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@chimpreports Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:06:43
France to Host Donor Conference for Sudan
France is set to organize an international humanitarian conference for Sudan and its neighbors. The conference will be held in Paris on April 15, 2024. “France will co-chair the conference with the European Union,” said France’s Ambassador to Uganda, Xavier Sticker, during an interaction with top journalists in Kampala on Wednesday. “The objectives are: to …
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@chimpreports Wed, 28 Feb 2024 10:45:50
France’s Military Aid to Ukraine Rises to €6.8bn
France has so far spent €6.8bn in military aid to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia, Chimp Corps report. France’s Ambassador to Uganda, Xavier Sticker said France would continue to provide arms, funds and humanitarian support to Ukraine. “Let’s be very clear: there is an aggressor, Russia, and an aggressed, Ukraine,” Xavier told top Ugandan …
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@kfm Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:01:31
Man Utd boss Ten Hag doesn’t want Ratcliffe vote of confidence
By AFP Erik ten Hag says he does not want a public vote of confidence from Jim Ratcliffe as speculation mounts over the Manchester United manager’s future. Ratcliffe is in control of United’s football operations after recently purchasing a 25 percent stage in the club from owners the Glazer family. The British billionaire is conducting an intensive review of Ten Hag’s two-season reign, with reports suggesting former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is a candidate to replace the Dutchman at Old Trafford. After winning the League Cup last season to end United’s six-year trophy drought, former Ajax boss Ten Hag has struggled to maintain that initial positive impression. A 2-1 home defeat against Fulham on Saturday was another blow to […]
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@kfm Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:42:16
UN peacekeepers launch pullout from war-torn east DR Congo
By AFP The United Nations was to kick off Wednesday the withdrawal of MONUSCO peacekeeping forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo by handing over a first UN base to national police. The DRC demanded the withdrawal despite UN concerns about rampant violence in the east of the country. Kinshasa considers the UN force to be ineffective in protecting civilians from the armed groups and militias that have plagued the east of the vast country for three decades. The UN Security Council voted in December to accede to Kinshasa’s demand for a gradual pullout by the MONUSCO mission, which arrived in 1999. The UN force currently fields around 13,500 soldiers and 2,000 police across the three eastern provinces of Ituri, […]
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@chimpreports Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:26:43
France Tells Rwanda to Withdraw Troops from DRC; Cease Support for M23 Rebels
France has called on Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebels and also withdraw its soldiers from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “France condemns the continuing offensives by the M23 with the support of Rwanda and the presence of Rwandan forces on Congolese territory,” said France’s Ambassador to Uganda, Xavier Sticker, on …
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@kfm Wed, 28 Feb 2024 08:16:17
New Jinja immigration office to issue 3,000 passports per day – Govt
By Philip Wafula & Rashul Adidi The immigration department in the Ministry of Internal Affairs is raking in at least Shs800m daily from all its four regional offices and Kampala-based headquarters, an official has said. Last Friday, the directorate of citizenship and immigration control opened a new passport office in Jinja city, which will serve Busoga sub-region and the Eastern part of the country, becoming the fourth regional office after Gulu, Mbale and Mbarara. The new regional office will be responsible for, among other immigration services, issuing new e-passports, personalisation, and issuance of permits and passes; issuance, renewals, and extension of visas, inspection, and legal services under the decentralisation programme. The Ministry of Internal Affairs Spokesperson, Mr Simon Mundeyi, says […]
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@kfm Wed, 28 Feb 2024 04:07:36
Finance ministry cautions Parliament on motor third-party funds
The Ministry of Finance has cautioned Parliament against a proposal to allocate all money collected from motor third-party insurance to the Ministry of Health for treating road crash victims. The Ministry argues that creating separate funds within the government would be difficult to manage. The call comes from Henry Musasizi, Minister of State for Finance, while appearing before the Health Committee. He responded to a proposal by committee chairperson Charles Ayume, who advocated for directing all motor third-party insurance collections towards treating road crash victims. The Minister informed the Committee that the total collections from motor third-party insurance in the 2022/23 financial year alone amounted to Shs32 billion. This figure includes stamp duty (Shs12 billion) and VAT (Shs3 billion). Money […]
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@matookerepublic Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:14:49
“I used to have a crush on Baby Gloria,” says singer Baraka as he reveals why he has settled down with Etania
Singer Joshua Baraka has refuted reports of him having dated fellow singer Gloria Mulungi Ssenyonjo, better known as Baby Gloria. Baraka, who lately openly talks about his romantic relationship with renowned DJ and emcee Etania Mutoni, stated that Baby Gloria is simply a colleague in the industry and that he never dated her. “She is […]
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