EXCLUSIVE: My problem with Uganda was made in South Africa

'What hurts is keeping quiet. And, of course, things are not improving because of that.'

Rwandan President

Water crisis hits Uganda refugee camps

Kiryandongo refugee settlement

Many settlements facing water shortage due to ongoing drought.

Trump tells Venezuela military to back Guaido

Donald Trump

Crisis deepens as President Nicolas Maduro refuses to let in desperately needed humanitarian aid.

Rwanda: Ugandan goods are welcome

Gatuna/Katuna border

Media reports last week showed that Rwanda had banned Ugandan imports.

Are EA business laws scaring away potential investors?

Artisanal gold mining

Foreigners have to respect licencing laws, taxes, local shareholding, the environment and

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    Nigerian President warns vote-riggers

    Muhammadu Buhari orders police and military to be ruthless.

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    Caster Semenya

    Africa today at a glance

    Some of the big stories unfolding across the continent

    No end to Botswana feud
    Cameroon school shut after kidnap drama
    DRC's Tshisekedi holds coalition talks with Kabila
    Nigeria counts cost of delayed poll
    Cameroon crisis 'worsening'
    Groups say Malabo on revenge mission
    Kenya recalls envoy, expels Somali ambassador

    Business

    Acacia Mining posts $59m profit for 2018

    Acacia Mining posts $59m profit for 2018

    The focus was on operational performance across Bulyanhulu, North Mara and Buzwagi mines.

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    UG banks stand to benefit from falling foreign-currency loans

    Move eases asset risk as exposure to shilling depreciation is expected to diminish.

    EA banks hold lending rates stable to boost growth
    Mobile money for Uganda securities
    Kenya lifts China fish ban to boost supply
    Kenya goes for $1b syndicated loan to settle debt
    MTN case pits Uganda against 4 nations
    KQ suffers setback as three aircraft out of service
    UK, East and Southern Africa countries ink new trade deal

    Opinion

    EDITORIAL: Ben Mkapa’s gone, Bujumbura blunders on

    EDITORIAL: Ben Mkapa’s gone, Bujumbura blunders on

    Mr Mkapa’s departure is ominous and should not be taken lightly.

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    Haile Selassie statue

    End the wholesale looting of Africa’s people

    It was only last year that the AU held a summit on corruption.

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    To grow, Africa must allocate more resources to health
    The helicopter descends, out come the sycophants
    She taught us not to study war any more, so she gets a Nobel
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    Vivo Activewear: Creating, owning a niche brand

    Wandia Gichuru decided to quit her high flying career.

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    Quiin Abenakyo: African beauty with a purpose

    The reigning Miss Africa is using her influence for advocacy addressing teen pregnancy.

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    Science & Health

    Boat made of old flip-flops flies flag for cleaner African seas

    Boat made of old flip-flops flies flag for cleaner African seas

    The Flipflopi sailing south along East Africa’s coast to raise awareness of the threat plastics

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    Tanzania's malaria prevalence rate drops

    Over 90 per cent of Tanzania's live in areas where the disease is still rampant.

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    Sports

    SA govt backs Semenya on IAAF's new gender rules

    SA govt backs Semenya on IAAF's new gender rules

    Govt says the rules are "discriminatory".

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