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EU urges Sri Lanka to lift import restrictions on European products

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Views: 3 The European Union (EU) had strongly urged Sri Lanka to lift forthwith import restrictions preventing many European products from entering its market, during the EU-Sri Lanka Joint Commission meeting on Tuesday in Brussels. “In this regard, Sri Lanka clarified that it has imposed temporary import restrictions on non-essential items, strictly as an interim […]

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Opposition launches complaints book

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Views: 1 The LOP, Hon Mathias Mpuuga (L), Hon Francis Mwijukye and Hon Joyce Bagala at the launch of the complaints book The Opposition in Parliament has launched a complaints book for constituents to register cases of missing persons, torture and other acts of human rights violation. Launched at a press conference on Thursday, 10

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Uganda Announces First Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2022

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Views: 8 On 01 February 2022, Total Energies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Limited, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) announced the Final Investment Decision on the Lake Albert Development. On 01 February 2022, Total Energies EP Uganda, CNOOC Uganda Limited, the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), and the

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Troubled Ukraine Peace Accords Get Fresh Push in Russia Tension

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Views: 2 (Bloomberg) — With Western leaders in a whirl of shuttle diplomacy seeking to defuse tensions with Russia, a push to revive peace accords for Ukraine after years of inaction is gathering some tentative momentum. Whether France and Germany can unlock the process in a way that is acceptable to the Kremlin remains uncertain.

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UN court orders Uganda to pay $325m in reparations to DR Congo

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Views: 3 UN Photo/ICJ/Jeroen Bouman A view of the Peace Palace, seat of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands (file photo). 9 February 2022 Law and Crime Prevention Uganda must pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325 million in reparations related to the brutal conflict between the two nations

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Acholi MPs did not defy Opposition boycott

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Views: 6 Hon Akol(2nd L) addressing the media on why they attended the House sittings Posted on: 09 Feb 2022 Acholi Parliamentary Group have explained why they attended the plenary sitting on Tuesday, 09 February 2022 against an Opposition decision to boycott. The MPs led by their chairperson and Kilak North MP, Hon Anthony Akol

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Uganda roots for UN Environment Assembly Presidency

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Views: 4 Anywar is vying for the presidency of UNEA The Minister of State for Environment, Hon Beatrice Anywar has rallied Parliament to support Uganda’s bid in the forthcoming election of the President of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). The elections of the sixth President of the UNEA are scheduled to take place between

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Govt will not resettle Mandela Stadium squatters – Minister

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Views: 5 Minister Hamson Obua making his way to the Dispatch Box on the Floor of Parliament to make a statement on the squatters The Government has no plans to resettle residents of Kireka B Village, who are to be affected by the renovation of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole. According to the State Minister for

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New N. Korea nuclear, ICBM testing would trigger instant crisis, S.Korea’s Moon says

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Views: 3 SEOUL (Reuters) -A resumption of North Korea’s nuclear weapon or long-range missile tests would “instantly” send the peninsula back into crisis, outgoing South Korean President Moon Jae-in said this week, calling for measures to prevent that from happening. A record month of North Korean missile testing in January highlighted failures of Moon’s

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Gunmen raid Southern Kaduna communities, kill seven, cut off bridge

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Views: 0 No fewer than seven people were killed on Tuesday when terrorists attacked three communities in the Zango Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Southern Kaduna Peoples Union Public Relations Officer, Mr Luka Binniya, confirmed the incident to PUNCH Metro on Wednesday. According to him, the terrorists, in a well-coordinated attack, set ablaze many

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