East Africa
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1.4KPresident Museveni arrives in Nairobi for EAC meeting over DR Congo war
The third meeting comes as heavy fighting revives decades-old animosities between Kinshasa and Kigali, with the DRC blaming neighbouring Rwanda for the...
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1.3KNSSF unveils first social security Smart Card in East Africa
The card forms a critical component of the Fund’s digitalization strategy geared at leveraging new technology to improve efficiencies, customer experience and...
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1.0KStray elephants kill resident in Kasese
Nuwamanya was attacked by a herd of elephants at around 10pm as he and his friend attempted to chase them from their...
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1.7KCongolese soldiers flee to Uganda as M23 rebels capture Bunagana border
A Ugandan security source at the border, says that the soldiers fled into Uganda following non-stop fighting on Sunday throughout the day...
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1.1KGulu city earmarks Ugx 50m to establish an engineering laboratory
Christopher Balmoi Omara, the Gulu City Engineer, told URN in an interview that most public and private infrastructures in Gulu City
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1.2K5% of nodding syndrome victims battling severe brain damage
OTUKE, UGANDA: Five percent of nodding syndrome victims in Acholi and parts of Lango sub-region have developed severe mental problems, the health...
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989Crested Cranes are CECAFA senior women’s champs
The final of the championship was graced by the speaker of the parliament of Uganda Anitah Among, who handed the victorious Crested...
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1.0KWhy young pupils are burning schools in Uganda
Police investigation have established that the school was burnt by a primary seven pupil, who had been sent back to school by...
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1.2KIndian Association offers free heart surgery to 100 children
It was revealed by Rao Mohana, the Chairperson of the Association while paying a courtesy call to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament...
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1.1KStagflation 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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1.2KUNICEF 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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1.7KMan 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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1.3KLIST: 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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1.1KUSAID 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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1.6KUganda 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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2.4KHunger 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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1.5KWhy 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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1.9KMedics need better treatment, not threats
President Yoweri Museveni has urged children to opt for science subjects.
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1.8KFormer 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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950Rwanda 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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1.6KSupreme 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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1.7KMicrosoft 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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1.2KMuseveni 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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984Operation 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...
