Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | World Wide Fund for Nature-WWF Uganda is partnering with faith communities and conservation groups from the Albertine Rift to restore forest cover. The initiative is under the Beliefs and Values Programme, which is bringing together the two groups to protect and restore biodiversity. Philip …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health has announced the launch of a comprehensive Ebola preventive vaccination campaign targeting 25,000 people at high risk of contracting the deadly disease. Charles Olaro, director of Health Services at the ministry, said in a statement issued here Thursday that the initiative aims …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers under their umbrella Busoga sugarcane growers Union-BSU have asked the government to address challenges in the sugar industry. While meeting with the National Resistance Movement-NRM Deputy Secretary General, Rosemary Namayanjja on Thursday, the farmers said that sugarcane growing is the backbone of Busoga’s …
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LONDON, UK | Xinhua | The biggest question this weekend in the Premier League should be answered in Saturday’s first match when Manchester City travel to play Newcastle United. Pep Guardiola’s side travel to the northeast after confirming that central midfielder Rodri suffered a knee ligament injury in last weekend’s …
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Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials in West Nile have traced and are monitoring 30 contacts of the first case of Mpox that was registered in Adjumani district early this month. The first case of Mpox in Adjumani is a 12-year-old girl from South Sudan refugee, who authorities in …
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Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anthrax disease has claimed the life of a fourth person in Kanungu district. Gad Rugaaju Ahimbisibwe Rugaju, Kanungu Deputy Resident District Commissioner says that a 52-year-old woman from Karukondo village in Nyakashure parish, Nyamirama sub county early this week reported to Nyamirama HCIII with signs …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | PostBank Uganda (PBU) in partnership with MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited (MTN MoMo) have launched Xtracash, a digital Micro Lending solution that is positioned to extend short term facilities to MTN mobile money subscribers. This initiative is poised to provide approximately 13 million mobile wallet …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba, the former Leader of the opposition in parliament has said next week he will be ready to seek leave of parliament to introduce a private member’s bill to cause electoral and constitutional amendments. The amendments among others will reduce the number of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Janet Museveni, Minister of Education and Sports, has launched the Emerging Leaders Program at Makerere University. The program is aimed at promoting positive behaviour change among youth in higher education institutions. The program, which the minister initiated last year, targets issues such as corruption, substance …
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JERUSALEM, Israel | Xinhua | Israel launched fresh attacks on targets in Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahieh early Saturday, saying it was targeting Hezbollah weapons stored under civilian buildings. Eyewitnesses in Beirut reported Israeli warplanes flying over the city’s southern suburb and conducting several rounds of bombings within an hour in …
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