African countries participated in several human clinical trial for potential vaccines The Associated Press is quoting an adviser for the Africa Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as saying the African Union has secured close to 300 million Covid-19 vaccine doses. The continent is estimated to have over 1.2 billion people.
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The United States Ambassador to Uganda, Natalie Brown (pictured) has announced that her nation will not take part in the traditional observation of the 2021 general elections after Government declined to accredit 75% of its team. In a statement posted today, the US Envoy said that the move followed the
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President Yoweri Museveni will be seeking a sixth term in Thursday's election/Reuters Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has accused social media giant Facebook of arrogance and bias as he confirmed ordering the shut down of social media and messaging apps ahead of Thursday's election. Mr Museveni, dressed in a military jacket,
Read MoreThe December 2020 Pre-Election Economic and Fiscal Update released by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development i has indicated that lending institutions approved loans worth She2.6Trn in the first quarter of 2020/2021 between July-September 2020. The report that was signed off by Moses Kaggwa Acting Director Economic Affairs
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The National Unity Platform (NUP) Presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi has revealed that Government ordered the private security company that has been offering him security to withdraw. Taking to his official twitter handle, Kyagulanyi wrote, “So, the private security company that has been guarding my home for the last 12 years
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Retired Archbishop Henry Luke Orombi (pictured) has been named as the Caretaker Bishop of Nebbi Diocese by the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba, Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. Archbishop Kaziimba made the announcement during today’s funeral and burial of the Rt. Rev. Alphonse Watho-kudi, the 2nd Bishop of Nebbi
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Candidates being briefed by Premier Recruitment Administrator, Christine Kisakye at the head office this week Premier Recruitment Ltd, one of the fastest growing labour exporting companies in Uganda is set to deploy over 200 young Ugandans for juicy jobs in the Middle East and gulf countries. Since the resumption of
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By Rajiv Ruparelia On January 2nd 2021, I turned 31 years of age. Since I started actively running the Ruparelia Group- a conglomerate of 28 companies, I usually use my birthday, which is just about the start of the new year to reflect on business opportunities for the Group in tandem
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President Yoweri Museveni has reshuffled Resident District Commissioners and their deputies. This comes barely two days to the Presidential and Parliamentary elections slated for Thursday 14th January, 2021. Museveni is the NRM Presidential candidate. There are 11 presidential candidates including the incumbent (Museveni). Below is the President’s statement containing the full list;
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New swarms of locusts in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are spreading further in the eastern Africa region, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned. In its latest update posted on Monday, FAO said the immature swarms have been migrating from the previous locust breeding grounds in eastern
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