Day: December 11, 2021
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni issued his first public comments about the media reports that incorrectly alleged the Entebbe International Airport is at risk of being forfeited to China. "I don't remember mortgaging the airport for anything," President Museveni told Reuters over the weekend. "There is no problem, they ...
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