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Uganda Spared from U.S. Travel Restrictions in Trump Administration’s Draft List

Uganda Spared from U.S. Travel Restrictions in Trump Administration’s Draft List

Washington, D.C. — Uganda is notably absent from the list of countries whose citizens will be restricted by the Trump administration from traveling to the United States.The proposed plan, which is still under review, categorizes affected nations into three tiers: a “Red List” of 11 c

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Tedros Urges Tougher Tobacco Controls as Global Death Toll Remains High

Tedros Urges Tougher Tobacco Controls as Global Death Toll Remains High

The treaty, ratified by 183 parties covering 90% of the world’s population, has contributed to a one-third reduction in global tobacco use, preventing an estimated 118 million people from smoking.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, has called for

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Minister Bans All Schools From Publishing Learners Exam Results Publicly, Reason Revealed

Minister Bans All Schools From Publishing Learners Exam Results Publicly, Reason Revealed

The Minister of Education, Janet Museveni, has officially banned schools from publicly displaying learners’ exam results.This directive was announced during the release of the 2024 Uganda Certificate of Educatio

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Eddy Kenzo Defends Gravity Omutujju and Lil Pazo Over Performance Ban

Eddy Kenzo Defends Gravity Omutujju and Lil Pazo Over Performance Ban

The President of the Uganda National Musicians Federation, Eddy Kenzo, has criticized the UNCC for banning performances by Gravity Omutujju and Lil Pazo.Kenzo argued that the UNCC lacks the authority to impose such bans, which should fall under the jurisdiction of the Uganda Com

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Mayiga bans Gravity Omutujju music on CBS, BBS

Mayiga bans Gravity Omutujju music on CBS, BBS

Buganda Prime Minister (Katikkiro), Charles Peter Mayiga, has announced a ban on Gravity Omutujju’s music from being played on Buganda Kingdom’s media platforms, BBS TV and CBS FM.The Premier on Monday vowed t

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Two years later: Did dead pupil foresee Salama fire?

Two years later: Did dead pupil foresee Salama fire?

Rebecca Namulondo, 9, had a chilling premonition of impending doom. In an emotional revelation, Godfrey Wamunyokoli, a Mathematics and Science teacher at the Salama School of the Blind, 40km east of Kampala in Luga Village, Kisoga Sub-county, Mukono District, shared a chilling detail abo

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Will Kamala Harris be elected the 47th president? Here’s what Black leaders think

Will Kamala Harris be elected the 47th president? Here’s what Black leaders think

Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at Dane County Regional Airport on November 1, 2024 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)In less than 48 hours, 

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Cameroon bans any talk about 91-year-old President Biya's health

Cameroon bans any talk about 91-year-old President Biya's health

Cameroon has outlawed any discussion about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya, a letter shared by the interior ministry said, after Biya's prolonged absence fuelled widespread speculation, he was unwell. Earlier this week, the authorities put out statements saying the presiden

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Prison bans visits as Nakasongola mpox cases hit 24

Prison bans visits as Nakasongola mpox cases hit 24

Mpox cases have hit 24 in Nakasongola, up from 18 reported on October 3, prompting the district authorities to ban prison visits. The district accounts for nearly half of the country’s Mpox case load since the disease was confirmed on July 24. “The mode of spread is largely by co

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Rwanda becomes Uganda’s biggest sugar consumer in EAC

Rwanda becomes Uganda’s biggest sugar consumer in EAC

Rwanda has overtaken Kenya as Uganda’s biggest sugar export market in the East African Community. Data from Uganda Revenue Authority shows that in the nine months to September, Rwanda took 35.3 percent or 39.3 tonnes of sugar out of the 111.1 tonnes Uganda exported to the EAC Common

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