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Uganda: How Equity Bank Is Helping Schools Adopt Smart Cooking to Save On Energy Costs
[Independent (Kampala)] In Mbarara district, within Rubindi village, a quiet revolution is taking place. St Andrew’s Secondary School is leading clean cooking in the area.
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Uganda: Anthony Natif Notes From Court – Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others June 12/2026
[Independent (Kampala)] This matter returned to the High Court this morning June 19th, with the defense set to present their 3rd witness. Outside Mrs Katanga herself, this would be the 2nd expert witness.
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Uganda: Citizens Must Take Up the Responsibility of Monitoring Government Programs
[Independent (Kampala)] Comment — Grassroots involvement makes a significant difference not only in how any government project is monitored but also in how it is initiated. I assert that we, as Ugandans, share responsibility for the issues troubling our nation because we have neglected to take charge of and monitor development programmes. When we stay
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Uganda: Oil Revenues Alone Cannot Fund Uganda’s Energy Transition, Experts Warn
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala — The expected oil revenues could provide an important source of financing for the country’s Energy Transition Plan (ETP), but they will not be sufficient on their own to fund investments required to transform the energy sector and achieve broader development goals, experts have said.
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Sudan: ‘Stop This Madness’ – Rights Chief Warns of Impending Atrocities As Militia Closes in On El Obeid, Sudan
[UN News] The UN’s top human rights official has issued an urgent warning that an imminent offensive against El Obeid, the capital of Sudan’s North Kordofan state, carries the risk of serious international crimes and threatens to deepen an already catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
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Ethiopia: Tale of Two Ethiopias
[CFR] Landslide victory in this month’s elections belies the country’s profound internal instability and degrading foreign relations.
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Sudan: The European Union Delegation in Sudan – a New Political Engagement or an Attempt to Exert Pressure From Within?
[Dabanga] Amsterdam / Khartoum / Port Sudan — A high-level delegation of heads of European Union missions, comprising 14 diplomats and headed by the head of the mission to Sudan, Wolfram Vetter, concluded a visit to Sudan, the first of its kind since the outbreak of war on April 15, 2023. The two-day visit to
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Sudan: A New U.S. Senate Bill Prohibits Loans or Aid to Sudan
[Dabanga] Washington D.C. — The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a bill on Wednesday directing US representatives at international financial institutions (such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund) to oppose providing loans or debt relief to the Sudanese government, except in cases of emergency humanitarian projects. The Prevention of External Aggression
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Uganda: Six Killed As Fuel Tanker Crushes Taxi On Masaka-Mutukula Highway
[Nile Post] Six people have been killed following a fatal road crash involving a fuel tanker and a passenger taxi along the Masaka-Mutukula Highway in Kyotera District.
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Uganda: Health Ministry Warns Against Fake Ebola Certificates for Travellers
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — The Ministry of Health has clarified that Ugandans travelling abroad are not required to present Ebola-free certificates as a condition for departure, despite the country’s ongoing response to an outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola Virus Disease.