Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for mpox response
A health worker attends to an mpox patient on August 19, 2024 at a treatment centre in Munigi, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the...
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FDC Katonga branch hits back at EC, vows not to change new party name, colours
Kampala September 13—The Katonga based branch of the opposition Forum for the Democratic Change, FDC, has vowed not to change its reserved name for the...
Trump rules out another presidential debate against Harris
Philadelphia, September 13—Donald Trump has ruled out another presidential debate against his rival Kamala Harris before November’s election. He said on Thursday – two days...
US suggests two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa
US Ambassador to UN, Linda Thomas Greenfield United Nations, Sept 13—The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states...
Floods hit northeastern Nigeria, affect one million people
Lagos September 12—Severe flooding in Northeastern Nigeria has killed at least 30 people and affected more than one million others, the authorities have said. The collapse of...
Crude oil production to thrust Uganda’s economic growth into double digits – IMF
International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building in Washington Kampala, Sept 12—The start of commercial crude oil production in Uganda is expected to propel economic growth into double...
Passengers stranded by strike at main Kenya airport
Passengers stranded at Jomo Kinyatta Airport Nairobi September 11—Hundreds of passengers have been stranded at Kenya’s main airport as workers strike in protest at a...
Harris puts Trump on defensive in a combative debate
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 11—Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive in a combative presidential debate on Tuesday night with a stream of attacks on...
Kenya’s main airport workers go on strike, cause flight delays, cancellations
People walk out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport moment before the strike began Nairobi, Sept 11 –Workers at Kenya’s main international airport in Nairobi, have...
Uganda’s late Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei honoured at Paris Paralympics 2024
Paris September 8–A picture of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a giant screen after the marathon events at the Paralympic Games in Paris in a tribute...