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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...
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Health

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...
Social Justice

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...
Environment / Climate

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...
Environment / Climate

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...

Ugandan Diplomat at East African Community Secretariat Dr Caroline Asiimwe Arrested at Mombasa Airport

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A Senior East African Community-EAC Diplomat, Dr Caroline Asiimwe, who serves as the Executive Secretary of the Kiswahili Commission has been arrested in Kenya. Asiimwe...

The remarkable homework for the Great Lakes Region after Kenya’s peaceful election & transition of power – Gad Kanyesigye

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Article by Mr. Gad Kanyesigye (The Patriot), Advocator for peace and good governance in Africa. Looking at the Great Lakes regional political chronology; pick...

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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