese gov’t, armed groups sign peace deal to end conflicts

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 04, 2020

Chairman of Sudan’s Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and Chadian President…

S. African president reaffirms commitment to empowering women

S. African president reaffirms commitment to empowering women

AFRICA – The Independent Uganda: Lorry Mukisa October 03, 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa Cape Town, South Africa | XINHUA |    President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday reaffirmed hi…

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