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NITA-U, PDPO train journalists on digital safety

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  In a significant move to bolster responsible reporting, the National Information Technology Authority – Uganda (NITA-U) in collaboration with the Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO), has trained over 50 journalists from print, radio, television, and online media houses on cybersecurity, data protection, and privacy. …

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Why climate finance is not enough

SÃO PAULO | Laura Carvalho |  With the United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, underway, it is clear that the world’s widely shared commitment to a just energy transition is falling by the wayside. In the year since governments signed on to the agreement at COP29 to scale up climate …

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Africa-led AI crucial for self-reliant healthcare

As African countries work to strengthen their health systems after years of donor dependence, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) is placing renewed emphasis on primary health care and digital innovation. In an interview with SciDev.Net, Landry Dongmo Tsague, inaugural director of Africa CDC’s Center for Primary …

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Of chiefs and caparisoned saddles

  COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | In 1974, the Congo’s grand dictator completed his “Africanisation” of the Congo by renaming it Zaire. He discarded his birth name and crowned himself Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga — “the invincible warrior cock who leaves no chick intact.” To prove …

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Tanzanian ICT commission in Uganda for 3-day benchmarking tour

NITA-U hosts delegation from the Tanzania ICT Commission Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tanzanian Information and Communication Technologies Commission (ICTC) has started a three day benchmarking tour to Uganda that will see the two countries share knowledge on data protection, ICT regulation, cyberspace crime and computer emergency response. The delegation …

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SanlamAllianz unveils ‘On-the-GO’ accident cover in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Insurance company SanlamAllianz General Insurance Uganda today (Nov.11) launched its new product, On-the-GO Accident Cover, at its headquarters in Kololo. The product, which starts at just Shs1,300, is designed to provide affordable and accessible accident protection for travelers and daily commuters. According to company …

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