Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. Africa Command commander Gen. Stephen Townsend has said America can no longer afford to underestimate the economic opportunity and strategic consequence Africa embodies. U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend said this April 20 as he testified before the House Armed Services Committee as part of the command’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Health will next month embark on cholera vaccination in flood-prone areas following reports of anticipated heavy rains. Oral cholera vaccine is used as part of the Ministry of Health’s integrated cholera prevention and control strategy. The others include the provision of safe water, improved …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of over 40 Civil Society Organisations-CSOs have called upon the United States government to listen more to communities as they release their next funding to tackle HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The activists who also released a report dubbed, ‘the People’s Voice’ which documented experiences of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Uganda Cranes player Mike Suleiman Mutyaba has petitioned the State House Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), and it’s President Moses Hassim Magogo over acts of corruption, exploitation and diversion of public resources. According to Mutyaba, the football governing body …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Pabbo Town Council in Amuru District are demanding for compensation for their property to pave way for the construction of an access road. The access road that measures up to 30 meters will displace more than 20 households. Pabbo Town Council approved plans …
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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in the villages of Rugu-Rugu, Lela, Kadera and Obulu Ayita in Agago district have clashed with their neighbours of Lacekotto villages for allegedly abating illegal charcoal trade in the area. More than 30 residents armed with machetes, spears and axes stormed charcoal production …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Student tour guides on Kazinga Channel in Kasese District are decrying the limited business activities following a ban on study tours due to the covid-19 pandemic. Kazinga Channel and Katwe Landing site are key geographical study destinations for students both in primary, secondary and …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medics at Soroti Medics have said that the surviving Siamese twin has recovered and is out of danger. Last month, the doctors successfully separated a dead conjoined twin from a live sibling. The twins had last been delivered by caesarean section at Amuria Health Centre IV …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is optimistic that Uganda will get the second consignment of COVID-19 vaccines on time despite the shortages experienced globally. Uganda has so far vaccinated 239,617 people out of the 964,000 dozes of vaccines that were received earlier. Although the government had …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a reduction in the amount of drugs trafficked through Entebbe International Airport and porous border points during the covid-19 lockdown. This is according to Interpol and the anti-narcotics police department. The narcotics department and Interpol recorded 1,714 cases in 2020 compared to 2,750 …
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