All posts tagged "Current Affairs"
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1.0KCurrent AffairsEU working without ‘letup’ to help migrants in Libya
Dimitris Avramopoulos Brussels, Belgium | AFP | The EU said Thursday it is working without “letup” for a durable solution to the plight...
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1.2KCurrent AffairsDPP slaps three Kaweesi murder suspects with new charges
FILE PHOTO: Kaweesi murder suspect appearing before Court Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Director of Public Prosecution Mike Chibita has pressed...
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983Current Affairs500 trafficking victims rescued in west Africa: Interpol
Cotonou, Benin | AFP | Forty people are facing prosecution after police raids in west and central Africa rescued nearly 500 victims...
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1.0KCurrent AffairsBangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya return in two months
Yangon, Myanmar | AFP | Bangladesh and Myanmar will start repatriating refugees in two months, Dhaka said Thursday, as global pressure mounts...
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1.0KCurrent AffairsLiverpool star Salah backs Egypt women’s rights campaign
Mohamed Salah Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has thrown his support behind a UN-sponsored campaign to end violence against...
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1.1KCurrent AffairsIn Russia, Sudan’s Bashir asks Putin for ‘protection’ from US
Sochi, Russia | AFP | Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and war crimes,...
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1.2KCurrent AffairsRed Pepper editors charged with treason
The abandoned offices of the Red Pepper as Police conducted a search early this week. Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Eight editors...
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1.2KCurrent AffairsMTN hands over $27,000 to innovation awards winners
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | MTN Uganda’s Chief Marketing Officer, Olivier Prentout has today handed over US$27,000 (Shs 97 million) in cash...
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980Current AffairsNetanyahu slams deputy minister’s digs at US Jewry
Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rapped his deputy foreign minister for “offensive” remarks in which she said...
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1.2KCurrent AffairsPope prays for peace in South Sudan and DR Congo
Pope Francis Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Pope Francis led a special prayer for peace in South Sudan and the...
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1.1KCurrent AffairsMnangagwa to be sworn in as Zimbabwe president
Emmerson Mnangagwa set to be sworn in as Zimbabwe’s new President Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa was set to...
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1.2KCurrent AffairsA ray of hope for Zimbabwe’s ruined economy?
Harare, Zimbabwe Harare, Zimbabwe | AFP | Every time Chareka Mutungwazi, 76, tries to collect his pension money, he spends the night,...