The Fallout from U.S. Aid Cuts — East Africa’s Health Systems Under Strain
As Washington slashes foreign-aid budgets, hospitals and community clinics from Kampala to Kisumu are struggling to keep critical programmes alive
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Makerere University Opens 2025 Uganda Entrepreneurship Congress & Youth Expo
“Brewing Prosperity: Youth Entrepreneurship in Uganda’s Coffee Value Chain” Kampala, Uganda Makerere University has officially opened the two-day Uganda Entrepreneurship
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Makerere University Hosts Uganda Entrepreneurship Congress 2025 – Empowers Youth in Coffee and Innovation
Dates: October 16–17, 2025Venue: Makerere University Uganda’s youth entrepreneurship scene is set to shine at the 3rd Uganda Entrepreneurship Congress
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Raila Odinga Dies at 80 in India — Kenya Mourns “Baba,” National Mourning Declared
Veteran opposition leader and former prime minister collapses during morning walk in Kerala, India; President Ruto orders seven days of
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Uganda Celebrates World Food Day 2025: “Hand in Hand for Better Food, Better Future
Kampala, Uganda Uganda will Thursday 16th .October.2025 join the global community in marking World Food Day under the banner “Hand
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Tanzania’s 2025 General Election: A Nation at a Crossroads
By Urban Gazette Staff | Dar es Salaam / Dodoma Tanzania is set to hold its general elections on 29
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High Court Nullifies Kawempe North MP Election: A Pre-Election Warning Signal
In a move that has reverberated through Uganda’s political landscape, the High Court in Kampala has annulled the election of
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Uganda Hosts NAM Midterm Ministerial Meeting, Renewing Call for Unity & Shared Global Prosperity
Kampala, Uganda Uganda is hosting the Midterm Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) at Speke Resort, Munyonyo, under the
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Raila Odinga Passes Away — A Giant of East African Politics Bids Farewell
Nairobi, Kenya / Kochi, India — former Kenyan Prime Minister and long-time opposition leader Raila Odinga passed away at the
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Parliament’s Political Parties Bill: Funding with Strings or Guardrails for Democracy?
Parliament has passed the Political Parties and Organisations (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which introduces new conditions under which political parties may
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