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‘We were forced to eat our teachers’: Survivors recall horrors as Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony faces international trial
Malay Mail
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September 8, 2025
GULU, Sept 8 — Every evening, Everlyn Ayo left her village in northern Uganda, trekking with thousands of other children known as “night commuters” hoping to escape the horrors of Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army. The messianic Kony,...
Legalizing 2 and 3 Wheelers for Transport: The Next Step in Zambia’s Mobility Revolution
News Diggers
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September 5, 2025
The Ministry of Health’s recent announcement to introduce a tri-wheel ambulance service via a mobile app marks a bold step toward improving healthcare access. The plan, according to Dr. Kennedy Lishimpi, aims to ensure timely patient transport in...
Elections 2025: Mamdani Visits Bronx on Five-Borough Tour, Discusses Small Business Policy
Norwood News - New York
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September 4, 2025
By SÍLE MOLONEY DEMOCRATIC MAYORAL NOMINEE Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (A.D. 36) holds a press conference on Aug. 14, 2025 inside Nohble clothing store on Jerome Avenue in the Fordham section of The Bronx to discuss how he plans to support small...
India News | NDA Government Has Made Bihar the Main Hub of Unemployment and Migration: Tejashwi Yadav
Latestly
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September 8, 2025
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 8 (ANI): With the Bihar Assembly state elections around the corner, ex-deputy minister of the state and ex-RJD MLA Tejashwi Yadav claimed that the NDA government has made Bihar a hub of unemployment, migration and...
Ugandan army reports clashes with ADF rebels in eastern DR Congo
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Ugandan military said on Thursday that it lost two soldiers and killed three Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militants in clashes on Wednesday in the jungles of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In...
Uganda to hire locomotives from Kenya
NTV Kenya
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Uganda and Kenya have announced a raft of new strategies to have seamless movement of goods through the port of Mombasa, with the former mooting the possibility of hiring locomotives from the latter. Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) Managing...
President Museveni Calls on Ugandan Diaspora to Register for Better Government Planning
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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September 3, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on Ugandans living abroad to formally register with the government through their respective associations, saying the process will enable the state to plan better for them and deepen engagement between...
Zimbabwe's daily outrage industry keeps the government smiling
Bulawayo 24 News
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September 7, 2025
Every morning in Zimbabwe, the outrage begins like clockwork. A Twitter thread appears: "The government must stop overpriced vehicle license fees!" A Facebook post demands, "Zimbabweans should insist on fair public transport fares!" Somewhere, an...
Ugandan stars Jacob Kiplimo, Joshua Cheptegei to miss World Athletics Championships
Dawn
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September 4, 2025
KAMPALA: Uganda’s half-marathon world record holder Jacob Kiplimo and double Olympic champion Joshua Cheptegei will miss this month’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo due to personal reasons, the country’s athletics federation said late on...
Uganda’s Foreign Service Charts New Path on the 3rd Day of the Annual Ambassadors’ Conference
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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September 4, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening the role of diplomacy in advancing national development as Uganda’s Heads of Mission gathered on the third day of the Annual Ambassadors’ Conference at Gulu University....
Ethiopia's great dam paves way for talks between Africa, Europe
The Standard
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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at Benishangul-Gumuz, on September 9, 2025. [PCS] The activation in Ethiopia this week of Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam, reminds us of the continent’s unfinished business with the outside world. The Grand...
Uganda vs Mozambique Prediction and Betting Tips | September 5th 2025
Sportskeeda
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September 3, 2025
Uganda will entertain Mozambique at Mandela National Stadium in the FIFA World Cup qualification on Friday. The hosts are on a must-win mission, as losing this game would aggravate their situation. Uganda vs Mozambique Preview Uganda snatched...
Joseph Kabila is on trial for treason in the DRC. What the case against the former president is all about
The Conversation
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September 7, 2025
The Congolese military court has accused former president Joseph Kabila of treason, corruption, war crimes and supporting the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group. During court proceedings that began in July 2025, arguments were made for utilising...
CHAN 2024: Morocco took trophy, Kenya took credit, Tanzania took notes, Uganda took offence
Daily News Tanzania
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September 7, 2025
IT was supposed to be East Africa’s grand moment of togetherness, the longawaited debutante ball where Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda waltzed arm in arm to show off to the rest of Africa. Three neighbours, one big family – Pamoja as the slogan proudly...
Ugandan market review
CNBC Africa
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September 3, 2025
As Uganda gears up for the polls early next year, its financial markets are showing signs of resilience and cautious optimism. This sentiment was echoed in a recent interview with Philip Salley, head of sales and global markets at St Stanbi Bank...
President Ruto accepts credentials of 9 envoys, pledges to advance mutual interests
Citizen TV Kenya
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September 3, 2025
President William Ruto meets with nine envoys at State House on September 3, 2025. Photo/PCS Audio By Vocalize President William Ruto has received and accepted the credentials of nine envoys beginning their tour of duty in Kenya. at State House,...
‘We have the people’: Bernie Sanders campaigns with Zohran Mamdani as New York mayoral race enters final stretch
The Guardian
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September 7, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayoral frontrunner and Democratic nominee, joined the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders in a rousing town hall in Brooklyn on Saturday evening where the two addressed the growing threat of oligarchic control across...
Uganda poised to gain as U.S. imposes 50% tariff on Brazilian coffee
CNBC Africa
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September 3, 2025
KAMPALA, Uganda—The global coffee market is set for a seismic shift as the United States imposes a hefty 50% tariff on Brazilian coffee imports, paving the way for alternative producers like Uganda to seize a larger slice of the lucrative market....
President Ruto Receives Credentials from Nine Newly Appointed Envoys to Kenya
Capital FM Kenya
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September 3, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya Sept 3 – NAIROBI, Kenya — President William Ruto on Wednesday received and accepted the credentials of nine envoys beginning their tour of duty in Kenya at State House, Nairobi. The new ambassadors pledged to deepen ties between...
Phase out, pay up and stop lip service, Africa warns polluters
The Standard
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Northern Kenya faces perennial drought due to harsh climatic conditions. [File, Standard] Heavy polluters are still dodging responsibility. They talk about ambition. But their actions remain small, slow, and selective, while emissions keep...