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From Grade III & V straight to Bachelors: Victoria University Unveils Upgrade Package For Teachers

By Hannington MbabaziJuly 23, 2022 0

Victoria University Kampala, East Africa’s pioneering provider of experiential & authentic learning and the leading technologically-enabled university in Uganda has yet again unveiled a special package targeting teachers who want to upgrade their education levels. This new offer targets teachers from Grade III to V to enroll for the Bachelor Programs the university offers without…

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“I had never put on a sweater in Africa and here I was; I didn’t have one!. – Sudhir Recounts Memories of Amin’s Expulsion of Asians from Uganda Ahead of 50th Anniversary

By Our ReporterJuly 16, 2022 0

On 4 August 1972, the then President of Uganda Idi Amin Dada ordered the expulsion of his country’s Asian minority, giving them 90 days to leave the country. At the time of the expulsion, there were about 80,000 individuals of Indian descent in Uganda, of whom 23,000 had their applications for citizenship both processed and…

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DRC Accuses Rwanda Of Financing M23 Rebels

By Our ReporterMay 27, 2022 0

Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of backing the M23 rebel group, which the latter denied Thursday as the Congolese army clashed with the militia in the east of the vast country. Fighting with the rebel group erupted on several fronts this week in North Kivu, a conflict-torn eastern province of DRC, which borders…

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EAC Leaders Agree On Regional Forces To End DRC Insurgencies

By adminApril 23, 2022 0

The seven countries of the East African Community (EAC) have agreed to set up a regional military force to try to end decades of bloodshed caused by militant activity in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya said. Despite billions of dollars spent on one of the United Nation’s largest peacekeeping forces, more than 120 rebel…

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Just In: Former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki Passes On

By Our ReporterApril 22, 2022 0

President Uhuru Kenyatta has announced that retired President Mwai Kibaki has passed away. Uhuru announced in address at State House that Kibaki died on the night of Thursday, April 21. At the time of his death, the former president was 90 years old. As a leading figure in Kenya’s post-independence history, his excellency Mwai Kibaki…

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Bad Weather: Rwanda Air Plane Skids Off Runway At Entebbe Airport

By Our ReporterApril 20, 2022 0

An Aeroplane belonging to Rwanda Air has this morning veered off the runway as it was landing at Entebbe International Airport. According to the statement issued by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, the incident happened at 5:31 am as a Rwanda Air CRJ 9 aircraft, flight number 464, skidded off the runway. The CAA says…

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DRC Endorsed To Join East African Community

By adminDecember 23, 2021 0

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been endorsed by the Council of Ministers to join the East African Community (EAC) as the seventh member state. The EAC Council of Ministers, chaired by Kenya’s EAC Affairs and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary Adan Mohamed, gave the nod during an extraordinary meeting on Monday, November 22, in Arusha,…

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Relief: Speaker Oulanyah Contributes Shs120m To Rescue Church House

By adminNovember 11, 2021 0

The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has fulfilled his pledge of Shs100 million to the Church of Uganda. This is part of his contribution to the Church House campaign dubbed Love Gift which is aimed at clearing a Shs60 billion debt owed to Equity Bank. The Archbishop of Church of Uganda, Rt Rev. Stephen Kaziimba…

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Uganda Needs To Work With DRC To Defeat ADF – Museveni

By Hannington MbabaziNovember 10, 2021 0

Uganda can work with the Democratic Republic of Congo to defeat the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels wrecking havoc in the expansive central African nation, President Yoweri Museveni has revealed. He was meeting a delegation from the United States of America led by Howard G. Buffet, the Chief Executive Officer of Buffet Foundation, a philanthropist and…

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We Prefer Donations In Kind To Cash – Minister Tumwebaze

By Hannington MbabaziNovember 10, 2021 0

The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze is discouraging donors from giving his ministry cash. Tumwebaze said cash donations are tempting and also items to be procured could take longer because of the procedures that must be taken such as domestic and international bidding among others. He made the statement on Tuesday…

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