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    Omanyano ovanhu koikundaneki yomalungula kashili paveta, Commisiner Sakaria takunghilile Veronika Haulenga

Month: February 2024

2023 Results / Page 103 of 225

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Africa

AU summit seeks to raise Africa’s voice on global stage

  Addis Ababa, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - The African Union's annual summit will open on Saturday against the backdrop of coups in Gabon and Niger and a political crisis in Senegal, posing challenges for the bloc as it seeks to amplify its international presence. Set up more than two decades ago, the 55-member bloc has long been criticised for being ineffectual and for taking little decisive action in the […]

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Local

RSF has installed satellite Internet connections for journalists in nine locations in DRC

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has equipped nine media outlets and journalists’ associations in the Democratic Republic of Congo with satellite Internet connections since December. The aim is to provide the journalists with more reliable connections and make it easier for them to work. These connections, which continue to function even when the Internet has been completely cut by local operators, have been installed at media outlets and associations in Kinshasa, […]

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Uganda: Education Ministry on spot over curriculum transition
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APO International

Uganda: Education Ministry on spot over curriculum transition

A decision by government to maintain the current Advanced level (A’level) curriculum for learners who have pioneered the new competence based Ordinary level (O’Level) curriculum has received a backlash from lawmakers.  The Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) commenced the implementation of the competence based curriculum in 2020, starting with Senior One. These learners will sit for their national examinations in November this year and later on join A’level in […]

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Nigerian E-payments eclipse South Africa’s 2022 GDP, in latest surge

When the Nigerian Central Bank introduced newly designed currency notes in November 2022 and a month later put a cap on the maximum amount of hard cash that individuals and corporations could withdraw, the idea was to tame money laundering in the country. During that year’s Christmas festive season and in the run-up to the 2023 Nigerian presidential election in February 2023 –– two high spending seasons –– the country […]

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Environment

Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets city

    Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air pollution, as a layer of noxious haze blanketed the Thai capital on Thursday. City authorities asked for cooperation from employers to help workers in the city of about 11 million people avoid the pollution, which is expected to last into Friday. The air monitoring website IQAir ranked Bangkok among the 10 most polluted cities […]

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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2024 Dubai™: Watch all games live on FIFA+
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2024 Dubai™: Watch all games live on FIFA+

FIFA+ (www.FIFA.com) will stream all UAE 2024 Dubai games; Tournament takes place from 15-25 February; Find out how you can follow the action live. The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup UAE 2024 Dubai™ kicks off on Thursday 15 February – and the tournament is being streamed live on FIFA+! Takuya Akaguma, Catarino, Chiky, Edson Hulk, Marco Giordani, the Martins twins, Raoul Mendy, Moslem Mesigar, Walid Mohammad, Ozu Moreira, Lucas Ponzetti, Rodrigo and […]

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Courtesy call by H.E. Mehmet Fatih Ak, Ambassador Of The Republic Of Türkiye to Uganda, on Honorable John Mulimba, Minister Of State For Foreign Affairs Of Uganda
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Courtesy call by H.E. Mehmet Fatih Ak, Ambassador Of The Republic Of Türkiye to Uganda, on Honorable John Mulimba, Minister Of State For Foreign Affairs Of Uganda

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda is pleased to announce that today, the Hon. John Mulimba, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, hosted His Excellency Mehmet Fatih AK, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Uganda, who paid a courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters. The courtesy call between Hon. Mulimba and Ambassador AK underscored the enduring friendship and robust bilateral relations between the […]

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Uganda: Government urged to support extensive research on nodding syndrome
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Uganda: Government urged to support extensive research on nodding syndrome

The House Committee on Health has appealed to government to continue funding scientific research studies on nodding syndrome in order to ascertain its causes. The Chairperson of the Committee, Hon. Charles Ayume, said that the first case of nodding syndrome was reported more than 15 years ago, but available literature does not point towards its definitive causative agent. “The Ministry of Health should continue scientific research to establish the exact […]

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Sport

Britain’s Wightman second in Melbourne mile on injury comeback

  British Olympic gold medal hopeful Jake Wightman continued his injury comeback with a close second place in the mile at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on Thursday. The 2022 world 1500m champion, who was sidelined for most of last year, crossed a fraction behind Australian Stewart McSweyn, who won in 3mins 52.00secs. European and Commonwealth Games medallist Wightman pipped Tokyo Olympic gold medal winner Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win […]

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