Kampala – President Museveni’s swearing in is taking him into his 4th decade in power, amid arrests of opposition politicians and shutdown of social media.[9] Check also: President Yoweri Museveni Re-Election And Uganda’s Future Uganda’s long-time president was sworn in Thursday for a fifth term taking him into his fourth decade in power,[1] amid arrests of opposition politicians and a ...
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Uganda, in East Africa, is home to 37 million people and one of the poorest countries in the world. It’s perhaps best known for the dictator Idi Amin, who came to power in 1971 and murdered 300,000 of his countrymen during an eight-year reign.[2] Although the country borders tumultuous South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( DRC ...
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NAIROBI – Kenyan police fired tear gas and water cannon on Monday at stone-throwing protesters in Nairobi who had gathered to demand that a body supervising next year’s elections resign, a Reuters witness said.[9] Check also: How To Solve Africa’s Life President Problem The presidential and parliamentary polls are more than a year away but politicians are already lining up ...
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Haiti will officially become a member of the African Union at the next summit of the regional organization in June. According to this famous journalist from Benin,[1] it was high time that African states make a strong gesture towards the first black republic.[9] Check also: Ecowas To Introduce Single Currency For Its Member States By 2020 The news is almost ...
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Kampala — The Singapore minister of state for trade and industry has advised Uganda not to be excited by the potential prospects the oil industry seems to present.[1] Check also: Business: 15 Organizations That Will Help Fund Your Start Up Business In Africa According to Dr Koh Poh Koon,[4] much as oil has the potential to turn around Uganda’s economy, ...
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