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Restoring Sight: Amigos Internacionales & Doctors on Mission Bring Hope to Uganda’s Blind
Over 750 patients treated and 90 cataract surgeries completed in Buhweju, Uganda. Amigos and Doctors on Mission are restoring sight—and hope. COMMERCE, TX, UNITED STATES, May 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the remote district of Buhweju in...
Sombha Solutions Store, Veea & BG Titan Launch Uganda’s First Shared-Infrastructure 'Internet-for-All' Pilot
Pilot by Sombha, Veea & BG Titan brings high-speed broadband to rural Uganda via collaborative, shared edge infrastructure open to every licensed operator Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA) KAMPALA, KAMPALA DISTRICT, UGANDA, May 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ --...
Top African Economies Now Shield 95% of GDP from Climate Risk, GCA Index Finds
Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Momentum for economic resilience: New GCA report shows Africa’s economies demonstrating path-breaking climate readiness, with 10 nations leading in policy and performance. Debt pressure...
BuuPass Recognised as ‘Most Innovative Online Travel Booking Solutions in Africa’ by International Explorer
NAIROBI, KENYA, May 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BuuPass, East Africa's leading digital mobility platform, has been awarded the prestigious "Most Innovative Online Travel Booking Solutions in Africa" recognition by International Explorer, a...
Deputy President Paul Mashatile: Africa's Travel Indaba
Programme Director; Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Province, Honourable Thamsanqa Ntuli and Councillor Cyril Xaba, Mayor of eThekwini our gracious hosts; Minister of Tourism in South Africa, Honourable Patricia de Lille and Deputy Minister of Tourism,...
Owner: South African Government
Surge for Water’s Chicago Gala Raises $192,000 to Fund Clean Water, Sanitation, & Menstrual Health Solutions Globally
Annual event fuels clean water, sanitation, and menstrual health projects in Haiti, Indonesia, and Uganda CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, October 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- There are 2.2 billion people globally who still lack safe water. Surge...
Over 1,000 Ugandans Affected by Disputed Land Demarcation; Petition Delivered to Government Officials
Agri Planet Africa submits petition to local officials after community-identified boundary markers impact landowners, schools, and farms in Masindi District. MASINDI, WESTERN REGION, UGANDA, May 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Over 1,000 rural...
President Cyril Ramaphosa: Transfer ceremony and memorial service for SANDF troops killed in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
Programme Director, The Bereaved families of our fallen soldiers, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Ms Angie Motshekga, Minister of Defence of the DRC, H.E. Mr Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita, Ambassador of the DRC to South Africa, H.E. Fidele...
Owner: South African Government
Report Highlights Profitable Pathways Created by Heifer International and Hello Tractor for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers
Blended Finance Model: Report Highlights Profitable Pathways Created by Heifer International and Hello Tractor for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers NAIROBI, KENYA, May 1, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A new report from Aceli Africa and Dalberg confirms...
'I Once Was Blind, But Now I See': Doctors on Mission and Amigos International Bring the Gift of Sight to Uganda
Eye clinic changes sight for hundreds in Western Uganda. COMMERCE, TX, UNITED STATES, April 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the shadow of Uganda’s rural villages, thousands live trapped in darkness — not by nightfall, but by a lack of vision....
No New Ebola Cases: Uganda Announces End to Ebola Sudan Outbreak
(MENAFN) Uganda officially ended its Ebola Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) outbreak on Saturday, after reaching the World Health Organization's required 42-day waiting period with no new confirmed cases. The virus, which first emerged in Kampala less...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Minister Patricia de Lille: Media launch of Meetings Africa 2025
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Maggie Sotyu Johannesburg Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Development, Cllr Nomoya Mnisi SA Tourism Board Chairperson Professor Gregory Davids SA Tourism CEO Nombulelo Guliwe and the SA Tourism Executive...
Owner: South African Government
DRC Government, AFC/M23 Rebels Eye Truce Following Doha Talks
(MENAFN) The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23), which includes the M23 rebel group, has committed to working toward a ceasefire with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government following peace talks mediated by Qatar in Doha, according to a...
Owner: Sawsan Dababneh & Ramzi AbdelJaber
Non-Profit Leader: Trump Aid Freeze Can Overhaul ‘Outdated’ System
UNITED KINGDOM, January 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- A social entrepreneur who leads a thriving non-profit in Uganda believes Donald Trump’s decision to freeze foreign aid could spark a reboot of ‘outdated’ methods of support. Trump this week...
Minister John Steenhuisen: AU Extraordinary Summit on Post Malabo CAADP Strategy, its Action Plan and the Draft Kampala Declaration
Her Excellency, Ambassador Josefa Sacko, Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, African Union Commission, Honourable Chair: Hon. Frank K. Tumwebaze, Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and...
Owner: South African Government
Solidarity Center Files Lawsuit to Challenge Termination of Global Labor Rights Programs
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Solidarity Center, Global March Against Child Labour, and the American Institutes for Research (AIR), represented by Public Citizen Litigation Group, filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S....
President Jimmy Carter: A Century of Kindness and Humanitarian Leadership
Life for Relief and Development (LIFE) Reflects on the Humanitarian Work of the late Former President Jimmy Carter SOUTHFIELD, MI, UNITED STATES, January 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, was...
Amigos Internacionales and Doctors on Mission International Transform Lives in Ogul Village Medical Camp
Amigos Internacionales and Doctors on Mission International Transform Lives in Ogul Village Medical Camp COMMERCE, TX, UNITED STATES, April 6, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In collaboration with Doctors on Mission International, GULU DISTRICT,...
Women’s and mothers’ health and children’s well-being at the forefront of Slovenia's international efforts
SLOVENIA, April 7 - From the early days of its independence, when it provided humanitarian and psychosocial support to women and children affected by the war in the Balkans, Slovenia has been active in this area and later focused on these topics...
Owner: Slovenian Government
'Mushrooms of Hope': Agri Planet Africa Leads Refugee Women in Uganda Toward Climate-Resilient Livelihoods
A new women-led initiative combats hunger, deforestation, and poverty by empowering refugees with sustainable mushroom farming and entrepreneurship skills. KYANGWALI, KIKUUBE, UGANDA, March 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the wake of...