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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Long-distance runner Ben Chelimo Somikwo on Saturday won the regional cross-country championships held in Mbale City. The Prisons Athletics Club competitor, in a formidable race, secured the 21km race victory in 1:02:02 seconds. He was followed by Maxwell Kortek Rotich who crossed the finishing line in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Makerere University and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced that the Youth and Innovation Expo 2023 will be held October 6th and 7th under the theme “Fostering Innovation for Uganda’s Transformational Development.” This event aims to showcase remarkable youth innovations and youth-driven …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has partnered with Uganda’s long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei to promote tourism and conserve biodiversity in the Elgon region. Cheptegei is the current world record holder for the 5000 metres and the 10,000 meters, and holds the world’s best time …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of the ‘Makerere at 100 celebrations’, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uganda has signed a development partnership with the university. UNDP is partnering with universities to leverage Uganda’s vibrant public and private universities which can position Uganda as a centre …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders have asked the government to address issues of persecution of political opponents and abductions. The call comes at a time when opposition politicians continue crying foul about their supporters being arrested, detained, prosecuted on allegedly framed-up charges and above all, their political activities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the Ministry of Education and Sports has rolled out the programme for greening schools across the country. The programme funded by United Nations Development Programme-UNDP together with other partners of Founding Trustee Umoja Conservation Trust and the Ministry of Water and Environment …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The growing threat of violent extremism in the Sub-Saharan African region should be nipped in the bud using a raft of economic, social and political tools in order to realize progress and stability in the continent, a United Nations Development Program (UNDP) report has said. Africa is …

United Nations | Xinhua | Unemployment is the leading factor driving people in sub-Saharan Africa to join violent extremist groups, according to a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) report released Tuesday. The report, entitled Journey to Extremism in Africa: Pathways to Recruitment and Disengagement, underscores the importance of economic factors as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Development Programme – UNDP has described as ‘promising’ Uganda’s speedy transition towards electric mobility as a lasting solution to the supply shocks of fossil fuel and its hazards. E-mobility is a concept of using electric powertrain technologies, in-vehicle information, and communication technologies and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As part of the Makerere@100 celebrations, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Uganda signed a development partnership with Makerere University anchored on five strategic areas including fostering Innovation Ecosystems in Public Universities, leveraging the Role of Universities in Grassroots Development, establishing a regular Innovation Expo as a …