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Ebola: Uganda Locks Down Districts

Ugandan authorities on Saturday imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the contagious disease. President Yoweri Museveni declared that residents.

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Afreximbank okays $200m for Ugandan Oil Pipeline

Afreximbank has approved $200 million for the financing of an oil pipeline to export Uganda’s crude saying, it is also willing to finance the construction of a refinery in the.

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Ugandan Lawmakers Ban Trade in Human Parts

Ugandan lawmakers passed legislation on Thursday to ban any trade in human body parts, after a series of media reports about criminals using force and trickery to take people’s organs..

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Africa SME Champions Forum Returns To Uganda

The seventh edition of the Africa SME Champions Forum was slated to return to Uganda spanning from October 6 – 7, at the Speke Resort Munyonyo in Kampala. ALM gathered.

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Party-lovers, Tourists Troop for Uganda Nyege Nyege Festival

The Nyege Nyege festival is delivering on its promise, days and nights of partying and merrymaking. Party-lovers and tourists from all over the world have trooped to Uganda to attend.

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Uganda Pays $65m Part of War Reparations to DRC

Uganda has paid the Democratic Republic of Congo $65 million in reparations for past illegal invasions following the International Court of Justice (IJC) February verdict. The sum, disbursed during the.

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Uganda Bans ‘Immoral’ Music Festival Linked to Sex, Drugs

Uganda Parliament has banned the ‘Nyege Nyege festival’ electronic music festival affecting the morals of the children and hindering the advantage of tourism in the East African country. The festival,.

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Uganda plans Free Internet Connection across the Country

Uganda has initiated new plans to deploy 2,000 Wi-Fi hotspots to enhance internet connectivity across the nation. The government also said offices would use the internet during business hours, and.

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Uganda suspends operations of charity championing LGBT rights

The Ugandan government has suspended the operations of a local non-governmental organisation (NGO) that advocates for the rights of sexual minorities, accusing it of working in the East African country.

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Africa’s IGAD Bloc Seeks Support to Feed Millions Amid Severe Drought

Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional bloc that includes Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, met Tuesday in Nairobi to discuss humanitarian, political,.

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