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Anti-woke activist applauds his ‘friends’ at the New York Times for Zohran Mamdani college application ‘scoop’
The Independent
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July 7, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
New York and Other American Cities Need Immigrants
Mint
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July 7, 2025
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- A couple of America’s leading anti-immigration voices made the shocking discovery in late June that a lot of New York City residents were born in other countries. Right-wing podcaster/provocateur Matt Walsh wrote on X.com...
School lightning tragedy in Uganda sparks global campaign
Independent (Uganda)
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July 7, 2025
Students of Palabek Secondary School in Lamwo District stand outside a classroom block which was recently fitted with a lightning protection system. Lightning bolts are quite common in this part of northern Uganda. INDEPENDENT/RONALD MUSOKE....
President Museveni Welcomes Rugby Africa Officials , Affirms Uganda’s Readiness to Host Continental Tournament
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 7, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has this morning warmly welcomed Mr. Herbert Mensah, the President of Rugby Africa, and his delegation to Uganda. He praised the sport of rugby as a powerful tool for unity, fitness, and social transformation....
Prevalence, Etiological Patterns and Factors Associated with Bacteraemia Among Febrile Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
Dove Medical Press
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July 7, 2025
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene, a single base substitution changes from GAG to GTG, leading to the replacement of glutamic acid with valine at the sixth position of...
‘We thought we could be ourselves’: they fled Uganda’s harsh anti-gay laws only to face the same in Kenya
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
Sitting on the porch of their shared house on the outskirts of Nairobi, Entity* and Rock* are chatting amiably. Aged 27 and 33 respectively, the Ugandan housemates have much in common – both exiled to Kenya for the the violence they faced at home...
United in song: Ugandan choir tours U.S., visits Blair County
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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Members of the Imani Milele Choir perform at a concert during their six-month tour of the East Coast. Courtesy photoThey may be more than 7,200 miles away from Kampala — capital of their native Uganda — but the children in the Imani Milele Choir...
Ugandan Film “Janani: The Last Stand” is the top film this year at the Zanzibar International Film Festival
Anglican Ink - Florida
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July 6, 2025
Matt Bish’s biographical drama about Anglican martyr Archbishop Janani Luwum earns acclaim at East Africa’s premier film festival A Ugandan film chronicling the final days of Archbishop Janani Luwum has achieved significant recognition at the 2025...
How The New York Times is (still) getting gamed by the right
The Verge
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July 8, 2025
Lately, it has been difficult to ignore a tendency at The New York Times to make astonishingly bad news judgments. The paper’s obsession with a view from nowhere is long-standing, but as Republicans increasingly circulate insane conspiracy...
President Museveni Underscores Need to Develop Martyrs’ Birth Places into Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism Sites
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 6, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has underscored the need to develop Bugonza Shrine in Kaliro district as a religious tourism site. According to the President, the government has been allocating money annually in the national budget to support...
108 Eritreans arrested at Kenya-Uganda border
The Standard
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Authorities in West Pokot are investigating a suspected case of human trafficking after 108 Eritrean nationals were found abandoned in the Lokitonyala area at the Kenya–Uganda border on Saturday. The group, which comprises women, men, and 13...
Vance on Mamdani: 'Who the Hell Does He Think He Is?'
Breitbart
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July 9, 2025
Vice President JD Vance roasted New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for trashing the United States on Independence Day, asking, “Who the hell does he think that he is?” Mamdani, the Ugandan-born Democrat nominee to lead the nation’s...
Ten travel tips I swear by (that will make your next trip so much easier)
Village Life
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July 8, 2025
The smallest adjustments can make the biggest difference. Travel smart, stay flexible, and enjoy the journey After years of travelling professionally, sometimes logging more flights in a month than some do in a year, I have picked up a few tips...
Uganda commissions upgraded Karibuni Executive Lounge at Entebbe Airport
Independent (Uganda)
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July 5, 2025
Inside the children’s hub of the new Karibuni Executive Business Lounge. PHOTO URN Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has commissioned a newly expanded Karibuni Executive Business Lounge at Entebbe...
Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion
Scroll.in
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Zohran Mamdani’s sensational defeat of the Democratic Party establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral primary election is reverberating in the US and globally. His win has revealed the weaknesses of the Democratic Party and...
How refugee mothers are struggling to make ends meet in Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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July 6, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A refugee camp in Uganda. Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After fleeing armed conflict in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo, several single refugee mothers now living in Uganda’s West Nile region are struggling to...
Predictors of Family Planning Choices in Rwanda: Insights from the 2019-2020 Demographic and Health Survey
Dove Medical Press
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July 8, 2025
Introduction Family planning refers to the deliberate efforts taken individuals or couples to control or space the number of children they have, primarily through the use of contraceptive methods.1 Contraceptive methods are generally categorized...
Kenya Deports Ugandan Human Rights Defender
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 6, 2025
A Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) staffer was deported on Saturday night after returning to Kenya at around 10pm. In a statement on Sunday, July 7, KHRC revealed that the Ugandan national, Martin Mavenjina, was deported back to the East...
Shock and horror as 12 people confess to killing and eating children in West Pokot
TV47
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July 6, 2025
Just days after angry locals of Bendera area in Kapenguria, West Pokot County ambushed, torched houses belonging to suspects believed to have abducted and murdered a seven-year-old boy, another massive protest is loading after a horrifying...
Kenya president reveals plans to build a church worth $9.3 million at the statehouse in Nairobi
Zambian Observer
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July 6, 2025
President William Ruto of Kenya has announced plans to construct a new church at the Statehouse in Nairobi, sparking widespread debate on social media and beyond. The 58-year-old leader, known for his evangelical Christian background, stated that...