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Burkina Faso Joins Other African Nations With Anti-Homosexuality Laws, Pushing Prison Time For Offenders
Black Enterprise
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September 4, 2025
Burkina Faso is known for being socially conservative and religious with under 10% of people not following any faith at all. Burkina Faso is joining a list of African nations adopting anti-homosexuality legislation, banning LGBTQ+ acts, with...
Uganda names team for World Mountain & Trail Running Championship
United News of India
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SportsPosted at: Aug 30 2025 4:34PM Kampala, Aug 30 (UNI) The Uganda Athletics (UA) has named a team of 23 runners ahead of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships next month. Spain will host the World Championships from September...
Ugandan woman caught with drugs worth Rs 4 crore
The Statesman (India)
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August 30, 2025
A joint team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested a Ugandan woman allegedly carrying cocaine and crystal meth drugs worth nearly Rs 4 crore in a train at the Bhopal railway station. According...
Uganda Embassy in Washington trains 100 exporters
Independent (Uganda)
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August 30, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | On Aug.18, the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in Washington, in partnership with US-based facilitator Elaine Robnett Moore launched a six-day training program designed to enhance the skills of 100 Ugandan...
Uganda National Caught With Cocaine, Crystal Meth Worth ₹4 Crore In Bhopal
Free Press Journal
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August 30, 2025
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 147 grams of cocaine and 370 grams of crystal meth worth nearly ₹4 crore from a Ugandan woman at Bhopal railway station on Thursday morning. The accused, identified as...
Uganda names team for World Mountain and Trail Running Championship 2025
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Uganda Athletics (UA) has named a team of 23 runners ahead of the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships next month. Spain will host the World Championships from September 24-28th at the Canfranc-Pirineos....
Planning authority advises on Kampala City infrastructure overhaul
Independent (Uganda)
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September 4, 2025
NPA’s Muvawala (C) with Nyangweso (R) and another NPA staffer after the committee meeting Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The physical plan of Kampala City can be improved, the Executive Director, National Planning Authority, Dr Joseph...
Letters to the editor for Sunday, September 14, 2025
Naples Daily News - Florida
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Readers debate the role of government in public health, citing vaccine mandates for both humans and animals. Writers express concern over political polarization, the economy, and the future of American democracy. One reader suggests posting...
He jokes about Trump and invading Kenya—and may be Uganda’s next president
Mint
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September 4, 2025
He likened himself to Gandhi, except without the nonviolent streak. He suggested President Trump invite him to Washington to meet “a black man who is more handsome, charismatic and taller than him." He challenged rapper Jay-Z to a...
Burkina Faso criminalises same-sex relationships in new law
DIVA Magazine
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September 4, 2025
BY ELLA GAUCI, IMAGE BY ALEXMAK7/ CAMVA Burkina Faso has passed a bill banning homosexual acts, with the new measure voted unanimously through by the country’s unelected transitional parliament. This new law means that anyone in a same-sex...
ULGA and UAAU Petition Parliament Over Failing Local Government Services, Demand Urgent Reforms
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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September 4, 2025
The Uganda Local Governments Association (ULGA) and the Urban Authorities’ Association of Uganda (UAAU) have petitioned Parliament, raising alarm over the deteriorating state of service delivery in local governments. The two umbrella bodies are...
Laos interested in joining BRICS, currently studying the matter — Prime Minister
TASS
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September 4, 2025
VLADIVOSTOK, September 4. /TASS/. Laos is interested in joining BRICS, and the matter is currently under consideration, Prime Minister of Laos Sonexay Siphandone said. "We are interested in becoming a member of BRICS. At present, we are in the...
Gen Kayihura tips ambassadors on nexus between the military and diplomacy
Independent (Uganda)
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September 4, 2025
Kayihura (4th from left) joins ambassadors in a group photo in Gulu Uganda’s foreign service charts new path on the 3rd day of annual ambassadors’ conference Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, July 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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September 4, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Revealed: Mounting mental health crisis among pupils
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. With suicide cases and substance abuse on the rise, experts have warned that failing to address mental health challenges at the grassroots, especially in schools, risks undoing hard-won progress in education and social development....
Sheffield clean energy tech business backed by Norwegian Government climate fund
Yorkshire Business Insider
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MOPO has secured new investment (image credit: MOPO) A Sheffield-based energy technology company that provides clean, reliable energy to underserved communities in Sub-Saharan Africa has secured a £5m investment from Norfund, the Norwegian...
Uganda Faces Backlash Over Controversial US Migrant Deal
Arise News
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August 29, 2025
Uganda, home to Africa’s largest refugee population, is facing mounting criticism after agreeing to take in migrants rejected by the United States under a deal linked to the Trump administration. The East African nation’s foreign ministry...
Indus Towers Set to Enter African Markets, Starting with Nigeria, Uganda & Zambia
The Fast Mode
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September 4, 2025
Indus Towers announced that its Board of Directors reviewed and deliberated on strategic opportunities to expand the Company’s footprint across select international markets. Recognizing the growth potential in emerging geographies, the Board has...
Laos Exploring Accession to BRICS - Prime Minister
Sputnik News
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September 4, 2025
https://sputnikglobe.com/20250904/laos-exploring-accession-to-brics---prime-minister-1122724912.html Laos Exploring Accession to BRICS - Prime Minister Laos Exploring Accession to BRICS - Prime Minister Sputnik International Laos is interested in...
Social media firms need to be taken seriously as both tech platforms and as influential political organizations
The London School of Economics and Political Science
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September 3, 2025
From Elon Musk’s brief time at the White House to the “tech bros” given pride of place at Donald Trump’s inauguration, the profile of social media firms in US, and global, politics has become even more prominent. Jonathan Fisher and Idayat Hassan...