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Uganda’s Mutai finishes 8th in RIO as Kiprotich fails to defend marathon medal in Olympics ending Uganda’s hope of obtaining a medal in this year’s olympics Check also: Kenya Is The Leading African Country In Rio Olympics Medal Standings So Far Uganda’s Solomon Mutai and Stephen Kiprotich finished 8th and 14th respectively in the men’s 42km marathon as Kenya’s Eliud ...

The Uganda Army (UPDF) has ordered shops, bars and other businesses out of all barracks in the country in a bid to curb growing incidents of shooting where many people have been killed by drunken soldiers. Check also: Uganda To Set Up Mental Health Facility For Soldiers The directive was issued by the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen Katumba ...

Crystal Palace have signed Belgium striker Christian Benteke from Liverpool on a four-year deal. Check also: Five Favorites to win the English Premier League Who is Benteke? Christian Benteke Liolo (born 3 December 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for English club Crystal Palace and the Belgium national team. He began his career at Standard ...

Suspected S.Sudan rebel group operating near the border is demanding  ($890) ransom in order to release six Ugandan traders they are holding, security officials have said. Check also: South Sudan Rebel leader Machar flees the country Leaders in Lamwo District, at the northern border, reported that eight Ugandan timber dealers were abducted while cutting trees in Lubone, S.Sudan on Sunday. ...

A spokesperson for South Sudan’s opposition and rebel group says that their leader Riek Machar has fled the country. Check also:  South Sudan Government Rejects UN Proposal To Send More Peacekeepers Machar’s whereabouts have been unclear since the fighting flared in Juba, between July 8 and 11 and led to his outgunned and outnumbered forces being chased from the city ...