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Uganda Doesn’t Have COVID Vaccine Testing Laboratory

The  National Drug Authority (NDA) cleared the use of the different Covid-19 vaccines for use on Ugandans without conducting a quality study because Uganda doesn’t have a vaccine testing laboratory at the moment, Dr.Gordon Ssematiko (pictured above), former Executive Secretary at NDA has said. Ssematiko made the revelation while appearing before the Ad-hoc Committee

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Uganda Airlines Inks Deal With Airbus For Spare Parts Support Services

Uganda Airlines boss Jennifer Bamuturaki (2nd L) with Airbus' Houari (2nd R) after signing the deal Uganda Airlines has signed an agreement with Airbus Flight Hour Services Company, a subsidiary of Airbus, for A330 aircraft spare parts support services. The company will basically position a consignment of critical aircraft's spare parts in Entebbe

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India To Support Uganda’s Dairy, Grain And Cotton Sectors

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello-Oryem (centre) with indian Minister of State for External and Parliamentary Affairs, Vellamvelly Muraleedharan (3-R). Far right is UIA Deputy Director General Paul Kyalimpa. The visiting Indian Minister of State for External and Parliamentary Affairs, Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, says his country will transfer her knowledge,

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Analysis & Opinions

Why Social Enterprises Could Hold The Key To A Prosperous & Equitable Future For Africa

By Cathy Smith, Managing Director at SAP Africa LAGOS, Nigeria, 12 November, 2021 -/African Media Agency(AMA)/- As we continue rebuilding following the economic and social damage caused by the pandemic, there is ample opportunity for optimism. I am encouraged by the continent’s rich history of innovation and ingenuity. After all,

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EntrepreneurshipSuccess Story

East Africa’s Largest Makerspace, MoTIV, Wins Inaugural UNESCO Prize For Creative Economy

L-R: Sheikh Hasina, the prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Japheth Kawanguzi, Team Lead at The Innovation Village, Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General UNESCO – (United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization) and Sheikh Rehana Siddiq, Bangladesh politician poses for a picture during the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for

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