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Gulu City Council intensifies inspection of building plans
Independent (Uganda)
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July 11, 2025
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City Council has over the past two weeks intensified efforts to enforce mandatory building plan approvals to curb illegal construction and promote orderly urban development. As Gulu City continues its rapid...
GES to scale up transformative Kindergarten programme nationwide
Ghana News Agency
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July 15, 2025
By Anthony Adongo Apubeo Bolgatanga, July 15, GNA – The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced plans to scale up the innovative GES-Lively Minds kindergarten programme across all 16 regions of the country, targeting every public kindergarten...
ATIDI: De-Risking Africa’s Growth Trajectory Through Innovation, Impact and Integration
Capital Finance International
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July 15, 2025
15 Jul, 2025 As Africa’s leading provider of credit and investment insurance, the African Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) continues to shape the continent’s economic trajectory. Under the stewardship of CEO Manuel Moses, the...
Mark & Friends Charity Foundation rallies community to collect supplies for pupils in Kanungu
Independent (Uganda)
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July 10, 2025
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On July 5, 2025, what began as a simple call to action; “Everybody Deserves to Be Smart”, turned into a remarkable display of generosity and shared purpose. Through the Mark & Friends Charity Drive, dozens of...
Zohran Mamdani Raises Hackles of India’s Hindu Right-Wing
The Diplomat
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July 9, 2025
Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s victory in the recent Democratic primaries for the upcoming New York mayoral elections was no small feat. The 33-year-old Ugandan-born son of Indian origin parents — his mother is the acclaimed film director Mira Nair, and...
MBABAZIS’ BACK! Ex-PM Wife Eyes Elderly Mp Seat
Red Pepper
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June 27, 2025
The Mbabazis’ are back. They fell out badly with the powers that be in the build up to 2016 elections but later reconciled. They have reportedly been wielding influence behind the scenes, but a move by Jackline Mbabazi to stand for Member of...
Civil Society Feels the Squeeze as Reform Era Unravels
Addis Fortune
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Six years ago, Ethiopia was the darling of international liberal commentators. A year earlier, crowds filled Mesqel Square, chanting slogans celebrating the dawning of an era away from what was an authoritarian state and towards political openness...
Twice-yearly injection could transform HIV prevention efforts
Medical News
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July 3, 2025
Preventative therapies for HIV-1 (Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1) have made leaps and bounds over the past decade. A once-daily pill named PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, has been a stalwart for HIV prevention-but only if people take it...
Sorrow as woman, young daughter are allegedly killed by estranged hubby's best friend
TUKO
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July 15, 2025
Scovia Kyomugisha, a 42-year-old woman her little daughter, Gift Amumpaire, were brutally stabbed to death at their home The key suspect is a close friend of Scovia’s estranged husband, who had allegedly threatened her multiple times Days before...
China steps in as US pulls back from diplomacy, report says
The Straits Times
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July 14, 2025
WASHINGTON - China is increasing its diplomatic reach as US President Donald Trump’s administration pares back America’s international presence, Democrats from the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said in a report released on July 14. The...
Gates $200bn must end dependency
Science and Development Network
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[KAMPALA, SciDev.Net] When Bill Gates stood before the African Union and pledged to commit the majority of his foundation’s US$200 billion wealth over the next two decades to Africa, the announcement sent ripples across the continent. The...
CSOs call for immediate ban on junk food in school canteens
Independent (Uganda)
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July 2, 2025
Professor Achileo Kaaya speaking Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A coalition of civil society organizations advocating for food justice has called on government to immediately ban the sale of junk food in school canteens. The demand, part of a...
New momentum at Soroti Fruit Factory sparks optimism among farmers, leaders
Independent (Uganda)
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July 10, 2025
Soroti Processing fruit factory Director, Abera Desta explaining to the Iteso Paramount Chief how the factory works on Thursday. PHOTO URN Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Soroti Fruit Processing Factory is undergoing a major revival under...
Novartis' malaria drug for babies wins world-first approval
Fierce Pharma
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July 8, 2025
Novartis and a Swiss nonprofit have made history, scoring the world’s first approval for a medicine to treat babies who are infected with malaria. Switzerland’s health regulator has signed off on Coartem Baby for infants who weigh between 2 and 5...
USAID Closure: More than 14 million lives to be lost by 2030
Independent (Uganda)
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July 5, 2025
60 years plus of USAID presence in Uganda. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study says the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development-USAID could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030,...
First malaria treatment for newborn babies approved for use
News India Times
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July 8, 2025
The first malaria drug for newborn babies and those weighing less than 11 pounds has been approved by Swiss medical authorities in a move that could fill a treatment gap for some of those most vulnerable to the disease, developers and experts say....
1,000 students reached in drive to demystify menstruation through expressive arts
Independent (Uganda)
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July 9, 2025
Students from various schools engage in a debate during the “Undo The Taboo” initiative by Reach A Hand Uganda. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 1,000 secondary school students participated in a menstrual health...
First malaria drug for infants receives approval
BGNES
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July 9, 2025
The first malaria drug for newborns and infants has been approved by Swiss health regulators. Eight African countries are ready to launch the drug on the market in the near future. This was announced by pharmaceutical giant Novartis. Malaria is a...
Equity Group Approves Dividend, Directors Elections at the 21st Annual General Meeting
Red Pepper
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June 30, 2025
Equity Group Holdings Plc today held its 21st Annual General Meeting (AGM), where shareholders voted in favor of all the proposed resolutions, demonstrating strong confidence in the Group’s strategic direction and governance. The meeting,...
The Dark Side of Ecotourism
CounterPunch
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July 10, 2025
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Ecotourism is often hailed as a sustainable alternative to traditional travel—an opportunity to explore unique environments while supporting local communities and conservation...