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Antibiotic use in Uganda is high: action is needed

Even before the COVID crisis, excessive use and misuse of lifesaving antibiotics had contributed to the emergence of resistant strains of disease-causing organisms. This has rendered many of the most powerful treatments in modern medicine ineffective.

The Conversation

Irene Ocwee Trends, the Ugandan teacher extraordinaire

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the Hilder Nursery and Primary School. You'll take a tour of a "GreenLab" house in Dallas, Texas, hear "Ollia’s Happy Moment” and “Music from Erwan” - and of course, there's the new quiz question, too. Just…

Radio France Internationale

Can Museveni and Kagame’s renewed bromance inspire regional peace?

Cordial relations between the presidents of Uganda and Rwanda remain crucial to the progress of East Africa.

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Right back at you: the Ugandan designer returning the west’s cast-offs

Fed up with Africa being a ‘waste disposal system’ for donated clothes, Bobby Kolade decided to refashion items into unique designs and return to sender

The Guardian - UK

Cardiff City transfer headlines as star told to make call over his future and rival club makes offer for Bluebirds target

The latest Bluebirds news from Cardiff City Stadium

Wales Online

'It's a policy of invasion': ADF rebels expand attacks in DR Congo

In the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels have expanded their operations into Ituri province. On April 10 and 11, around 30 people were killed near the town of Komanda by the ADF, an Islamist group that was originally based in Uganda. The…

France 24

Uganda oil project casts shadow over Total’s eco-friendly image

French energy firm plans to drill in national park and build 900-mile pipeline in sensitive environments

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Ugandan Asians like me were resettled within weeks in the 70s. What happened to the UK?

It’s despicable that Priti Patel is sending desperate refugees to Rwanda, says Fiyaz Mughal, who works in the charity sector

The Guardian - UK

Silent epidemic as self-medicating Ugandans cause antibiotic resistance

Pharmacists in Uganda are encountering a common dilemma: customers who bypass doctor visits and ask for antibiotics directly, without a prescription. Antibiotics can be effective in treating some bacterial infections, and this is generating antibiotic resistance, which doctors say is turning into a silent epidemic.

Radio France Internationale

East African oil pipeline hits the headwinds

Climate activists are urging more banks and insurers not to back the controversial $5 billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline that is primed to transport oil from the Hoima oilfields in Uganda to the Tanzanian coastal city of Tanga

The Independent UK

Elephant tramples Colombian researcher to death in Uganda

An elephant trampled to death a Colombian researcher who was studying chimpanzees in Kibali National Park in western Uganda, authorities said.

Reuters

Burundi: Rickshaws, motorcycle taxis and bicycle cabs banned in Bujumbura

Citing safety concerns, Burundi bans rickshaws, commercial motorcycle taxis and bicycle cabs in Bujumbura, the country's biggest city. Drivers say the move will put thousands out of work. Also, Uganda's only licensed cannabis farm grows only for export, as use of its crop remains illegal in the country. But there…

France 24

How the Ugandan state outsources the use of violence to stay in power

How do authoritarian rulers survive in the context of democratic institutions? This is a long-standing puzzle that has become more pressing with the rise of authoritarianism in the 21st century.

The Conversation

East African Community expands with the recent addition of DRC

The East African Community’s (EAC) membership has grown to seven with the official admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo as a new member. The other members are Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan.

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How Uganda’s endangered mountain gorillas survived the pandemic

Relationships between forest dwellers and the animals have deteriorated in recent years, especially during the pandemic.

The Conversation

What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services

Each agricultural season, small-scale maize farmers in southeastern Uganda face the same dilemma. Should they shell out a few extra shillings and buy commercial maize seed from the nearby agro-input shop, or should they just plant seed saved from the previous harvest?

The Independent UK

Congo joins East African trade bloc, widening the market

The central African nation of Congo has joined the East African Community, widening the trade bloc’s footprint with the admission of its seventh member

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VeeKay’s ECR-Chevy to show support for education in Uganda

Ed Carpenter Racing today announced a partnership with Building Tomorrow, an international not-for-profit organization supporting literacy and numeracy in Uganda, for the Grand Prix of Indianapolis.

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Uganda says military kills 309 in security push in mineral-rich region

Uganda's military has killed 309 people in an eight-month-old operation against cattle rustling in a northeast region rich in minerals including gold, limestone and potentially oil, the armed forces said.

The Conversation

Uganda study shows text messages can boost tax compliance: here's what worked

Every government needs money to fund its political, social and economic duties. Much of what they spend is generated from taxes, fines and sales of public goods and services.

Reuters

Ugandan military kills 14 of Congo M23 rebels, one soldier dead in border fighting

Uganda's military killed 14 of the Democratic Republic of Congo M23 rebel fighters on Tuesday and one of its soldiers also died in fighting at its border with Congo, a military spokesperson said.

Al Jazeera

M23 rebels attack military positions in eastern DR Congo

The clashes were reported near the villages of Tshanzu and Runyoni, about 50km (31 miles) northeast of Goma.

Reuters

M23 rebels attack military positions in eastern Congo

Heavy fighting erupted overnight in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when fighters from the M23 rebel group attacked army positions near the border with Uganda and Rwanda, a local official and a witness said on Monday.

The Guardian - UK

‘People would chase me’: the taxi bike rider breaking Uganda’s taboos

Allen Kisakye Butundu faced shock, abuse and shame when she became a boda boda driver, but hopes to inspire other women

Al Jazeera

Uganda: Court issues warrant for author in exile in Germany

The author fled to Germany earlier this year, the second government critic to leave Uganda in less than six months.

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