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OPINION: The Patriot’s Focus on Uganda’s Unemployment Question

Article By, Gad Kanyesigye_The Patriot_ a community empowerment advocate.  To begin with, many Ugandan parents are not business-oriented, which is a significant reason why their children often finish school...

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...

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...

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

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?

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

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

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...