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Jessica Stern: ‘There’s a very strong, globally networked and wealthy set of actors working around the world and fanning the flames of hatred against LGBTQ+ people’
El País
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July 3, 2025
Jessica Stern, 48, smiles, breathes, reflects, and fires off steely phrases studded with references to equality and human rights. Aware that no victory is permanent, she loads her responses with barbs aimed at the global reactionary right, but...
Immigration Commissioner tasks police officers on peace, security
Independent (Uganda)
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June 29, 2025
Police officers during cultural gala at Bwebajja Police College. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner Citizenship and Passport Control, Brig Gen Johnson Namanya, has urged police officers to be devoted to understanding...
Anne Merriman, ‘mother of palliative care’ in Uganda, dies at 90
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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For Dr. Merriman, a former nun who would go on to expand palliative care in the developing world -- introducing a replicable, culturally flexible model of hospice to Africa, treating nearly 40,000 patients and training some 10,000 medical...
Child disability benefit activists push for supplementary budget
NTV Uganda
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Child disability benefit activists push for supplementary budget The National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda, alongside several organisations representing persons with disabilities, gathered to demand a supplementary budget allocation...
EU and WFP enhance self-reliance and food security for refugees and host communities in Uganda
World Food Programme
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KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of EUR 5 million from the European Union (EU) to support income-generating activities to enhance self-reliance and food security for refugees and host communities...
From Uganda to Michigan: Ernest Hausmann’s journey of football, faith, and giving back
Maize n Brew - Michigan
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July 2, 2025
On a cold, snowy January day in Columbus, Nebraska, 5-year-old Ernest Hausmann stepped onto U.S. soil for the very first time. He had just left Uganda for a better life in the United States. His arrival in America marked the end of a long and...
UBOS gives out over 5,000 tablets to universities, cultural institutions
Independent (Uganda)
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July 2, 2025
Officials at the tablets hand over function pose for a photo. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has distributed 5,195 digital tablets to public universities and cultural institutions across the...
New Openlight Media mini-series honors the history, witness of Ugandan martyrs
Detroit Catholic
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July 2, 2025
"The Ugandan Martyrs" consists of 24 “bite-sized episodes”, each 3-8 minutes long. It is a product of Openlight Media, a multimedia platform that offers a curriculum and other educational tools to teach virtues. ANN ARBOR — The Dominican Sisters...
Religion news 27 June 2025
Religion Media Centre
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June 26, 2025
Church of England prepares for war The Church of England is taking steps to prepare for war, at a time of “heightened conflict” and rising concern about the “threat of a very serious conflict involving the UK”. The Bishop to the Armed Forces, Hugh...
Ministry Of Education to distribute equipment to schools
NTV Uganda
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Ministry Of Education to distribute equipment to schools Some years ago, government embarked on intensive teaching of science subjects in schools to create innovators who would in the end lead in Uganda's journey to industrialization.However, the...
‘Eating with hands?’ Republicans attack Zohran Mamdani, spark racism row
The Federal
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July 2, 2025
It started with an old video: Zohran Mamdani, 33, New York Assembly member and Democratic mayoral hopeful, eating rice and dal with his fingers while discussing global politics and solidarity with Palestine. Shot by Bon Appétit, the clip shows...
EAC Common Higher Education Area comes under scrutiny
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. Nearly a decade after the East African Community (EAC) launched the Common Higher Education Area (CHEA), aimed at facilitating academic mobility and regional integration, questions remain over its actual impact and implementation....
Ethnic militia kills 10 at DR Congo displaced persons camp
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 27, 2025
An armed group at the centre of a long-running ethnic conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeast attacked a camp for displaced people on Friday, killing 10, local sources told AFP. Bordering Uganda, Ituri province has for years been...
BONANZA! Gov’t Donates Census Tablets to Cultural & Higher Learning Institutions
Red Pepper
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July 1, 2025
By Evans Najuna Kampala – Government of Uganda through Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has allocated a total of Five thousand one hundred ninety five (5195) computer tablets commonly known as CAPIS, that were used during 2024 National...
Ramaswamy slams right-wing racism against Indian-origin figures
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network – Washington Washington, Jul 2: Prominent Republican leader and former US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy has strongly criticised what he described as the ‘race-obsessed fringe of the right’ for targeting...
Ugandan Youth-Led Initiative Illuminates Hope for Preterm Babies’ Vision at Kampala Symposium
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
By David Mwanje A dynamic youth-led organization Ubora Foundation Africa, partnered with UK-based Eye Health Africa to host a transformative symposium. The event, a culmination of a 16-month project funded by The Tropical Health and Education...
'Racial discrimination illegal': Indian-origin Harmeet Dhillon threatens DOJ probe against Zohran Mamdani for 'tax the whites' proposal
The Times of India
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Harmeet Dhillon threatens probe against Zohran Mamdani's 'tax the whites' proposal. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon threatened to investigate Zohran Mamdani over his proposal to tax 'whiter neighborhoods' in NYC if he...
Mamdani Slams Trump Over Immigration Threat
KKOB News Radio - New Mexico
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July 2, 2025
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani chided President Donald Trump after the president threatened to investigate and arrest him for opposing immigration enforcement raids, calling the move an attack on democracy and a warning to...
Ugandan woman living in Kenya highlights reason for backing Maandamano:...
TUKO
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June 26, 2025
A frustrated woman from Uganda supported the Wednesday, June 25 protests by participating alongside a fellow Ugandan lady. The outspoken woman expressed her frustration with the Kenyan government, adding that she had children living in the foreign...
Racist attacks target Indian-American Zohran Mamdani amid Mayoral buzz
Daijiworld News
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Daijiworld Media Network- New York New York, Jun 27: Amid growing anticipation over his potential candidacy for New York mayor, Indian-origin politician Zohran Mamdani has become the latest target of racist and xenophobic attacks from conservative...