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King Oyo urges youth to lead and inspire positive change
NTV Uganda
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King Oyo urges youth to lead and inspire positive change As Uganda's youth continue to face numerous challenges—including negative peer influence and reproductive health issues—Tooro King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV has emphasised the need...
Uganda rolls out digital hub for deafblindness
Independent (Uganda)
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June 30, 2025
Minister Asamo speaking Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has rolled out a digital platform designed to support individuals with deafblindness, their caregivers, educators, and policy makers. The Global Deafblindness Resource Hub, the...
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...
Uganda’s New Financial Clearance Guidelines to Drive Economic Growth and Equity
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 30, 2025
By David Mwanje The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development launched the revised Guidelines for Financial Clearance for July 2025, a transformative framework designed to streamline the evaluation and implementation of policy and...
Local Arab American leaders weigh in on Zohran Mamdani’s NYC primary win
The Arab American News
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July 7, 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral primary election has sparked online discourse and a wave of support from Arab and Muslim Americans. In defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mamdani has become the first Muslim American to...
Ruvuma’s best-kept secret? Ruhila Zoo has it all
Daily News Tanzania
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July 7, 2025
RUVUMA: AS part of our ongoing series highlighting the tourist attractions of Ruvuma Region, Daily News turns the spotlight today on Ruhila Wildlife Garden (Ruhila Zoo), located under the jurisdiction of the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority...
Suspected Ugandan rebels apprehended in Kajo-Keji
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 7, 2025
By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) intercepted two suspects believed to have links with Ugandan rebel group operation along the border. The suspects were arrested during security operation in Ajio and Birigo,...
Zohran Mamdani’s other baggage — bringing a socialist army to City Hall
New York Post
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July 7, 2025
Zohran Mamdani may be a lightweight in his own right, but as mayor he’d bring an entire extremist movement along with him to City Hall, with dire consequences for the city. Mamdani can hedge and haw all he likes, but he’s the face of a truly...
Uganda’s president seeks 7th term that would bring him closer to 50 years in power
Loop News
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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday sought nomination for a seventh term, a move that would bring him closer to five decades in power in the East African country. Museveni, 80, has defied calls for his retirement,...
BRICS in a multipolar world: Rio declaration charts bold course for global south leadership
ETGovernment
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July 7, 2025
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 6: China's Premier Li Qiang, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto during Lula speech...
Tanzania to host Pan-African social security summit
Xinhua News Agency
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DAR ES SALAAM, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania is set to host a high-level Pan-African summit focusing on the future of social security on the continent, a senior official announced Sunday. The summit, to be held on July 10 in the northern city of...
Sudan: One Of The Best Ten Worldwide,Second In Africa
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN- Sudanow Magazine) By: Rogia al-Shafee Thanks to the huge efforts exerted by a talented and experienced Sudan news agency journalist, Sudan ranking has gone up to forefront within the media sports writing in the AIPS competition. It was a...
Uganda: After 39 years in power, 80-year-old Yoweri Museveni to seek re-election
Tribune Online
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June 29, 2025
Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has announced his intention to run in the country’s next presidential election, extending a rule that began nearly four decades ago. In a post on the X platform late Saturday, Museveni said he had “expressed my...
Zohran Mamdani: Hypocrisy, Socialism and the Danger of Elitist Politics
Fair Observer
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July 6, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the Democrat mayoral candidate for New York, has caught the fancy of many around the world. Yet when we take a closer look at him, the 33-year-old does not appear so wonderful. If Mamdani isn’t a fraud, he’s certainly one of the...
Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni, 80, to seek reelection
The Malaysian Star
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June 29, 2025
KAMPALA (Reuters) -Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni has confirmed he intends to contest in next year's presidential election, potentially extending his rule in the east African country to nearly half a century. In a post on the X platform late on...
Uganda’s Museveni to seek re-election
SABC News
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June 29, 2025
Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni has confirmed he intends to contest in next year’s presidential election, potentially extending his rule in the east African country to nearly half a century. In a post on the X platform late on Saturday Museveni...
Dem leader dodges question on mayoral candidate Mamdani's college application
Fox News
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House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries dodged a question about the New York Times' report on Zohran Mamdani's college application during an interview on MSNBC. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries...
President of Rugby Africa Herbert Mensah arrives in Uganda ahead of the RAC2025
Joy FM
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July 5, 2025
President of Rugby Africa, Herbert Mensah, has officially arrived in Uganda ahead of the Rugby Africa Cup 2025 (RAC2025)—the continent’s premier rugby competition and direct pathway to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. Set to kick off on...
Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani: From Stealth Socialism to Open Socialism
The Gateway Pundit
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July 6, 2025
Barack Obama and Zohran Mamdani may represent different generations and political climates, but their ideological similarities are striking. Obama embraced a strategy of stealth socialism, while Mamdani champions open socialism. Understanding...
Visionary leaders tip female entrepreneurs
NTV Uganda
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Visionary leaders tip female entrepreneurs A vibrant gathering of Uganda’s leading women in business, finance, and the creative arts lit up the Kampala Serena Hotel in a night dedicated to progress, purpose, and connection. Under the theme...