Petrol stations are fuelling high prices.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0034 EAT on Wednesday 13th July 2022. The last couple of years [2020 to 2022] have experienced historical extremes never before seen in the oil market. During this period, oil prices have dropped to below zero — USA’s West Texas Intermediate [WTI] on April 20, 2020 dove to -$37…

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Ukrainian Premier League to resume on August 23.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0022 EAT on Wednesday 13th July. The Ukrainian Premier League (UPL) will start again on August 23, the country’s sports minister has said, but the games will be held without spectators and the stadiums will be equipped with shelters for any air raid sirens. No matches have been played…

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Eight Conservative candidates in running to replace Boris Johnson.

Conservative MPs in will begin voting on Wednesday to elect a successor to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson .Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1200 EAT on Wednesday 13th July 2022. Eight contenders will be on the ballot paper when Conservative MPs in the UK begin voting on Wednesday to elect a successor to Prime Minister Boris…

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AFD Specialists discuss Kampala Digital Transformation

HICGI News Agency – updated 7:00 EAT on Tuesday 12th July 2022 KAMPALA- The Agence Francaise De Development -AFD officials recently conducted AFD Identification Mission on Digital Transition in Kampala with two specialists on Digital Transformation from the Headquarters; Ms Christine HA, Tusk Team Leader and Mr. Francis L Nomme, Program Manager. The aim of…

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Bukwo district CAO shot dead in Matugga.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1826 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Bukwo district chief administrative officer (CAO) Charles Ogwang has become the latest public official to be attacked and die after being sprayed with bullets. Ogwang was attacked on Friday evening at the Matugga-Kalule stretch along the Gulu highway. Unfortunately for Ogwang, he…

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Protestors storm presidential palace in Sri Lanka

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1734 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Sri Lanka’s prime minister said he is willing to resign, hours after thousands of protesters stormed the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo Saturday amid mounting public outrage over a months-long economic crisis. The president was taken to a safe location…

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Ongoing civil strikes further cripple everyday life in Lebanon.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1603 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon’s seemingly terminal dysfunction is now compounded by open-ended strikes at most government offices, as salaries are no longer sufficient for employees to get to work, let alone support themselves or their families. The International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Beirut office…

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