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africanews

Some one billion people across Africa and Asia went hungry this year, according to the Global Hunger Index annual report released on Monday. The report covered 122 countries across the world and many of the hungry are children in Africa and Asia with 25 having "alarming" levels of hunger.

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africanews

Sudan President Omar Hassan al-Bashir accused the country's southern autonomous leadership of breaking terms of a peace deal. He warned a conflict could re-erupt if the two sides did not resolve disputes before referendum vote. al-Bashir's speech raised the stakes in a war of words between Khartoum and former rebel group of the Sudan people's liberation movement (SPLM), the south government.

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Daily News

Dar es Salaam — TAIFA Stars coach Jan Poulsen admitted that Tanzania now faces an arduous task in their 2012 African Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying campaign following 1-0 loss against Morocco, but believes his side performed well and has bright future.

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Nation

Nairobi — To realise the benefits of the new Constitution, Kenyans must have good leaders. But who is a good leader?

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New Vision

Kampala — THE Government, in partnership with the private sector, is to set up a call centre where jobs will be sourced out on the Internet to about 2,000 Ugandans. The centre will be ready by December this year.

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Nation

The ship's commander, Zheng He, was one of the greatest navigators during China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD).

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New Vision

Kampala — LAST week Uganda had something to smile about on the sports front. First, long distance runner Moses Kipsiro on Tuesday won gold in the 5000m at the Commonwealth Games now going on in New Delhi, India.

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Nation

Nairobi — Now that MPs have agreed to work together to drive the rest of the implementation process of the new Constitution, it would be good if they also agreed to lower the noise level so that they can get something done.

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Nation

Nairobi — Football Kenya has proved yet again that it has no business running football after it failed to secure the rights to broadcast a crucial home match involving Harambee Stars.

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Nation

Justice Minister Mutula Kilonzo Sunday confirmed that the subcommittee chaired by Internal Security Minister Prof George Saitoti would meet on Tuesday to fast-track the process to enable ICC investigators to record statements.

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Monitor

About a week before members of the United Nations Security Council and 27 members of the European Union's top military organ flew into Uganda to, among other things, map out efforts for a final push to rout out Somali militant group, al Shabaab, from their bases, Sunday Monitor's reporter spent five days in the Horn of Africa country. From the Somalia capital, Mogadishu, he asks how peace can be returned to the war-weary country and narrates the combat challenges currently facing the Uganda-led African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) in their quest to end the nearly two-decade insurgency.

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SAPA

The South African Football Association President Kirsten Nematandani has congratulated Bafana Bafana for a hard fought draw against Sierra Leone on Sunday.

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This Day

Government will consider suspending the free primary education programme if parents continue to yield to pressure from head teachers' to pay extra fees, President Museveni has warned.

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This Day

No fewer than 700 persons have been displaced following the recent flooding of about 10 communities around Mile 12 and Ikorodu area of Lagos State just as unofficial report put the number of missing persons at 3.

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This Day

Harare — FARMERS in Masvingo and Manicaland provinces are crying foul after the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe took away their property and livestock following their failure to honour contracts they entered into under an inputs support scheme.

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Garowe Onlin

Residents in Warsheekh told Garowe online that the skiffs reached on Friday in that region while their crews were jailed by the Somali insurgent group, Al-Shabaab on Saturday.

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Monitor

The Australian government has announced plans to venture into Uganda's oil market, promising mutual benefits. Mr Stephen Bohnen, the executive officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Queensland, has said his government has finalised plans to engage the Ugandan government over prospects of including it among the partners, especially in the oil sector.

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Nation

Nairobi — Payments for goods and services have been made easier following the launch a new solution that will use wireless platforms.

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BuaNews

Pretoria — More than 60 officials in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development were found guilty of fraud and corruption amounting to R30 million, leading to 21 dismissals in the past year.

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Monitor

UPDF soldiers are part of the African Union (Amisom) force helping to bring peace to the war-weary Somalia. UPDF Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha, who is also the Amisom overall commander, speaks on a wide range of issues related to Amisom's attempt to stabilise Somalia.