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US quietly drafts plan to end program that saved millions from AIDS
The San Juan Daily Star - Puerto Rico
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August 1, 2025
Demonstrators stack mock coffins outside the State Department in Washington on April 17, 2025, to protest the Trump administration’s disruption of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program. (Allison Robbert/The New York Times) The...
Uganda deploys more troops after border clash in Kajo-Keji
Radio Tamazuj
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July 30, 2025
Uganda has sent additional troops and tanks to its border with South Sudan following a deadly clash near a shared border that killed several soldiers and displaced thousands of civilians, a South Sudanese chief said on Wednesday, raising fears of...
Uganda’s U-15 Girls Put on a Gallant Show to Win Team Gold — Eyes Now on Singles
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 30, 2025
Uganda’s Under-15 girls’ table tennis team delivered a thrilling and historic performance to clinch Gold after edging Tunisia in a dramatic final at the 2025 ITTF African Youth Championships, held at the Sir Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall...
Kenya, Uganda sign 8 new memoranda to boost cooperation
Capital FM Kenya
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July 30, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 30 — Kenya has signed eight agreements with Uganda to boost bilateral cooperation during President Yoweri Museveni’s official visit. Speaking at State House Nairobi after witnessing the signing of the memorandum of...
British Investor Loses Shs3Bn in Uganda Gold Scam, City Law Firm M-Smith Cited
Red Pepper
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July 30, 2025
By Pepper Intelligence Unit Kampala, Uganda—In a harrowing tale of deception, loss, and legal ambiguity, a British national of New Zealand descent has come forward with claims that he was defrauded of over $800,000 (about Sh3 billion) in a series...
Inside 8 Kenya-Uganda MoUs to deepen ties
Star
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signs an MoU as President William Ruto looks on at State House, Nairobi on July 30, 2025 / PCS Kenya has signed eight Memoranda of Understanding with Uganda to boost bilateral cooperation during President Yoweri...
Uganda ramps up fight against mother-to-child disease transmission
Observer
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July 30, 2025
Government has stepped up its efforts to eliminate the vertical transmission of HIV/Aids, syphilis, and hepatitis B — three infections that continue to threaten the lives of mothers and their babies, despite the availability of effective...
Zohran Mamdani meets with family of slain NYPD officer upon return from Uganda trip
NBC 4 - New York
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July 30, 2025
After stepping off a flight from Uganda at JFK airport Wednesday morning, Zohran Mamdani headed directly to the Bronx, where he met with the devastated family of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam in their home, News 4 has learned. A source familiar...
Zohran Mamdani, back from Uganda, insists he won’t defund the police
City & State New York
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July 30, 2025
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani set the record straight Wednesday in his first public remarks since a mass shooting rocked New York City: he will not defund the police, despite what his old tweets say. Mamdani held a press conference...
OPINION: Why politicians must not repeat 2011 mistakes on Uganda’s economy
Independent (Uganda)
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July 30, 2025
Walk-to-Work protest led by Dr. Kizza Besigye in 2011 OPINION | Julius Businge | In 2011, monetary policy briefings at the Bank of Uganda Boardroom, Level 7, delivered by the late Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile and often flanked by his deputy,...
Zohran Mamdani, back from Uganda, dodges questions after meeting with slain NYPD cop Didarul Islam’s family
New York Post
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July 30, 2025
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, fresh from an ill-timed trip to Uganda, avoided questions after meeting with the family of slain NYPD Officer Didarul Islam on Wednesday morning. Mamdani spent an hour in Islam’s family home in the...
Mamdani meets with family of slain NYPD officer upon Uganda return
NBC 4 - New York
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July 30, 2025
After stepping off a flight from Uganda at JFK airport Wednesday morning, Zohran Mamdani headed directly to the Bronx, where he met with the devastated family of slain NYPD officer Didarul Islam in their home, News 4 has learned. A source familiar...
Ugandan army attack in Kajo-Keji leaves 3 dead, displaces thousands
Sudans Post
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July 29, 2025
Kajo-Keji County of South Sudan’s Central Equatoria State KAJO-KEJI — At least three people have been killed and thousands fled their homes after the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) on Monday attacked Nyainga-Muda, Kangapo II Payam of...
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Abattoir Workers Towards Waste Management in Slaughterhouses in Kampala City, Uganda
Dove Medical Press
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July 30, 2025
Introduction The amount of waste produced by abattoirs has increased due to the increased production of meat and meat products for human consumption.1 Although operating an abattoir can be very beneficial to humans by generating meat for...
MPs protest killing, incursions by Ugandan army into South Sudan
Sudans Post
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July 30, 2025
South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) JUBA – Members of South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) on Wednesday expressed disgust at continued killings and incursions by the Ugandan army into the...
Africa’s ambitious push for vaccine independence
Global Voices
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August 1, 2025
A nurse at Bukakata Health Centre III in the southern Uganda district of Masaka is administering an oral vaccine to a baby. Photo by WHO-Uganda country office, used with permission. By Ronald Musoke The African Union (AU) is launching one of its...
NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani returns from Uganda trip without incident, immediately rejoins the campaign trail
QNS - New York
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July 30, 2025
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a Democratic mayoral primary debate, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in New York. Yuki Iwamura/Pool via REUTERS Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has returned to the United States on...
CHOLERA OUTBREAK: 4 dead in Amuru, leaders decry health ministry’s silence
Independent (Uganda)
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July 30, 2025
Michael Lakony, the Amuru District LCV Chairperson addresses residents of Lakang Subcounty in Amuru district during a community engagement. PHOTO URN Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Amuru district have expressed concerns over the...
Parliament Approves Land Sublease For Kabale University Expansion
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Parliament has approved a motion allowing Kabale Regional Referral Hospital sublease five acres of land to Kabale University, clearing the way for the university to expand its Faculty of Medicine. The Minister of Health, Ruth...
Centenary Bank and Rotary Uganda unite to give hope for cancer patients
Independent (Uganda)
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July 30, 2025
Dr Fabian Kasi, Managing Director, Centenary Bank (MIDDLE) and Rotary International Director-Elect Emmanuel Katongole with Rotary, Nsambya and Centenary Bank officials Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank, in partnership with Rotary...