Year: 2022

AFP:South says North Korea faked launch of so-called ‘monster’ missile

Africa, East Africa, Technology / Ronald Kabuubi

North Korea faked the launch of what analysts have dubbed its “monster missile” last week, Seoul’s military said Wednesday, adding that the test was, in reality, likely the same intercontinental ballistic missile Pyongyang fired in 2017. © STR North Korea claimed to have successfully test-fired last Thursday a Hwasong-17 missile — a long-range ICBM that analysts […]

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Reuters:Ukraine isn’t naive, Zelenskiy says after Russia pledges to scale down attack on Kyiv

Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

LVIV, Ukraine/KYIV OUTSKIRTS (Reuters) – Ukraine reacted with skepticism to Russia’s promise in negotiations to scale down military operations around Kyiv and another city as some Western countries expected Moscow to intensify its offensive in other parts of the country. © Reuters/GLEB GARANICH Ukrainian service members walk on the front line near Kyiv Talks took place

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Deutsche Welle:Deutsche Welle US President Joe Biden signs historic anti-lynching legislation

Africa, Politics / Ronald Kabuubi

US President Joe Biden has signed into law the first federal legislation that makes racist lynching a hate crime, putting an end to over a century of delays in outlawing what he called “pure terror.” The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after a 14-year-old Black boy whose brutal murder in the southern state of

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Kampala,Uganda:Babalanda Releases Final Burial Program For Late Speaker Jacob Oulanyah

Africa / Ronald Kabuubi

The Minister for the Presidency , and also Chair of the Organising committee for the burial of fallen Speaker Jacob L’okori Oulanyah has finally released the final burial program for the late, two days ahead of the return of the body from the US. Babalanda was tasked by the President to oversee a befitting send-off

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Uganda develops oil spill contingency plan

Africa, Business, East Africa / Ronald Kabuubi

Eng. Hilary Onek, the Minister in charge of Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees signs the dummy of Uganda’s Oil Spill Contingency Plan while Robinah Nabbanja, the Prime Minister, looks on during the launch of the plan on March 18. COURTESY PHOTO. The east African nation hopes to start oil production in 2025 Kampala, Uganda |

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Speaker, LOP raise Shs 120 million for top Masaka school

Africa, Education / Ronald Kabuubi

L-R: Br Mugabo, Hon. Mpuuga and Bishop Jjumba at the fundraising drive at Hotel Africana in Kampala Parliament has contributed Shs 140 million towards the construction of the Kitovu Education Centre at the Masaka City-based government-aided St Henry’s College Kitovu, ahead of its centenary celebrations in July 2022. The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, contributed

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Fast track funds for new administrative units – MPs

Entertainment / Ronald Kabuubi

The Deputy Speaker’s procession. MPs are pushing for funding of the new local government administrative units Members of Parliament have tasked government to expeditiously process funds meant to operationalise the new local government units which they say have been rendered redundant. The Tororo district woman MP, Hon. Sarah Opendi, during the Parliament sitting of Tuesday,

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Kampala,Uganda:Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo apologises to the Kabaka: “I was emotional. I am sorry”

Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

The Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo has finally apologised for comments he made at the vigil of the late Jacob Oulanyah, where he denigrated Buganda and made falsehoods to the effect that the “leader of an ethnic group” had been flown to Germany for treatment aboard the presidential jet. The Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo.Nilepost Photo Owiny-Dollo,

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Reuters:In villages near Kyiv, how Ukraine has kept Russia’s army at bay

Africa, Politics / Ronald Kabuubi

LUKYANIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – The burnt wreckage of two Russian tanks with blown off turrets and several armoured personnel carriers attest the ferocity of last week’s clashes in Lukyanivka village just outside Kyiv. The charred corpse of a Russian soldier lies in a field nearby. © Reuters/MARKO DJURICA FILE PHOTO: Russia’s invasion on Ukraine continues “There

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Democratic Republic of Congo formally admitted to the EAC

Africa, East Africa, International News / Ronald Kabuubi

NAIROBI, 29th March 2022 (PSCU) –The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was on Tuesday officially admitted into the East African Community (EAC) during the 19th Extra-Ordinary Summit of the EAC Heads of State and Government chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta virtually. Welcoming the newcomer to the EAC, President Kenyatta termed the admission of DRC into the

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