Tag: Uganda
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World Bank says no new funding to Uganda over anti-gay law
World Bank said it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African country earlier this year enacted an anti-gay bill that rights groups and others have condemned.
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Why Museveni video shames Africa – By Azu Ishiekwene
There’s a trending video from nine years ago. If you watched it casually, you might in fact think that it was done yesterday. It was a clip of Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, narrating what happened in 2014 when a delegation of African heads of state was asked by AU to mediate the Libyan crisis at…
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Anti-LGBTQ law: US imposes visa restrictions on Uganda officials
United States has imposed visa restrictions on Uganda officials over anti-LGBTQ law that was condemned by many countries.
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Uganda president, Museveni reaffirms support for anti-LGBTQ law
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday defied international calls to rescind an anti-gay law seen as one of the world’s harshest, including a potential death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality”.
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Anti-gay law: US may restrict visas issued to Ugandan officials
Following the enactment of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality, the United States (US), has said its government may restrict visas issued to Ugandan officials
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Nigeria buys ice cream in Russia
Two batches of ice cream from Russian producers were sent to Nigeria, the corresponding permission was issued by the interregional department of Rosselkhoznadzor of Russia, the press service of the agency reported on December 3. Russia is one of the main suppliers of agricultural products in the world. And this is not just because Russian…
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NCDC cautions Nigerians against non-essential travel to Uganda
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday cautioned Nigerians and other residents against embarking on non-essential travel to Uganda for now. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, gave the caution in a statement he signed on Monday in Abuja.
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Uganda confirms 9 more Ebola cases in Kampala
An alarming increase of Ebola in the capital of Ugandan, Kampala, since Friday has been reported by the country’s officials, as Nine people in the metropolitan area tested positive on Sunday. Uganda’s Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng, on Monday, explained that this was in addition to two others on Friday. Recall that there had been…
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Nigeria on alert mode as Ebola resurfaces in Uganda
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it is aware of the ongoing outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) caused by the Sudan strain of the Ebola Virus (EV) in Uganda.
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Ebola virus breaks out in central Uganda
Uganda health ministry on Tuesday announced that the deadly Ebola virus has broken out in the central part of the country. According to local authorities, a person was admitted at Mubende regional referral hospital on Sept. 15 after presenting Ebola symptoms and died on Sept. 19. The authorities said six other deaths are being investigated…