The statistics of domestic violence and sexual assault against women in Uganda are disturbing. Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | According to the latest Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) of 2011, 56% of women from age 15 to 29 years have experienced physical violence and 28 percent of women …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT| This week’s Africa Now Summit 2019 at the Commonwealth Hotel in Munyonyo is set to create a space where Africans can direct the conversation about the continent’s past, status quo and its future through mainstream platforms. The conference happening Tuesday March 12th and Wednesday 13th, …
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The 7 issues fueling tension between Rwanda, Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maize floor, potatoes, vegetables, soap, sugar, cement, iron bars. Those are items Rwanda imports from Uganda, according to the latest 2017 figures from the OEC trade atlas. The total worth of Ugandan exports to Rwanda was …
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How Kampala has mismanaged her relations with Kigali and why Rwanda closed her border THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Let me do what politicians always do – claim they run for office due to popular demand. Many people have been asking me to comment on the heightened …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has once again accused Uganda of hosting and aiding dissidents plotting to destabilize his country. According to Kagame, Uganda has refused to take action against dissidents, even when presented with concrete evidence. This problem, he said has been snowballing for the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Rwanda are positive forces for peace, security and economic growth of the region, the Assistant Secretary for African Affairs in the State Department, Tibor Nagy has said. Nagy, who is on a visit to Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and …
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London, United Kingdom | AFP | A British judge on Friday jailed a Ugandan woman for 11 years after she became the first person ever to be found guilty of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Britain. A jury in February convicted the 37-year-old, who lives in east London but cannot …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It has now become harder for Rwandan citizens attempting to sneak into Uganda against their government’s advice, to cross the border as several unofficial crossings have been blocked. Rwandan Security Officers have reportedly destroyed all temporary bridges erected along Katuna, Gatuna and Mukensiyoona …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued an advisory, outlining alternative routes in Rwanda. The advisory focused on the business community and the movement of goods to and through Rwanda. According to the advisory issued on Thursday, traders transporting goods destined to Rwanda from Uganda …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said government is focused on achieving a global trade surplus. Uganda’s trade deficit currently stands at $2.9 billion, but has got surplus with their east African neigbours. Museveni said that since Uganda is exporting more to the region than it imports, …
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