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Uganda
Republic of Uganda
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Uganda: Museveni's On-and-Off Address
President Museveni's 14th address on Covid-19 was on for most of the day, and then it was called off, before being reinstated moments
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Kampala, Uganda (1890- )
Kampala is the largest city and the capital of Uganda.  In 2006 its population was approximately 1,189,000. The city was built over the old capital of the Buganda Kingdom located on Mengo Hill.  Some buildings from the Kingdom still survive in the city such as the Buganda Parliament Building and
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Uganda: Government Should Rescue People From Poverty
Therefore, the question is: What will stimulate demand and eventually boost peoples' decreasing
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Kato, David (c1964-2011)
David Kato was founding father of Uganda’s emergent gay rights movement, the first openly gay man in the country, and an international gay rights activist. He was brutally murdered in January
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2011
Africa: Pandemic Adds to String of Disasters That Render Africa Perpetually Hungry
Recurrent floods since late 2019, an upsurge in locust invasion, and now the Covid-19 outbreak, all make for disaster for food security in East African countries, experts are
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Sudan
Sudan, in northeast Africa, measures about one-fourth the size of the United States. Its neighbors are Chad and the Central African Republic on the west, Egypt and Libya on the north, Ethiopia and Eritrea on the east, and South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo on the
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COVID-19 could linger for years, African govts must sit up - WHO warns
Major African stats: May 9 as of 7:00
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Kenya
National name: Jamhuri ya Kenya
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Bermuda's City Of Hamilton To Host The 40th Annual Conference Of Black Mayors
Bermuda’s Corporation of Hamilton has announced it will host the 40th annual Conference of Black Mayors Convention later this
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Uganda: Total-Tullow Oil Sales Deal Awaits Cabinet Approval
Last month's French oil giant Total E&P acquisition of Anglo-Irish Tullow assets awaits Cabinet approval before it can be endorsed by government, the Ministry of Energy has
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State to expand Covid-19 testing process - VIDEO
Health Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mutahi Kagwe Monday appealed for equitable access to Covid-19 tools as the government moves to set up laboratories at border
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African Countries' Independence Dates
Egypt, Arab Republic of Feb. 28, 1922   Britain
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Hatshepsut: How She Became a Female Pharaoh of Egypt
Hatshepsut was a pharaoh (ruler) of Egypt, one of very few women to hold that title. A major temple in her honor was built at Deir el-Bahri (Dayru l-Bahri) near Thebes. We know Hatshepsut mostly through references to her during her lifetime that were meant to reinforce her power. We dont have the
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Taban lo Liyong
Taban lo Liyong , (born 1938, Kajo Kaji, Sudan [now in South Sudan]), South Sudanese and Ugandan author whose experimental works and provocative opinions stimulated literary controversy in East
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Congo democratic republic
In the spring of 2012, the former rebels who were integrated into the army in 2009 mutinied, saying the government—rife with corruption—had reneged on terms of the cease-fire that was signed on March 23, 2009. The rebels, called the M23 movement, are led by Gen. Bosco Ntaganda, a Tutsi who is
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2009
Sentamu, John (1949- )
In 2005, John Tucker Mugabi Sentamu was installed as the Anglican Church’s Archbishop of York.  Sentamu was born on June 10, 1949, the sixth of 13 children of Rev. John and Ruth Walakira in a village outside Kampala, Uganda. Taught by British missionaries and expatriates who encouraged his
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1949
Swahili language
Swahili language, member of the Bantu group of African languages (see African languages and Bantu languages ). Swahili is spoken by 30 million people, chiefly in Tanzania, Kenya, Congo (Kinshasa), Burundi, and Uganda, and serves as a lingua franca for additional millions in E Africa, including
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EAC tops $2.3b Covid-19 loans in three months
East African countries have borrowed nearly $2.3 billion new loans in less than three months since reporting the first Covid-19 positive case, adding to the region’s mounting debts at a time of shrinking tax
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Africa: Controls to Manage Fake News in Africa Are Affecting Freedom of Expression
Even before COVID-19, many African countries used libel and defamation laws, and internet shut downs to limit the freedom of expression of citizens and the
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Africa's 100+ coronavirus cases: Uganda, Benin, Chad among new entrants
The World Health Organization Africa regional head warns that a spike likely to result in the wake of improved and increased
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Amin (Dada), Idi (1925-2003)
Idi Amin was the Ugandan military dictator and President from 1971 to 1979.  During his reign Amin’s military forces are estimated to have killed 500,000 people and exiled roughly 70,000 non-Ugandan nationals (mostly Indians) from
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More labs set for Tanzania border to ease cargo delays
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Uganda’s Covid-19 cases rise to 203
The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Uganda has risen to 203 after 43 truck drivers tested positive
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Uganda
Musveni was elected to a fourth term in Feb. 2011 elections, taking 68.4% of the vote. Opposition leader Kizza Besigye garnered 26% and alleged fraud in the election. In late April, protests over rising food and fuel prices and corruption broke out in Kampala. The government responded with
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Uganda: Public Transport to Open in June When All Ugandans Have Face-Masks, Says Museveni
"This mask must be worn all the time when you are in
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Uganda: Truckers At Mirama Hills Border Post 'Overwhelm' Authorities
The Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Mr George Bakunda, said the government of Rwanda has put in place stringent measures against the truckers entering into the country which has in turn paralysed movement at the
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Julius Nyerere
Julius Nyerere , in full Julius Kambarage Nyerere, also called Mwalimu (Swahili: “Teacher”) (born March 1922, Butiama, Tanganyika—died October 14, 1999, London, England), first prime minister of independent Tanganyika (1961), who became the first president of the new state of
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1961
A Short History of the Rwandan Genocide
What Was the Rwandan Genocide
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Ali Al Amin Mazrui
Ali Al Amin Mazrui , (born February 24, 1933, Mombasa, Kenya—died October 12, 2014, Vestal, New York, U.S.), Kenyan American political scientist who was widely regarded as one of East Africa’s foremost political
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