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Distillery owner hits out at ‘huge barriers’ faced by black women in business

The co-founder of a rum distillery has criticised the “huge barriers” black women face in business as she launched a drive to help her firm secure the investment it needs to expand. Jacine Rutasikwa is believed to be the UK’s first black female ...

14 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Drunken son killed father with full bottle of Champagne, court told

A drunken man bludgeoned his elderly father to death with a bottle of Champagne, a court has been told. Deekan Singh Vig had allegedly consumed whisky before he attacked 86-year-old shopkeeper Arjan Singh Vig at the family home in Southgate, ...

12 Jan 2023 at 12:55

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Gleneely musician helping promote Irish music and culture in Uganda

Gleneely musician Gary Raymond will be celebrating St Patrick’s Day by performing music in Uganda on his fifth trip to the African country to mark the national saint’s day. The percussionist and drummer is joined on his latest tour there ...

14 Mar 2023 at 21:33

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Rwandans commemorate 30 years since genocide as legacy lingers

Rwandans are commemorating 30 years since the genocide in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists, shattering the small East African country which continues to grapple with the horrific legacy of ...

07 Apr 2024 at 10:30

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President Kagame blames world’s inaction as Rwanda commemorates 1994 genocide

Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as the central African country marked 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by ...

07 Apr 2024 at 14:35

Commentator who went viral in Uganda enjoys ‘incredible’ tour of country

A sports commentator who went viral in Uganda after complimenting the country during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics has enjoyed an “incredible, surprising, uplifting, humbling” all-expenses-paid tour of the African nation. ...

22 Feb 2023 at 12:09

Life sentence for son who ‘caved in’ father’s head with Champagne bottle

A man has been jailed for life for bludgeoning his elderly father to death with a bottle of Champagne in a drunken rage. Deekan Singh Vig was found guilty of murdering 86-year-old shopkeeper Arjan Singh Vig at the ...

17 Feb 2023 at 14:58

MP adds to tributes to newlyweds killed by suspected ‘terrorists’ in Uganda

Further tributes have been paid to a businessman and his newlywed architect wife who were killed in a “terrorist” attack on their vehicle in a national park in Uganda. David Barlow, his South African-born wife ...

19 Oct 2023 at 16:47

British newlywed on honeymoon killed by suspected ‘terrorists’ in Uganda

Two tourists killed in a “terrorist” attack on their vehicle in an African national park were newlyweds on their honeymoon, Uganda’s president has said. The couple, a South African woman and a British man, ...

18 Oct 2023 at 19:50

Tributes paid to British businessman killed by suspected ‘terrorists’ in Uganda

Tributes have been paid to a well-known businessman and his newlywed wife who were killed in a “terrorist” attack on their vehicle in an African national park. David Barlow, his South-African-born wife ...

18 Oct 2023 at 22:39

UK sanctions Ugandan politicians over corruption claims

The UK has sanctioned three Ugandan politicians over corruption allegations involving theft from an aid project. Former ministers Mary Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu are now subject to a travel ban ...

30 Apr 2024 at 13:26

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Two arrested over Ugandan Olympic runner’s killing in Kenya, police say

Two men have been arrested over the killing of Ugandan Olympic runner Benjamim Kiplagat, who was found dead in a car in Kenya on New Year’s Eve, police have said. A knife suspected of being used in ...

01 Jan 2024 at 17:16

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