The multiple tragedy of land violence on rehabilitation of the survivors in Opara SPECIAL FEATURE | Simon Wokorach in Amuru | Opara village, derives its name from the nearby stream (Opara) that provides its residents with drinking water and also feeds them with mudfish. It stands in the highlands, …
Read More »Why women stay with abusers
An academic study offers some insights Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Domestic violence is a public health problem in most parts of the world. A 2021 United Nations report showed that one in three women aged 15-49 years in sub-Saharan Africa had experienced one form of violence or another …
Read More »I still love France, says Morocco’s French-born coach
Regragui: Semi-final doesn’t take away my love for France 🌟 WORLD CUP SEMIS TODAY ⚽ France 🇫🇷 vs Morocco 🇲🇦 – 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | Morocco’s ground-breaking run to the FIFA World Cup semi-finals has unleashed a torrent of emotions. Walid Regragui, the man who has guided the north Africans to …
Read More »The Maasai ‘Olympics’
Why warriors are swapping lion massacre for sports trophies Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Dec.10, thousands of spectators in traditional red cloaks and beaded jewellery gathered to watch 160 young Maasai – 120 men and 40 women – compete in the 5th biennial ‘Maasai Olympics.’ The sporting jamboree …
Read More »The World Cup records Messi owns and is chasing
🌟 #FIFAWorldCup TODAY ⚽ Argentina 🇦🇷 vs Croatia 🇭🇷 10pm (UBC TV) TOMORROW ⚽ France vs Morocco 10pm (UBC TV) Doha, Qatar | FIFA.COM | Messi is one of only six men to have played in five World Cups alongside Antonio Carbajal, Lothar Matthaus, Rafa Marquez, Andres Guardado and Cristiano …
Read More »New public health law coming
Emerging health threats prompt Govt to revise Uganda’s colonial Public Health law Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s unending battles against deadly infectious diseases like Ebola, COVID-19 and Marburg are among the factors that have prompted the government to swiftly amend its 87 year-old colonial law on public health. …
Read More »UK varsity agrees to return `stolen’ colonial-era artefacts to Uganda
Cambridge University has agreed to hand back priceless African artefacts to Uganda so the items can ‘live again’. | THE INDEPENDENT | The University of Cambridge Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA) is in talks with the Uganda Museum about repatriating the objects to the east African nation in 2023. …
Read More »Bierhoff’s departure triggers new era in German football
Berlin, Germany | Xinhua | The timing of the resignation of one of Germany’s highest-ranked football officials might have come as a surprise. However, it was no shock that 54-year-old Oliver Bierhoff took the responsibility for the second group exit at a World Cup within four years and a disappointing …
Read More »No money for Uganda’s refugee response
Head of Global Communications says UNHCR does not even have sufficient funds to provide enough soap | THE INDEPENDENT | The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, is calling for urgent support and responsibility-sharing from the international community to preserve and reinforce Uganda’s model refugee policy of social inclusion and integration, amid …
Read More »As the 8 billionth person is born
Here’s how Africa will shape the future of the planet’s population In mid-November 2022 the eight billionth person was born, according to the United Nations. In its analysis of this milestone, the UN makes two key observations. The first is that the global population has been expanding at its slowest rate …
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