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UGANDA: 4 out of 10 children suffer stunted growth due to malnutrition

Locals in Isingiro district,western Uganda and other parts of the country have been challenged to embrace better feeding for children. ALSO READ - POLIO ERADICATION: Kenya and Uganda cross-border polio vaccination...

A Polio Survivor Turns His Disability into a Powerful Plea for Vaccination

CREDIT - UNICEF, DRC.  Rajabu Vampise deftly manoeuvres his wheelchair through the backstreets of Kindu in the Democratic...

INSIDE THE COLONIAL LEGACY OF HOMOPHOBIA IN MODERN-DAY UGANDA

By Hyowon Park , International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).  In March 2023, the Ugandan...

DR Congo’s Reliance on Charcoal threatens Forests and Fuels Armed Conflict

Elodie Toto - KANYARUCHINYA, Democratic Republic of Congo. Amid a circle of spectators, a troupe of performers takes...

How Africa is facing disproportionate burden from climate change and adaptation costs

By World Meteorological Organization. Africa bears an increasingly heavy burden from climate change and disproportionately high costs for...

HOW UGANDA IS TAKING STEPS TO INTEGRATE ICT INTO EDUCATION POLICIES

Uganda aims to support innovation ecosystems by integrating Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) into education national policies. The integration of educational technology in Uganda's teaching...

Children Miss Out on Education Due to Sponsorship Crisis

In a heartbreaking turn of events as schools reopen, 20 orphans who are hopeful candidates are on the verge of missing out on education...

KASESE: HOW KENYANGE MUSLIM P/SCHOOL IS OPERATING WITH ONLY 5 LEARNERS & 11 TEACHERS!

Parents, guardians and other stakeholders in Kasese district want the government and relevant partners to intervene for better services at Kenyange Muslim Primary School...

POOR INFRSTRUCTURE HINDERING SERVICES AT MBARARA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 

Mbarara University Of Science And Technology-MUST is struggling to ensure smooth service delivery due to poor infrastructure in the medical school. Prof. Celestino Obua, the...

KARAMOJA: At least 30 learners with nodding syndrome abandon school as hunger bites harder 

KARAMOJA SUB-REGION. At least 30 learners with nodding syndrome in Alune primary school in Kitgum district Karamoja sub-region have abandoned school as hunger bites...

Ap. Willy Tumwine: WHAT NEXT AFTER GRADUATION?

Graduates, especially the youth have been challenged to utilize their brain & skills to create some sources of income so that they don’t starve...