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Tinubu Calls For Reform Of Global Governance, Healthcare And Financial Systems At BRICS Summit
Arise News
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July 7, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged a comprehensive reevaluation of the current global governance structure, as well as the world’s financial and healthcare systems, stressing the need for greater equity, inclusion, and justice for low-income...
BRICS Summit: Tinubu Calls for Reevaluation of Global Governance Structure, Finance, Health Care
The News (Nigeria)
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July 7, 2025
President Tinubu at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, July 6, 2025 President Bola Tinubu has called for a reevaluation of the current global governance structure and the financial and healthcare systems, urging greater equity...
Uganda’s average inflation hits 3.4% in FY2024/25, food prices remain key driver
Independent (Uganda)
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July 3, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s headline inflation for the 2024/25 financial year averaged 3.4%, reflecting moderate price growth amid continued pressure from food and core service costs. The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS)...
Let’s Review Global Governance Structure, Finance, Health Care Systems— Tinubu T
The Nigerian Voice
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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...
BRICS: Tinubu advocates global governance structure, finance, healthcare systems rejig
News Diary Online
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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. Bayo...
Ugandan student chosen to learn from world-class innovators at Silicon Valley
Independent (Uganda)
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July 3, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan student Hakim Nakaana Kakooza was among 14 students from the African Leadership University (ALU) who participated in the fourth annual Silicon Valley Global Leadership Programme — a transformative,...
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...
COVID-like measures can keep chimps safe from human diseases
Digital Journal
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July 6, 2025
Different populations of chimpanzees showed varying behaviours - Copyright Handout/AFP Kathelijne Koops Masking, distancing and quarantines keep chimpanzees safe from human disease, a new study shows. This is an important finding in the context of...
Ugandan military helicopter on peacekeeping mission crashes in Somalia, 5 dead
TUKO
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July 3, 2025
At least five Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers died in a chopper crash on Wednesday morning, July 2 A Mil Mi-24 carrying eight Ugandan military personnel part of the AUSSOM mission crashed near an airport in Mogadishu Investigations...
Uganda on course to manufacture microchips, semi-conductors – Dr Cosmas Mwikirize
Observer
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July 2, 2025
At this year’s National Science Week at Kololo Ceremonial grounds, Uganda’s ambitions echoed loud and clear: not only is the country ready to bring its innovations to market, but it is also eyeing global participation in the innovations sectors...
Uganda embraces BRICS for new breath of economic options
Daily News Tanzania
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July 2, 2025
UGANDA: Uganda’s recent acquisition of partner state status within the BRICS framework, a bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, marks a significant shift in its foreign policy and economic alignment. Historically reliant...
Indian doctor who died in UAE plane crash gets 2 Uganda mosques in his honour
The Week
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A doctor of Indian origin who died in a light aircraft crash off the coast of Ras Al Khaimah last year, will be honoured by building two mosques in Uganda. Dr Sulaymaan Al Majid died after the sightseeing light aircraft piloted by a Pakistani...
Ugandan Military Helicopter Crashes In Somalia, Casualty Figure Unknown
TVC News Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
A Ugandan military helicopter with eight people on board crashed and caught fire at the main international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, a Ugandan army spokesman has announced. Three people escaped with burns but the other five were...
Uganda’s End-of-Life Care Pioneer’s Legacy Continues
News Central TV
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July 2, 2025
In a modest home in Uganda’s capital, Jane Mwesige, a nurse from a hospice that has revolutionised end-of-life care in Africa, sings a gospel song with her patient, Jonathan Luzige. These home visits, which blend affordable medical treatment with...
Ugandan military helicopter catches fire in deadly Somalia crash
BBC
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July 2, 2025
A Ugandan military helicopter crashed and caught fire at the main international airport in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing five people on board. The pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer survived with "serious injuries and severe burns",...
UAE: 2 Uganda Mosques To Honour Indian Doctor Who Died In RAK Plane Crash
MENAFN
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July 5, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A heartfelt tribute to a young UK-based Indian doctor who died in a light aircraft crash in Ras Al Khaimah has taken shape in the form of two mosques being built in Uganda instead of one initially planned. Dr Sulaymaan Al...
Uganda Charts New Path for Reproductive Agency Amid Global Fertility Decline
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
By David Mwanje KAMPALA- The 2025 State of the World Population Report, unveiled at the Uganda Media Centre, redefines the global demographic challenge under the theme “The Real Fertility Crisis: The Pursuit of Reproductive Agency in a Changing...
Uganda imports Chinese hybrid goats to boost livestock industry
The Malaysian Star
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July 1, 2025
ENTEBBE, Uganda, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Nine Chinese hybrid goats, also known as Jianzhou big-eared goats, have arrived in Uganda as the East African country seeks to boost its goat meat production and livestock industry. The goats -- three males and...
Museveni outlines six dev’t pillars for Uganda in 7th presidential term
Observer
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July 5, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has outlined six key pillars that he says will guide Uganda’s development in his next term, following his nomination by the National Resistance Movement (NRM) Electoral Commission to contest in the 2026 general...
Ugandan opposition MP abducted and tortured ahead of elections
Modern Ghana
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Barnabas Tinkasiimire, a Ugandan member of parliament critical of President Yoweri Museveni, was abducted over the weekend and apparently tortured before his release, a member of the law society said on Monday. Uganda has seen increased pressure...