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UN condemns fighting in South Sudan’s oil-rich state

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The United Nations on Wednesday condemned clashes between rebel forces and the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) in South Sudan’s northern oil-rich Unity State. Nicholas Haysom, the special representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan, called on the forces of Stephen Buay Rolnyang, the …

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WHO donates to Uganda 2,400 monkeypox test kits

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday donated 2,400 monkeypox test kits to Uganda to help with the country’s response to the infectious disease. WHO Representative to Uganda Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam handed over the kits to Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, saying …

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As monkeypox breaks out globally, Africa returns to spotlight

The world is paying the price for not having responded adequately London, UK | Xinhua | Haunting Africa for years, monkeypox has finally drawn international concern, less than three months after cases exploded in countries such as Britain and the United States. On Saturday, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared …

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MUSEVENI: Africa must support local entrepreneurs to develop

  Arusha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said Africa must emphasize and support an indigenous entrepreneurial class, national capitalists who can help build economically develop countries. Museveni was speaking shortly after a ceremony in which heads of state of the East African Community commissioned the 42.4-kilometer …

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Uhuru Kenyatta hands over EAC leadership to Burundi

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged East African Community (EAC) leaders to fast-track implementation of programmes and projects that will deliver quick results for the benefit of EAC citizens. Acknowledging the progress the EAC has made since its re-establishment more than two decades ago, the …

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EAC to set up mega irrigation project at Tororo border

✳ Supply potable water to 20,000 people ✳ Irrigate 3,300 hectares ✳ 1.75 megawatts hydro power dam Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has handed over leadership of the East African Community to Burundi’s Évariste Ndayishimiye at the 22nd Ordinary Summit of  Heads of State at the EAC …

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