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At BRICS summit, Tinubu seeks reevaluation of global governance structure
Nigerian Current
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa. At the 17th...
Tinubu Calls Re-evaluation Of Global Governance Structure, Others At BRICS
TVC News Nigeria
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity and inclusion for low-income and emerging economies, particularly in Africa.......
Gov’t renews call for international aid amid growing refugee crisis
Independent (Uganda)
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June 23, 2025
Refugees in Uganda KAMPALA, UGANDA | 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...
Tapac residents demand social services
Independent (Uganda)
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July 6, 2025
Residents of Ariu village in Katikekile parish dancing a welcoming song for the district officials who visited the area to commision the borehole. PHOTO URN Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The residents of Katikekile parish in Tapac sub-county,...
Novartis Gets Approval for First Malaria Drug for Babies
This Day
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July 10, 2025
Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja Novartis has received approval in Switzerland for Coartem Baby, which it said was the first drug to treat malaria in babies and very young children, a process Nigeria was hugely involved in, a Reuters report said. Eight...
Mpox: Three countries account for 84% of Africa’s cases – Official
Premium Times
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July 6, 2025
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) says Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Sierra Leone, and Uganda account for over 84 per cent of Mpox cases across Africa. The figure reflects the data as of epidemiological week...
BRICS welcomes Indonesia as new full member; PM Modi hails ‘ability to evolve with times’
Financial Express
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Leaders of the BRICS nations welcomed Indonesia as a member of the group, while 10 nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan, as partner countries. The joint declaration of...
The battle against American establishment
The Kathmandu Post
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The Democratic Party nominee for the upcoming New York mayoral elections has opened cultural, ideological and political cans of worms—all at the same time. From Jerusalem to New Delhi and Kampala to Kathmandu, Zohran Mamdani has already become a...
Africa’s freshwater fish crisis: 26% of species threatened with extinction
Mail & Guardian
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July 13, 2025
Clanwilliam sand fish: Supplied: Jeremy Shelton From the tiny galaxiids of South Africa to the 2m-long Nile perch, Africa’s extraordinary biodiversity of freshwater fish have evolved to thrive in the various habitats in the geographically,...
World News | BRICS Welcomes Indonesia as Member, and 10 Partner Countries, Including Belarus, Malaysia
Latestly
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July 7, 2025
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7 (ANI): Leaders of the BRICS nations welcomed Indonesia as a member of the group, while 10 nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan, as...
BRICS welcomes Indonesia as member, and 10 partner countries, including Belarus, Malaysia
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], July 7 (ANI): Leaders of the BRICS nations welcomed Indonesia as a member of the group, while 10 nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan, as...
Equity Bank taps UAE for global growth
Independent (Uganda)
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July 13, 2025
The lender’s shareholders approved a dividend payout of Kshs. 16 billion (approximately Shs 444.9 billion) for the year ending December 2024 Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Group Holdings Plc is set to open a Representative Office in the...
Patient Safety Leaders’ Perception of Patient Safety Practices in Eight Asia-Pacific Countries: Survey Based on the Global Patient Safety Action Plan Framework
Dove Medical Press
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July 1, 2025
Introduction The discipline of patient safety is centered around preventing errors and adverse outcomes that can occur during healthcare procedures, with the overarching aim of reducing harm to patients. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines...
Ghana’s Kwame Nkrumah—champion of Non-Alignment & man behind Zohran Mamdani’s middle name
The Print
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July 5, 2025
New Delhi: Zohran Mamdani, 33, New York’s Democratic mayoral candidate, has an interesting middle name—Kwame—given by his parents, Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and Mumbai-born Ugandan post-colonial theorist and Columbia University professor Mahmood...
Race for NRM Entrepreneurs Chair hots up with entry of businessman King Ceasor Augustus Mulenga
Independent (Uganda)
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July 4, 2025
Mulenga’s nomination announced by Dr Tanga Odoi as Party Secretary General Todwong (right) looks on Businessman King Ceasor Augustus Mulenga pledges affordable credit in bid for NRM Entrepreneurs Chair Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prominent...
Emory College graduate Tuan Vinh to study genomics, predictive modeling as NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholar
Emory University
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The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected Tuan Vinh, who graduated with highest honors from Emory College of Arts and Sciences this spring, for its Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program. Vinh is one of only nine students admitted to...
The care work of the courtroom: How women lawyers are fighting to keep immigrants safe
The 19th News
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July 10, 2025
At 4 a.m. on December 31, Jocelyn Cazares Willingham sat in her parents’ home in Los Angeles, working to finalize a request to release one of her clients from immigration detention, where he had been held since August. She understood that his...
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust is 30 - and just look at what it has achieved
Cambridge Independent
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July 4, 2025
Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust is 30 years old - and to celebrate, we’ve been looking back at some of the many projects the charity has funded at Addenbrooke’s and the Rosie hospitals in Cambridge with the £150million it has raised in that time. A...
Dr. Lillian Tamale’s AI Discovery at Victoria University Advances TB Detection
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 4, 2025
By David Mwanje KAMPALA— A new study from Victoria University in Uganda, led by Dr. Lillian Tamale, has found a better way to detect tuberculosis (TB) using a simple artificial intelligence (AI) tool called VGG16. This tool can spot TB in chest...
Edirisa Nyombi: Final farewell to football legend
Observer
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July 12, 2025
Kassanda was brought to a standstill when the remains of football legend Edirisa Nyombi were laid to rest at his ancestral ground in Kasekere, outskirts of Kassanda town council. Nyombi, aged 78, a former footballer cum-coach died on Wednesday,...