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Ugandan government to regulate school fees
The Minister of State for Education, Hon. Joyce Moriku has reassured Members of Parliament that government has developed a statutory...
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FIFA suspends All India Football Federation
The Bureau of the FIFA Council has unanimously decided to suspend the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect...
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AU Commission chairperson expresses concern over violent protests in Sierra Leone
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed concern over the violent protests in Sierra Leone...
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1 million people displaced by drought in Somalia
A devastating drought in Somalia has reached unprecedented levels, with one million people now registered as displaced within the country.More...
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Ugandan government to establish regional centres to manage disasters
The Ugandan government has developed a robust disaster risk management plan that will mitigate impending disasters across the country, Minister...
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Japan’s wealthiest man commits $80 million in beauty deal with Tropicslab
Tropicslab is a privately owned company by Dr. Edith F. Gibson, an innovative scientist who spent the last seven years...
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Without immediate funding, 750,000 refugees will have ‘nothing to eat’ in Ethiopia – UN agencies
The World Food Programme (WFP), UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and Ethiopian Government Refugees and Returnees Service (RRS) made the plea for assistance because...
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Uganda bans prominent LGBTQ rights group
Last week, Uganda’s National Bureau for Non-governmental Organizations banned Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), a prominent lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ)...
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Healthy life expectancy in Africa rises by 10 years – WHO
Healthy life expectancy in the African region has increased on average by 10 years per person between 2000 and 2019,...
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World Food Programme welcomes Japan’s funding to tackle food insecurity in Malawi
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a US$ 500,000 (MK500 million) contribution from the government of Japan...
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