East Africa
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972Stagflation creeps in on Uganda and neighbors – World Bank
The Global Economic Prospects Report predicts that Uganda will not escape the slowdown in global growth that has been steepened by Russia’s...
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1.1KUNICEF appeals for funding to avert child deaths in East Africa
UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash said more than 1.7 million children
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1.6KMan collapses dead while working out at city gym
A report filed at the Central police station indicated that the deceased had been visiting the gym for days and that he...
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1.2KLIST: Only four cleared to run for President in Kenyan polls
This year's contest is shaping up to be a two-horse race between the president's erstwhile ally Ruto and 77-year-old former opposition leader...
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910USAID rolls out project to tackle corruption in refugee response
Uganda is currently home to 1.5 million refugees. The majority of the refugees are settled in the West Nile sub-region.
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1.4KUganda shilling plunge may persist till global crises ease: BOU
The official foreign exchange rate by the Bank of Uganda put the dollar at 3,750.91 buying, while it was selling at 3,760.91...
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2.2KHunger kills 200 in Karamoja.
Rebecca Kwagala, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Karamoja region, said the prevalence of GAM among children in Karamoja...
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1.3KWhy govt threats can’t kill strikes.
Between 2013 and 2021, the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) sanctioned four industrial actions; the Uganda Judicial Officers Association sanctioned two between...
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1.7KMedics need better treatment, not threats
President Yoweri Museveni has urged children to opt for science subjects.
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1.6KFormer Kenya President Mwai Kibaki dead at 90
Kenya's former president Mwai Kibaki is dead. The announcement was made on Friday morning by President Uhuru Kenyatta.
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866Rwanda excludes refugees from Uganda, neighbouring countries in UK Asylum deal
Rwanda says it will not welcome asylum seekers from countries from DR Congo, Burundi, Uganda and Tanzania.
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1.4KSupreme court blocks president’s push for constitution change
"The constitution amendment bill of 2020 is unconstitutional," the Supreme Court said in a majority ruling, ending a nearly two-year legal battle...
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1.5KMicrosoft opens $27 million tech hub in Kenya
The multi-million facility will house the research, design, engineering, and innovation teams as well as the Microsoft Garage, an incubation hub launched...
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1.1KMuseveni calls for free and fair elections in Sudan
President Yoweri Museveni has called for free and fair elections in Sudan. Museveni said that political actors must rely on numbers and...
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900Operation Shujja: ADF commander killed in Boga town
Major Peter Mugisa, the operation shujja spokesperson says that Aden, who is of Somali origin was killed together with six other ADF...
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805Elephant kills Maasai man in Tanzania’s Ngorongoro
Last August, three young children were killed by lions near Ngorongoro as they went to look for lost cattle.
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1.2KKenya lifts mandatory wearing of face masks in public
However, Mr. Kagwe encouraged the use of masks and adherence to social distance rules in all indoor spaces. He also said quarantine...
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1.0KEast Africa running out of water
Experts who recently met in Entebbe, Uganda, for the Second Water Forum of the IGAD region said this is the time to...
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1.6KWilliam Ruto kicked out of Jubilee as Uhuru gets new 5-year term as party boss
The NDC, which was presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta, saw the party unveil new national officials who will each serve five-year...
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1.1KTanzania parliament elects new speaker after political feud
Tulia Ackson, who had been deputy speaker since 2015, beat eight other opposition candidates.
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1.1KSeven killed by Roadside bomb in North-Eastern Kenya
Kenya has suffered several deadly Al-Shabaab attacks in retaliation for sending troops into Somalia in 2011 as part of an African Union...
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1.1KKenya extends Dubai flight ban as stalemate continues
The ban comes barely a few days after UAE extended its ban on passenger flights from Kenya saying travellers from Nairobi were...
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Kenya suspends all passenger flights from Dubai
The ban comes barely a few days after UAE extended Kenya flight ban after it established that travellers from Nairobi were testing...
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1.2KSix people killed in suspected Al Shabaab attack in Kenya
LAMU, KENYA: Six people have been killed and homes torched in an attack Monday by suspected Al Shabaab militants in Kenya’s coastal...
