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Ugandan lab recognized for best practice in lab medicine

Makerere University Johns Hopkins University Core Laboratory (MUJHU) at the Infectious Diseases Institute has been recognized as the best in Africa as far as best practice in laboratory medicine is concerned. The awarding body – African Society of Laboratory Medicine (ASLM), a body whose objective is to promote laboratory services …

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Makerere student headcount commences

Makerere University on Jan.23 started counting students an exercise scheduled to last 20 days. This is per directive by a visitation committee appointed by President Museveni in November to inquire into the affairs of the institution which has been riddled with strikes and intrigue. Dr. Abel Rwendiere, the Chairman of …

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COMMENT: Don’t dismiss Trump on Africa

COMMENT: By Aubrey Hruby Regardless of its professed lack of interest, the day-to-day workings of U.S.  bureaucracy mandate an African strategy The United States under President Donald Trump will still have an Africa policy. This goes against the popular view that an inward-looking Trump administration will ignore African countries and …

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Trump: Africa shouldn’t out

COMMENT: By John Campbell It’s boring bureaucrats, not his Twitter feed, that will shape his administration’s Africa policy President Donald Trump has not said much about Africa, but judging by his explosive Twitter feed, he is no great admirer of the continent. He has called South Africa a “total – …

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COMMENT: Water as a force for peace

  COMMENT: By Sundeep Waslekar Countries that share riparian systems need regional security arrangements to preserve it The changing of the guard on the 38th floor of the United Nations building in New York, with António Guterres taking over for Ban Ki-moon as UN Secretary-General, has taken place at a …

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The new Suzuki Ignis

A little bit of this and a little bit of that in Suzuki’s little bit of SUV Somewhere between the Kia Soul and the Fiat 500 is a vacant patch of market that Suzuki expects to fill with its new Ignis, essentially reviving in parallel styling cues from the 1970s …

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Rwanda moves to hit tourism target

In July 2014, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), in a press release titled “Rwanda gears up for surge in tourism demand” announced an $860-million tourism income target by 2017. Even though the jury is still out regarding this then ambitious target, Rwanda’s tourism industry is clearly more boisterous today. It …

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