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  • February 23

  • Uganda: Pope Francis Won't Visit Uganda This Year

    Pope Francis will not be coming to Uganda this year, the Office of the President has confirmed. The Roman Catholic Church, through President Museveni, had invited the Holy Father… Read more »

  • February 20

  • Uganda: Report - Uganda Under Military Grip

    A study commissioned by Makerere University's Human Rights and Peace Centre (Huripec) has confirmed a long-held suspicion that Uganda is a more militarised country today than… Read more »

  • Uganda: Seven Universities Research On Children Issues

    Seven Ugandan universities have each received a Shs 20 million grant from African Child (AfriChild) to undertake child-focused research. Read more »

  • Uganda: We Need to Mitigate Climate Change

    The tragic reality is that the earth is reaching a tipping point faster than ever before and this will affect all of us. Read more »

  • Uganda: Doctor Reveals Rot in Health

    Prof Anthony K. Mbonye's book; Uganda's Health Sector Through Turbulent Politics (1958-2018), serves up nearly 156 pages of a scathing critique of the ministry of Health and its… Read more »

  • Uganda: Investment Climate - MTN, Govt Should Harmonize Their Interests

    After a golden era of growth and friendlier relationship with government, giant mobile telecommunications company (MTN) has taken a large tumble. Read more »

  • Uganda: Museveni Sets New Course for NRM

    Five years since the NRM constitution was amended to give the party's chairman powers to appoint full-time secretariat staff, President Museveni is instead facing more infighting… Read more »

  • Uganda: Mamdani's Endless Insults to Colleagues At Makerere

    There is a section of Makerere University semi-senior academics whose hysteria with Mahmood Mamdani is difficult to explain. Read more »

  • Uganda: Janet Order On 'Backdoor' Admissions Brings Change

    In 2017, first lady Janet Museveni attended the annual selection/placement exercise as Education minister for the first time. Read more »

  • Uganda: The Chameleon Effect and Why Museveni's Govt Is the Way It Is

    In a 1999 article in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, behavioural psychologists Cartrand Tanya and Bargh John came up with the concept 'chameleon effect' to refer… Read more »

  • Uganda: Stage Names Are for Fake People - Alex Mukulu

    Alex Mukulu is one of Uganda's most respected and eccentric actors, playwrights and singers, although his productions are a rarity to Kampala audiences. Justus Lyatuu recently… Read more »

  • February 14

  • Uganda: Govt Turns to Mobile Money to Boost Securities Market

    Cabinet has approved a proposal to allow the public use the mobile money platform to buy government securities. Read more »

  • February 13

  • Uganda: Heart Treatment and its Massive Potential

    There are approximately 1.5 million babies born in Uganda every year. That isn't news since Uganda has one of the fastest-growing populations in the world. Read more »

  • Uganda: Male Calls for Judicial Inquiry Into Pastors

    Last Friday's arrest of Pastor Augustine Yiga of the Revival Church Kawaala for alleged rape became the latest outrage in a growing tale of scandal and debauchery now rocking the… Read more »

  • Uganda: IGP Ochola Slams Hooligans in Police

    Inspector General of Police Martins Okoth-Ochola over the weekend turned up the pressure on his officers, reminding them of previous warnings against engaging in acts of torture. Read more »

  • Uganda: Shs 14 Billion Distributed to Ex-Iso Employees

    More than 1,000 former employees of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) have started getting their terminal benefits after years of waiting for conclusion of a long-running… Read more »

  • Uganda: Aliguma's Soft Touch Transforms Slum Dwellers in Acholi Quarters

    Rita Aliguma is a go-getter. My acquaintance with her dates back more than a decade through sports journalism. Read more »

  • Uganda: Collective Effort Needed to Fight Female Genital Mutilation Now

    The International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is commemorated every year on February 6. Read more »

  • February 11

  • Uganda: Ishaka Nursing School Under Probe Over Caning Students

    Ministry of Education and Sports has dispatched a five-man team to Bushenyi to investigate circumstances that led to caning of nursing students by authorities at Ishaka Adventist… Read more »

  • February 05

  • Uganda: Makerere Students 'Withdraw' Cooperation With Management

    Makerere University student leaders have faulted management for the current stalemate between staff and administration. The stalemate has seen students go without lectures for more… Read more »

  • January 29

  • Uganda: From Boda Boda Rider to Business Empire - Amazing Story of Safeboda

    What started as a business experiment to ensure safety of boda boda riders has grown to become a big business in Kampala and beyond, influencing the lives of thousands. Simon… Read more »

  • Uganda: More MTN Staff Under Investigation - National Security

    More MTN employees, Uganda's biggest telecom are being investigated for using their positions to allegedly compromise the country's national security. The employees whose… Read more »

  • Uganda: Another Woman Killed in Entebbe

    The body of an unidentified half naked woman was found dumped in the compound of Rose Namutebi, a resident of Katabi cell in Entebbe municipality. Read more »

  • Uganda: Masindi Hospital Also Hit By Blood Shortage

    Masindi hospital has joined the long list of the country's health facilities currently hit by blood shortages. Read more »

  • Uganda: Uganda Heart Institute Threatened With Eviction

    The Uganda Heart Institute (UHI) is facing eviction from Mulago hospital premises. The centre is now in dire need of Shs 256 billion to construct its own facility within Kampala… Read more »

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  • Education

    • Uganda:Why Makerere Dons Abandoned Strike (Monitor)
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    • South Africa: SANs Souci Saga - School, Dept Picking Teacher's Side, Slapped Pupil's Lawyers Charge(News24Wire)
    • Tanzania: Student's Suicide Stuns Residents(Citizen)
    • Botswana: Consistency, Passion Pays Off for Ditiro(Botswana Daily News)
    • Tanzania: Education Project to Help Improve Health Services(Citizen)
    • Swaziland: Swaziland King's Plan for SADC-Wide University of Transformation Quietly Shelved(Swazi Media)
    • South Africa: Education Department Is 'Showing Us the Middle Finger'(GroundUp)
    • Malawi: No Medical Certificate, No Exam Marking For Teachers(Nyasa Times)
    • Rwanda: Over 88% Pass A' Level Exams(New Times)
    • Uganda: 200 Schools Excel in Islamic Exams(Monitor)
  • Europe and Africa

    • Kenya:Record-Breaking Kipchoge Wins Another Top Award (Nation)
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    • Africa: 40 Years On - the African Contract Workers Who Came to Germany and Stayed(Deutsche Welle)
    • South Sudan: Troika Statement On Escalating Conflict in South Sudan(PR Newswire)
    • Zimbabwe: Former U-20 Rugby Captain Signs New Worcester Deal(New Zimbabwe)
    • Malawi: Tax Systems to be Improved With New UK Support(Nyasa Times)
    • Kenya: Teen Lands Tennis Scholarship to Barcelona Academy(Nation)
    • Malawi: Govt Commends Norway for Educational Support(Nyasa Times)
    • Zimbabwe: 'EU Sanctions a Setback'(The Herald)
    • Angola: British Fund Provides U.S.$700 Million for Investment in Angola(ANGOP)
    • Malawi: Poor Infrastructure in Public Schools Shocks EU(Nyasa Times)
  • Terrorism

    • Chad:Army Captures Hundreds of Rebels After French Airstrikes (Deutsche Welle)
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    • Africa: Should Aid Work Stop When Militants Move In?(Thomson Reuters Foundation)
    • West Africa: Cost of Counter-Terrorism for Civilians in Liptako-Gourma(ISS)
    • Kenya: Bank Manager Denies Terror Charges(Nation)
    • Kenya: Diamond Trust Bank Manger Charged With Aiding Nairobi Terror Attack(Capital FM)
    • Kenya: Terror Threats Put Nyeri, Nanyuki Police on High Alert(Nation)
    • Kenya: Man Detained 5 Days for Probe Into Al-Shabaab Spy Claims(Nation)
    • Somalia: AMISOM Unveils Plan to Flush Al-Shabaab From Hideouts(VOA)
    • Kenya: 8 Suspects Due Back in Court Over Riverside Terror Attack(Capital FM)
    • Somalia: Al-Shabaab Claims 3 U.S. Soldiers Killed in Base Attack(Shabelle)
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    • Nigeria:Taxes - Court Issues Bench Warrant for Arrest of Jay Jay Okocha (This Day)
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    • Kenya: Kamworor Stunned As Obiri Shines in World Cross Trials(Capital FM)
    • South Africa: NUMSA Backs 'Naturally Superior' Caster Semenya(News24Wire)
    • Zimbabwe: Govt Is Right On Cosafa Cup Tourney(The Herald)
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    • Nigeria: Francis Uzoho - When Debut Turned Sour(This Day)
    • South Africa: Sri Lanka Dominate, Proteas Batting Woes Continue(News24Wire)
    • South Africa: Cobras Look to Build Momentum Against Dolphins(News24Wire)
    • Namibia: 16 Players Selected for Upcoming U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers(Namibia Economist)
    • Zimbabwe: Dynamos Sign Cameroonian Midfielder Ahead of New Season(New Zimbabwe)
  • Land and Rural Issues

    • Zimbabwe:Hundreds Stranded as Homes Torched in Govt-Backed Clear-Out of Farm Occupiers (New Zimbabwe)
      Zimbabwe: Hundreds Stranded as Homes Torched in Govt-Backed Clear-Out of Farm Occupiers(New Zimbabwe)
    • South Africa: Dlamini-Zuma Warns of Growing Impatience for Govt to Deliver On Land Reform(News24Wire)
    • Rwanda: Choreographer Sherrie Silver Named Advocate for Rural Youth(IFAD)
    • Uganda: Muteesa Never Sold Mutungo Land - Wasajja(Monitor)
    • Uganda: AG Ordered Eviction of Muhangi Family - Police(Monitor)
    • Kenya: Government Makes Land Searches Easier(Nation)
    • Nigeria: 924,000 Square Metres of Nigerian Land Degraded Daily - Minister(Premium Times)
    • Kenya: Nema Halts Market Project on Disused Cemetery(Nation)
    • Namibia: Farmworkers' Children Cannot Claim Land - Lawyers(Namibian)
    • Namibia: Omuthiya to Repossess Undeveloped Erven(New Era)
  • Transport

    • South Africa:SAA Aims to Break Even in 2021, Despite the Projected R7.2bn Loss in Next Two Years (Daily Maverick)
      South Africa: SAA Aims to Break Even in 2021, Despite the Projected R7.2bn Loss in Next Two Years(Daily Maverick)
    • Tanzania: 19 People Dead Ingrisly Mbeya Road Accident(Citizen)
    • Congo-Kinshasa: Collision Between Acid Truck and Bus Leaves At Least 18 Dead(allAfrica)
    • Sudan: Striking Workers Reject Privatisation in Port Sudan(Radio Dabanga)
    • Zimbabwe: Malaysia Rejects Aircraft Deal Reversal(Zimbabwe Independent)
    • Zimbabwe: Can Air Zimbabwe Be Run Profitably?(Zimbabwe Independent)
    • Zimbabwe: U.S.$400 Million Railways Deal Set to Top Mnangagwa, Ramaphosa Talks(Zimbabwe Independent)
    • South Africa: Budget Airline FlySafair Makes 'Precautionary' Landing at Cape Town(News24Wire)
    • Djibouti: Djibouti Affirms Its Position As a World Class Commercial and Logistics Hub(35Nord)
    • Rwanda: Car Insurance Cost to Rise Again(New Times)

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