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24 Jun '25
The Rwandan army, the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), and the Ministry of Defence has spoken out on President Paul Kagame sickness reports hours after claims that the long serving leader was seriously sick.A statement attributed to the RDF wh
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24 Jun '25
Uganda’s medical fraternity is in shock following the sudden and unexplained death of Dr. Spire Kiggundu, a celebrated gynaecologist and pioneer of laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery in the country.Dr. Kiggundu, who was serving as President of the Association of Laparoscopic
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24 Jun '25
Leaders of the National Unity Platform (NUP) are demanding urgent medical intervention and legal action for their detained members, who they say are languishing in Masaka prison without trial due to a nationwide lawyers’ strike.During a visit to the prison, Kampala City Council Speaker Z
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24 Jun '25
BONN, Germany — Climate activists and health experts at the Bonn Climate Summit have called on global governments to take a decisive stand against fossil fuels and loosely regulated carbon markets, warning that failure to act could worsen both environmental degradation and public health outcome
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24 Jun '25
Even though the tension between Israel and Iran is brewing thousands of miles away, the ripples are undeniably hitting African shores. These two powerful nations have been locked in a “shadow war” for decades, and now, as things heat up, Africa must reckon with what this conflict means for ou
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23 Jun '25
Yusuf Gowon was once a towering figure in Uganda’s military and political circles, rising to prominence as the Chief of Staff of the Uganda Army under the notorious President Idi Amin.During Amin's brutal rule, which saw an estimated 300,000 Ugandans ki
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23 Jun '25
Officially known as water cremation or alkaline hydrolysis, the process involves rapidly decomposing a corpse in water and alkaline chemicals under high temperatures in a big steel vessel (pictured)
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23 Jun '25
For years, experts have sounded alarm bells over arsenic levels in brown rice.New research has found that brown rice has a higher concentration of
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23 Jun '25
Molly Katanga, widow of the late Ugandan musician and politician Moses Katanga, has shared her
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23 Jun '25
Winnie Byanyima, executive director of UNAIDS, has intensified her campaign for the release of her husband, Dr. Kizza Besigye, sharing a powerful image of the Ugandan opposition leader kneeling in prayer at Luzira Prison.