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South Sudan, Uganda army chiefs urges immediate ceasefire after border clashes
Sudans Post
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July 30, 2025
Maj-Gen Lul Ruai, spokesperson for the SSPDF JUBA — The South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) chief of defense forces, Gen. Dau Aturjong, and his Ugandan counterpart, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, have called for an end to hostilities after...
How Uganda became the neoliberal apocalypse
Observer
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July 30, 2025
Kampala cityA European friend who has spent time in Uganda recently told me that once one lands into this country from another African country, they are hit by the ruins of neoliberalism to a scale they have never seen before. He called it an...
Table Tennis: Nigeria, Egypt book 2025 World Youth Championship spots as Uganda makes history in Lagos
Premium Times
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July 30, 2025
Nigeria and Egypt, in front of a vibrant Lagos crowd, punched their tickets to the 2025 World Youth Championships (WYC) in Romania after standout performances in the U-19 team events of the ITTF African Youth Championships at the Molade...
Tributes pour in for former Ugandan Ambassador Laus Angualia
Independent (Uganda)
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July 30, 2025
Laus Angualia Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heartfelt tributes are pouring in from across West Nile and beyond following the death of Laus Angualia Richard, Uganda’s former Ambassador to Egypt and the Middle East. Angualia, aged 52, died...
Global firm takes over Goodlife Pharmacy, eyes manufacturing
The Standard
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Young pharmacist checking the shelves with a digital tablet at the pharmacy.[Courtesy] CFAO Healthcare has fully acquired the Goodlife chain of pharmacies at an undisclosed amount of money, following the green light from the Comesa Competition...
The right to love: A review of the Constitutional Court decision on polygamy in Uganda Part 3
Observer
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July 30, 2025
Lawyer Michael Aboneka (L) and his lawyer George Musisi at the Constitutional courtThe past two columns in this series have explored the important defence of individual autonomy – and human rights in general – represented by the decision of the...
Fatal lullaby: Scary tales of Nigerian mothers soothing babies with alcoholic drinks
Punch
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August 1, 2025
Children, barely able to walk, are being introduced to alcohol by the very hands meant to protect them. Across parts of Nigeria, the age of first contact with intoxicants is dropping, sometimes as early as two years, fuelled by ignorance, cultural...
Ex-Uganda Envoy to Egypt Dies in Tragic Motorcycle Accident
Red Pepper
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July 29, 2025
Uganda is mourning the death of Ambassador Angualia Louis Richard, the former Ambassador to Egypt, who passed away this evening following a tragic road accident. The incident occurred around 5:00 PM near Abi Farm in Ayivu East Constituency, Arua...
Ugandan School Empowers Congolese Refugees
News Central TV
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July 28, 2025
Education for refugee children is often not guaranteed in their host countries. In Uganda, a special school for Congolese refugee girls ensures that its students do not get left behind. It’s a hot afternoon in Katwe, a suburb of Uganda’s capital,...
Zohran Mamdani Celebrated Wedding At His Mom’s House In Uganda, And Fox News Empire Is MAD
Wonkette - Michigan
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July 29, 2025
MAD! One of the Rupert Murdoch media organs’ favorite tricks goes like this. Have one organ write or deliver a rant on a thing that’s outraging them. Pronouns at the mall! Are they just shoving them down your kids’ throats there? Have other...
Reach A Hand Uganda launches drowning prevention campaign
Independent (Uganda)
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July 29, 2025
Officials who attended the training and launch Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In response to the alarming rise in drowning incidents across Uganda, Reach A Hand Uganda (RAHU) has launched a nationwide community-based campaign aimed at...
Rwanda launches airborne eye hospital training program
The Malaysian Star
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July 29, 2025
KIGALI, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Rwanda has launched a two-week medical treatment and training program aboard the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, a fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on a converted MD-10 aircraft, at Kigali International Airport...
LeapFrog Investments fully exits East African pharmacy chain after eight years
VC Circle
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Biju Mohandas, partner and global head for healthcare investments, LeapFrog LeapFrog Investments, an emerging markets-focused private equity and impact investment firm, has fully exited its eight-year-old investment in an East African retail...
IAS 2025: Pharmacists Steer Modern HIV Care Through Coinfection Management
Pharmacy Times
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July 29, 2025
Although significant advancements for the management of people living with HIV (PLWH) continue to rise, challenges concerning coinfections such as hepatitis B, common comorbidities such as anal intraepithelial neoplasia, and the increasing issue...
Africa goes local to boost pharma sector
Independent (Uganda)
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July 29, 2025
Africa is building a new vaccine future through strategic investments, skilled workforce development, and local manufacturing. From Kenya to Rwanda, deals for new facilities and skills development promise to reduce reliance on foreign pharma...
Taxi Crashes in Uganda Leaving Four Dead
MENAFN
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July 29, 2025
(MENAFN) Four individuals lost their lives and 13 others sustained injuries after a commuter taxi veered off the road and plunged into a river in Uganda’s eastern Busia District on Tuesday, according to local law enforcement. As per a police...
BrighterMonday Uganda champions inclusive workplaces at HR Fusion
Independent (Uganda)
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July 29, 2025
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a significant move to champion inclusivity and belonging in the workplace, BrighterMonday Uganda, a leader in tech recruitment and HR solutions, recently hosted “HR Fusion: Creating Inclusive: Fostering...
Doctors call for review of medical negligence cases
Independent (Uganda)
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July 29, 2025
Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng arriving at the conference Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors attending the 27th Annual Conference of Medical Councils of Africa have asked regulators to consider the working conditions they face when...
First malaria treatment for babies is a major step to ending the disease in Africa - biochemist
The Conversation
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July 29, 2025
The first malaria treatment for babies and very young children of 2 months up to 5 years was approved for use by Swiss agency for therapeutic products, Swissmedic, in early July 2025. Until now, babies and very young children have been treated...
4 killed, 13 injured in eastern Uganda after commuter taxi plunges into river
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and 13 others injured after a passenger taxi plunged into a river in Uganda's eastern district of Busia on Tuesday, police said. According to a police statement, a commuter taxi traveling from...