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Karamoja Still Trapped: CSOs Call for Enough Govt Funding

Civil society organizations (CSOs) have warned that Karamoja sub region will continue to suffer deep-rooted poverty unless the government boosts funding for the region and addresses long-standing inequalities. At a...
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Scandals

INJUSTICE: Mbarara PFF Mobilizer & Science Teacher in Trouble over Illegal Money Lending 

Authorities in Mbarara city and Mbarara district have been asked to investigate illegal money lenders that are conniving...
Health

CSOs Condemn UN’s Move to Dismantle UNAIDS

Civil Society Organizations-CSOs have condemned the United Nations proposal to dismantle the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS-UNAIDS...
Crime

EXPOSED: Charles Mwesigwa,a man running a sex ring operating out of Dubai’s most glamorous neighbourhoods and exploiting vulnerable women 

Charles Mwesigwa, who says he is a former London bus driver, told our undercover reporter he could provide...
Science/ICT

Cisco: Africa presents AI leapfrogging opportunity

Additional reporting by Paula Gilbert, Connecting Africa. Africa's entrepreneurial workforce and young population can help catalyze an artificial...

FOCAC 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping Calls for Deepening of China-Africa Cooperation to Modernize the Global South

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on China and Africa to deepen cooperation and spearhead modernization of the Global South. Delivering a keynote speech at...

FOCAC 2024: Can African Interests be Elevated Beyond the Africa-China Summit?

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The Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation-FOCAC, to be held in Beijing from September 4 to 6, takes place at a critical juncture. African economies...

Russian Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny Dies in Jail

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Russia's most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison inside the Arctic Circle, the prison service has said. Alexei...

Chinese man extradited to Malawi over racist videos

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BY BBC NEWS. Zambia has extradited a Chinese filmmaker to neighbouring Malawi to face charges relating to racism and child exploitation.Lu Ke was a...
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