African football legend Samuel Eto'o says he wants to use his business management studies at Harvard Business School in the USA to give back to Africa. The four-time African Player of the Year winner announced his retirement from football at the age of 38 in September. Eto'o believes crossing the Atlantic
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“Investments in gender equality are critical to realizing demographic dividend, but we need to ensure that women have the tools to overcome the barriers they face,” First Lady of Rwanda, Jeannette Kagame (in featured photo) told participants at a panel at the Global Gender Summit in Kigali on Monday. The
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National Health Insurance scheme Bill 2019 should include cancer treatment, the Uganda Cancer Control Community has proposed to Parliament. While appearing before the Parliamentary Health Committee today to present their views on National Health Insurance Scheme Bill 2019 that was recently tabled by Government, Paul Ebusu, the Executive Director of
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Thirteen French soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided during an operation against jihadists in Mali, the French president's office said. It's believed to be the biggest single loss of life for the French military since the 1980s. French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his "deep sadness" over the incident. An
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The World Health Organization (WHO) says it has evacuated 49 of its staff from the town of Beni in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo because of the worsening security situation, following attacks on a UN base and the mayor's office. They are described as non-essential staff who
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George the Poet has said he turned down an MBE because of the 'pure evil' of the British Empire. The spoken word artist, whose real name is George Mpanga, said he was prevented from accepting the title of Member of the British Empire because of 'the colonial trauma inflicted on
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A Uganda Police officer has been arrested for shooting one person dead during a fracas with locals in Rubaga Division in the city. According to local media, David Kibuuka, was shot dead as police tried to prevent residents in Kabowa, Rubaga Division from attacking a local company, Ambitious Shreeji Stationers
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Workers exposed to pesticides at a UK-funded firm in the Democratic Republic of Congo have complained of becoming impotent, a rights group has said. Feronia, which dominates DR Congo's palm-oil sector, had failed to give workers adequate protective equipment, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. The UK government's development bank, CDC,
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The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi A Adesina (pictured) has said smart nations should invest in women now. He made the remarks yesterday while giving his opening statement at the Global Gender Summit hosted by Rwanda. This is the first time that the Global Gender
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An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Ana Lucía Coronel visited South Africa during November 6-21, 2019 to conduct its regular Article IV consultation activities. Discussions focused on the economic performance and outlook; policies to strengthen economic stability; and reforms to reinvigorate private investment, growth, and job creation. In
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