A team of engineering and computer science students at Makerere University in Uganda has developed a low-cost air quality monitoring system now being used to combat air pollution across eight countries SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A technology developed by a group of tech-savvy engineering and computer science students …
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Frankfurt, Germany | Xinhua | Germany’s economy, the largest in the European Union (EU), stagnated in the second quarter of 2023 with zero growth, according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recently revised its forecast for the German economy in 2023 down …
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Sad situation leads to less-than-ideal healthcare service delivery system Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Healthcare worker strikes in Uganda are likely to have greater negative impact on poor and vulnerable patients, according to research published in Cureus, a journal of medical science which is part of Springer Nature; the German-British …
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What It Means for Africa, U.S. and partners NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The July 27 morning’s coup d’etat in Niger only deepens the pattern of instability across Africa’s Sahel and damages what has been a rare process of fairly steady democracy building in the region. Niger’s democratically elected government …
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Three accidents claim over 30 lives in one month Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a press release, the PRO Kampala Metropolitan Police; SSP Onyango Patrick, said at 5am on Aug.02, a boat capsized on Lake Victoria. Onyango said the accident is attributed to overloading and bad weather. He said …
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Why each vote could cost Shs 50,000 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | There is growing concern over the ever-rising cost of holding general elections in the country. For example, an election expert told The Independent recently that whereas the average cost of conducting elections globally is about US$ 5 per …
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Disowned by their families, evicted by their landlords, and persecuted by the state, LGBTQ Ugandans have fewer and fewer places to turn Kampala, Uganda | Nakisanze Segawa & Beatrice Lamwaka – Global Press Journal Uganda | Just two days after the Ugandan Parliament passed the Anti-Homosexuality Act in March, Sam, a lesbian, …
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TotalEnergies starts drilling as activists pin their fading hopes on stopping pipeline Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Drilling of production wells for both the Kingfisher and Tilenga oil projects has picked up pace in recent months ahead of first oil scheduled for 2025. “The drilling of production wells is proceeding …
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Father-Son solidarity as most African leaders stay away Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | President Yoweri Museveni and son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, were part of a handful of African leaders at the Russia Africa summit in St. Petersburg held July 27-28 which most African leaders skipped. Only 16 African leaders …
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Museveni’s trip to Russia involved tough choices COVER STORY | JOSEPH WERE | The second Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg’s Expo Forum from July 27-28 was expected to be the next big event in the scramble between Russia and America for the attention, resources, and international alignment of Africa. Past summits …
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