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Culture enthusiast launches book on Akamba custom
The Standard
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A book featuring the tradition and culture of the Akamba people titled "Essentials of Akamba Culture" authored by Felix Kyengo launched on 21/06/2025.[Erastus Mulwa/Standard] A book featuring the tradition and culture of the Akamba people was...
Uganda appeals for more int'l aid amid growing refugee crisis
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, June 20 (Xinhua) -- As the world marked World Refugee Day on Friday, Uganda, Africa's largest refugee-hosting country, renewed calls for international support in response to a growing refugee influx. Hilary Onek, Uganda's minister for...
Missed Appointments and Associated Factors Among Children Accessing Anti-Retroviral Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Western Uganda
Dove Medical Press
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June 28, 2025
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has been labelled the worst public health crisis in this generation.1 As of February 7, 2022, COVID-19 accounted for 396,254,535 cases and 5,759, 785 deaths globally, with Africa reporting 11,196,707 cases and...
Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025
Visual Capitalist
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June 28, 2025
See this visualization first on the Voronoi app. Use This Visualization Ranked: Countries With the Most Children in 2025 This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven...
Zohran Mamdani faces racist smears and calls for citizenship to be stripped
Middle East Eye
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June 27, 2025
Zohran Mamdani is facing a barrage of racist attacks this week and a call by a Republican lawmaker for him to be stripped of his citizenship after his 24 June victory in the New York City primary election for mayor. The pro-Palestinian Democratic...
Uganda: Arbitrary arrest and detention of 11 Ugandan environmental rights defenders
International Federation for Human Rights
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June 20, 2025
Description of the situation: The Observatory has been informed about the ongoing arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of 11 environmental rights defenders, namely Ms Nalusiba Phionah and Messrs Baribye Bob, Nayebare Gilbert, Tukamushaba...
Uganda’s Ambassador Presents Credentials to His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 18, 2025
Uganda’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Brunei Darussalam, resident in Kuala Lumpur, Her Excellency Amb. Betty Oyella Bigombe, officially presented her Letters of Credence to His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin...
Uganda Embassy in Japan Holds Investment Forum Ahead of Osaka 2025 World Expo
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 18, 2025
The Minister of State for Trade, Hon. Gen. Mbasu Mbadi, accompanied by Uganda’s Ambassador to Japan, H.E. Tophace Kaahwa, visited the Uganda product promotion venue at Lucua Business Center in Osaka City today to acquaint himself with the various...
Elgon Half Marathon returns to Mbale to raise awareness on gender-based violence and climate change
NTV Uganda
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Elgon Half Marathon returns to Mbale to raise awareness on gender-based violence and climate change The Elgon Half Marathon returns for the third time to Mbale city on 1st November, with organizers aiming to raise awareness about gender-based...
Uganda-Japan Trade and Investment Forum Concludes in Osaka: Avenues Broadening Bilateral Trade and Investment Between the Two Countries Explored
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 20, 2025
The Uganda Embassy in Tokyo reaffirmed its leadership in advancing Uganda’s Economic and Commercial Diplomacy with the successful hosting of the 1st Uganda–Japan Trade and Investment Forum in Osaka, Japan. Held under the theme “Boosting Trade and...
Bobi Wine: Ugandan musician gunning for presidential election
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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June 25, 2025
Uganda’s main opposition party said Wednesday its leader, Bobi Wine, would run in upcoming presidential elections, likely pitting the popular musician-turned-politician against President Yoweri Museveni. The East African nation is expected to hold...
Militia attack on DRC IDP camp, kills 10, mostly women, children
Punch
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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...
Greatest threat to Anglicanism now comes from the Church of England, says GSFA chairman
Anglican Ink - Florida
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June 27, 2025
GSFA Chairman’s Pastoral Letter, 25th June 2025 “But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed.” Romans 6:17 Dear GSFA Family and Friends, To...
Uganda and China taking action to pursue agricultural modernization
CGTN
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China-Africa agricultural cooperation continues to deliver tangible results, both economically and technically. A practical example is the growing partnership between China and Uganda, which is making significant contributions to Uganda's...
Cape Town-educated politician turns New York politics upside down after stunning Democratic victory
Briefly
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June 27, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old politician who attended St George's Grammar School in Cape Town during the late 1990s, has won the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor The Ugandan-born candidate defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo using a...
Ugandan youth urged to ‘Take Control’ at BrighterMonday career event
Independent (Uganda)
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June 20, 2025
The panelists at the half-day career clinic Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bold move to address Uganda’s youth unemployment crisis, BrighterMonday Uganda, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, hosted a high-impact stakeholder...
Environment stakeholders renew call for ban on single-use plastics in Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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June 27, 2025
David Bahati, Minister of State for Trade launching National Environment Research Agenda. PHOTO URN Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environment stakeholders have renewed their call for a total ban on single-use plastics, particularly polythene...
Ugandan women rebuild traumatised lives after Gulf abuse
Context
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What’s the context? Trafficked, exploited and abused as maids in the Gulf, Ugandan women are rebuilding their lives. Few trafficked African women supported after Gulf abuse Charity aims to help survivors through rehabilitation Survivors get access...
216 Tanzanians benefit from EACOP’s educational support
Daily News Tanzania
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June 26, 2025
TABORA: 124 Tanzanian students have received scholarships through the Education Sponsorship Program run by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) and WASCO ISOAF. The official launch ceremony was held at the VETA Institute in Tabora and was...
Bank of Uganda Bolsters Gold Reserves Amid Global Uncertainty
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
By David Mwanje The Bank of Uganda’s strategists in Kampala are navigating a shifting global economic landscape, with the U.S. dollar’s dominance under scrutiny and gold emerging as a key asset. The 2025 OMFIF Global Public Investor (GPI) report,...