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In Uganda, where land is given to refugees, school children are being taught some valuable gardening skills By Connie Akware School feeding in Uganda looks slightly different from the programme in other ForAfrika countries. Whereas most children in our other programmes are younger and receive a bowl of highly nutritious food each school day, the […]
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The works entail the immediate rehabilitation of 265 km of MGR tracks between Malaba and Mukono, including the line to Jinja Pier and Port Bell on Lake Victoria The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) is providing $301 million to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge Railway (MGR) in Uganda. The railway line is part of the […]
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Project Shelter Wakadogo in Uganda, which was founded in the wake of war and now educates over 450 children with one of the highest student retention rates in the country, was today named the winner of the inaugural World’s Best School Prize for Overcoming Adversity. The five World’s Best School Prizes, founded this year by T4 […]
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The Uganda International Oil and Gas Summit 2022 (UIOGS), opens in just under two weeks, taking place from the 27 – 28th September at the Kampala Serena Hotel. We are delighted to present the full 2022 speaker line-up, bringing together all prospecting oil majors, the Ministry, the Petroleum Authority, National Oil Company, lead service providers, contractors, investors, financial services, indigenous companies, law firms […]
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By Wambi Michael Before the outbreak of COVID-19, an education officer in the district neighbouring Uganda’s capital Kampala decreed that teachers could not take computers, mobile phones, or tablets into classrooms. Frederick Kiyingi said phones and information and communications technology (ICT) tools distract learners and would compromise their learning and focus. But William Musaazi, a teacher […]
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By Wambi Michael Hundreds of people have died of famine in Uganda’s Karamoja region, and local leaders say that some people are now eating grass to survive. The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWSNET) estimated that about 518,000 people from Karamoja’s poorest families face critical food insecurity resulting from two seasons of crop failure. Of the 518,000 people […]
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By Wambi Michael The conflict in Ukraine has led to an increase in fertiliser prices in Uganda and neighbouring Kenya. Amidst the shortages, some farmers are shifting to a more sustainable way of enriching their soils using frass from the Black Soldier Fly. Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Marula Proteen Hub, based in Kayunga in central Uganda, […]
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By John Syekei, head of East Africa IP and Technology Practice, Bowmans Kenya Technology is said to be changing so fast that regulators cannot keep up. However, in East Africa at least, the gap is narrowing as policy-makers and regulators see the economic benefits of keeping regulation up to speed with technology advancements. Kenya, Tanzania […]
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Africa’s Hidden Victims: Pandemic Triggered Hunger,as Food Aid Fell Prey to Power Politics and Corruption By Linus Unah, Sally Hayden, Maurice Oniang’o and Patrick Egwu Africa’s Hidden Victims was produced and co-published in collaboration with Journalists for Transparency, a project of Transparency International, and is being co-published with 100Reporters and Africa.com. When government leaders across Africa began […]
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Africa’s Hidden Victims: Healthcare Workers Struggled Amid Lack of PPE, Salary Delays, and Disappearing Hardship Pay By Patrick Egwu, Linus Unah, Sally Hayden, and Maurice Oniang’o Africa’s Hidden Victims was produced and co-published in collaboration with Journalists for Transparency, a project of Transparency International, and is being co-published with 100Reporters and Africa.com. Every morning during the coronavirus […]
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