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South Africa, Rwanda Ease Tensions After DR Congo Spat
South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola said on Friday that he had spoken with his Rwandan counterpart Olivier Nduhungirehe, and both sides agreed to commit to dialogue. South Africa and Rwanda have stepped back from a diplomatic standoff over the DR Congo crisis, days after their leaders publicly traded accusations that…
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Fighting intensifies in Eastern DR Congo despite ceasefire agreement
Nearly 100 police officers from DR Congo fled to neighbouring Uganda over the weekend as fighting between M23 rebels and the military in DR Congo’s east intensified, a Ugandan military spokesperson said on Monday, August 5, The EastAfrican reports. This comes after the second ministerial meeting between Rwanda and DR Congo hosted by Angola’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on…
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DisinformationHow Disinformation,Propaganda and Hate Speech has Polarised democratic processes in Uganda
Disinformation and propaganda are shaping the political landscape in Uganda, causing significant polarisation. Social media has become a powerful tool for spreading false information, while sometimes i is government itself. These Challenges have deeply affected Uganda’s democratic processes, creating a divided society. By spreading false information and manipulating public opinion, these tactics have weakened trust…
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Fedate capsules with magnetic powder circulating on social media is a Mis-information
Video circulating of facebook https://bit.ly/4czG3cD and tiktok indicating that Fadate Capsule containing Magnatic substances is misleading and it contains Mis-information. Initially shared on Facebook in December 2023, the video has resurfaced, causing fear and panic among Ugandans. In the video, individuals breaks up a supposed red and yellow fadate capsule demonstrating which shows magnetic attracting magnetic properties…
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Several killed as Kenyan police open fire on anti-tax bill protesters
Several people have been killed after police fired live rounds at protesters trying to storm Kenya’s legislature, where lawmakers voted to pass a contentious finance bill that would hike taxes. Thousands of people joined the youth-led demonstration in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday to demand that lawmakers vote against the bill amid soaring tensions over a cost-of-living crisis…
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Ugandan designer ‘depressed’ after dreadlocks cut in jail
Latif Madoi was well known in Uganda even before his affiliation with Bobi Wine. BBC | Latif Madoi, a prominent Ugandan designer, was at his fashion academy on 13 May when police officers marched into the building. To Mr Madoi’s suprise they put him in cuffs, arresting him and four of his students. They also…
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Uganda Celebrates Martyrs Day in Namugongo
Namugongo, Uganda | VERY-FACT | This year’s Martyr’s day celebration has had a special pomp with exceedingly more people from all walks of life flocking the Catholic shrines. By 6:00 a.m, all spaces inside the shrines were full, yet more pilgrims continued to arrive, forming long queues at every entrance point. “This might be the largest…
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Museveni Warns Gays: Uganda is a Land of Martyrs
The World Bank also suspended funding for critical projects in Uganda over the law which the government says is meant to protect the African traditional marriage and cultural values “Today Uganda is a country of martyrs and those people who are just talking outside there like on the issue of homosexuality; they don’t know that…
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Sanctions: Not US or UK’s job to fight corruption in Uganda- Baryomunsi
“It’s not the UK or the US to fight corruption for us. As a government, we do fight corruption But also, we don`t act by impulse, because social media or the media has reported it. We investigate, we adduce evidence, and we take actions, so which evidence does the US government or the UK government…
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EU Looking to Relax Rules to Allow Funding of Cutting Edge Chip
To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken to the prime…