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Investors commit $10 billion to pump Uganda's oil deposits

Uganda and a group of investors have announced their decision to finally proceed with oil production following years of setbacks that threatened the East African country’s efforts to become an oil exporter

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Mali expels French ambassador

In tonight's edition: Relations between France and Mali take a dramatic turn for the worse as Bamako gives the French ambassador to the country just 72 hours to leave. Also, after a three-year freeze, Rwanda finally opens its border with Uganda. And we end in South Africa, where Kommetdieding or…

France 24

Rwanda reopens Uganda border to trucks; others still barred

Rwandan authorities on Monday opened the Uganda border to truckers after nearly three years of a tense standoff, but other travelers were held back by immigration officials

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Rwanda Re-opens Border with Uganda but Says Grievances Remain

Rwanda on Monday re-opened a border crossing with Uganda closed three years ago when the government accused Kampala of harassing its nationals and supporting dissidents bent on removing the government in Kigali. In turn the government of President Yoweri Museveni accused Rwanda of conducting illegal espionage in Uganda, which suffered…

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Rwanda re-opens border with Uganda but says grievances remain

Reuters

U-19 WC | Sri Lanka advance to 5th place play off, Uganda beat Scotland to finish 13th

Scotland ended their World Cup 51 runs short (D/L method) of Uganda finishing 14th in the tournament

The Hindu

Drug-resistant malaria appears in Africa

Resistance to the drug artemisinin was confirmed in Africa. Without surveillance, it is hard to track the threat

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Ugandan novelist Rukirabashaija released on bail, recovering from 'torture' after insulting tweet

Award-winning Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija is recovering from injuries his lawyer says he sustained over nearly a month in detention. Earlier this week he was bailed by the courts for insulting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s family, but his story did not end with Tuesday's bail hearing.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda to reopen border with Uganda after three-year standoff

Rwanda says it will reopen its land border with Uganda on Monday, signalling an easing of frosty relations fuelled by spying accusations and support for dissidents.

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda to reopen Uganda border after three-year standoff

Rwanda’s government says the border will officially reopen Monday

The Independent UK

Rwanda to reopen land border with Uganda after three years as relations thaw

Rwanda said Friday it will reopen its land border with Uganda at the end of the month after a three-year closure, signalling a thaw in frosty relations between the neighbours.

France 24

Rwanda to re-open border with Uganda as relations thaw

Rwanda will re-open on Monday a border crossing with Uganda that was shuttered nearly three years ago, even as tensions rise between the central African neighbours, fuelled by accusations of espionage and support for each other's dissidents.

Reuters

British scientist finds new species of rare leafhopper in Uganda

The last recorded sighting of a leafhopper from the same genus as Phlogis kibalensis was in 1969

The Guardian - UK

Saudi tourist trampled to death by elephant on safari in Uganda

The deceased had stopped for a break when an elephant charged at him

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‘I’m free at last’: Uganda’s rudest poet on prison, protest and finding a new voice in Germany

Stella Nyanzi talks about challenging Uganda’s President Museveni from her new home and why she had to leave the land she loves

Reuters

Uganda's president seeks to boost trade and rein in borrowing

Uganda wants to curb its borrowing and boost exports in sectors such as meat and dairy as the East African country lifts restrictions triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, President Yoweri Museveni and government officials told Reuters.

Al Jazeera

Ugandan novelist detained again despite release order: Lawyer

Kakwenza Rukirabashaija was arrested in December for allegedly offending President Museveni and his son on Twitter.

Reuters

Ugandan author and Museveni critic re-arrested after freedom ruling

A Ugandan court ordered an award-winning author and prominent government critic free on bail on Tuesday, but he was immediately arrested again, his lawyer said, prolonging weeks of detention that have brought accusations of torture.

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Ugandan national held at Delhi Airport with heroin worth Rs 6.9 crore

Customs officials at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport recovered a total of 91 capsules containing approximately 998 grams of suspected heroin worth around Rs 6.986 crore from a Ugandan national, who has been arrested.

Dublin Live

Ireland bow out of under-19 Cricket World Cup with valiant defeat to South Africa

It was always a tough ask for the Irish side after they suffered a demoralising 174-wicket defeat to India on matchday two after beating Uganda on the opening day.

The Hindu

U-19 World Cup | Skipper Dhull among five players unavailable for Uganda game after returning positive RT-PCR tests

Out of the six players, who were isolated before the match against Ireland on Wednesday, only all-rounder Vasu Vats tested negative

The Independent UK

Trying to stem the pandemic, Uganda creates a fuel crisis

A dispute over COVID-19 testing fees for truckers has created a fuel crisis in Uganda, highlighting an economic impact of the pandemic in a landlocked country with virtually no fuel reserves of its own

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Security Delegation Meets Military Leaders in Sudan

A high-ranking official Israeli security delegation arrived in Khartoum Wednesday to meet with Sudanese military and security leaders. The visit is part of a series of meetings between Khartoum and Tel Aviv since the top general, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, met with former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Entebbe, Uganda,…

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda’s history of receiving deportees raises concerns for potential UK scheme

Analysis: UK reportedly considering sending asylum seekers to Rwanda, which was involved in controversial scheme with Israel

The Conversation

Why merging Uganda’s electricity sector agencies is a bad idea

Early in 2021, the government of Uganda approved a two-year plan to streamline state-run agencies for greater efficiency. The first phase of the merger targeted 77 agencies under 18 ministries. By the time parliament put the programme on hold months later, 69 of these agencies had been merged.

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