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Uganda Airlines flies again

Uganda's national airline restores its services after eighteen years

Uganda Airlines, the country's national carrier, takes off again after having been grounded for eighteen years. Former Ugandan pilot and ex-government official Captain Francis Babu thinks that the new airline can hope for a bright future.

Malawi government has banned all forms of protests in the country. Defending the decision, Communication Minister Mark Botomani says that recent protests "had not been peaceful" leading to government offices being "vandalised" and business disrupted.

We take you up to speed with the latest music releases from the continent with Focus on Africa's resident DJ Rita Ray.

(Photo: Traditional dancers perform a routine in front of a newly acquired Uganda Airlines Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft on the runway at Entebbe Airport on the outskirts of Kampala on April 23, 2019. Credit: NICHOLAS BAMULANZEKI/AFP/Getty Images)

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