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The Observer (Uganda)

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The Observer (Uganda)
TypeWeekly newspaper
PublisherObserver Media Limited
EditorRobert Spin Mukasa
FoundedMarch 25, 2004
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersKampala, Uganda
Websitehttp://www.observer.ug/

The Weekly Observer is a Ugandan weekly newspaper headquartered in Kamwookya, Kampala. It is one of the largest privately owned papers in the country co-founded by maverick journalist John Kevin Aliro and nine other directors[1] In 2007, its reporter Richard M Kavuma won the CNN Multichoice African Journalist of the Year award.[2] The newspaper was founded in 2004 and celebrated 10 years of existence in March 2014.[3]

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  1. ^ Robert Barlas, Jui Lin Yong, Uganda (Cultures of the World) (Marshall Cavendish, 2nd ed., 2010), ISBN 978-0761448594, p. 99. Excerpts available at Google Books.
  2. ^ "Ugandan journalist scoops award", CNN, 24 July 2007. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. ^ Pius Muteekani Katunzi, Uganda: The Observer, A Gamble That Has Paid Off AllAfrica.com 28 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
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