By Ali Ssekatawa The discovery of commercial oil and gas reserves in Uganda's pristine Albertine Graben presents both an opportunity and a challenge. This ecologically rich region, home to unique wildlife, natural habitats, and abundant water and fisheries resources, also boasts a number of protected areas in Uganda, including national
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Educationists are calling for the inclusion of parents to facilitate children’s learning. They believe that parents have increasingly surrendered this responsibility to teachers and schools, ignoring the much-needed skills and competencies they would obtain from home. Education consultant, Dr John Mugo says that although many learners are in school, they
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Young Engineers Uganda and their instructors at PARC in Dakar Senegal 2023 Fresh from securing a silver medal for Uganda at the Pan African Robotics Championship in Dakar, Senegal, Young Engineers Uganda, a pioneering STEM education program for children aged 4-17, has received a significant boost in the form of VEX
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Paul Isaac Musasizi - CEO of Kiira Motors addresses the press during the media roundtable as Allan Muhumuza - Team Lead, Mobility Bureau at the STI Secretariat (right) looks on. Kiira Motors Corporation (KMC) has announced Uganda’s first e-Mobility Expo and Kiira Vehicle Plant (KVP) Open House– which is taking
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L-R: Julius Njuguna Co-Founder E&M Technology and Eliud Njogu, Sam Bwaya EGF Board Director, Elizabeth Wahito Equity Bank Education and Leadership Development and Nelson Mwebaze pose for a group photo with ELP Scholars The Equity Leaders Program (ELP) Scholars have been urged to be innovative and drive the future with the
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Activists attending the ongoing International AIDS Conference in Munich Germany have asked the manufacturer of injection Lenacapavir (LEN) which was recently proven to be safe and highly effective at preventing HIV to reduce its prices to make it affordable for all. The drug which is manufactured by a US Company
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Ugandans seeking employment in the oil refinery in the Albertine Graben need to be patient as the negotiations go on. State Minister for Energy, Okasaai Opolot says Ugandans will get jobs during and after the construction of the refinery. The government of Uganda plans to develop 60,000 barrels of oil
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Global childhood immunization coverage stalled in 2023, leaving 2.7 million additional children un and under-vaccinated compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to data published on Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. The latest WHO and UNICEF estimates of national immunization coverage (WUENIC) which provide the world’s
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Hu Yuhai, Vice President of Huawei Hybrid Cloud Huawei recently announced the launch of its Huawei Cloud Stack 8.3 offering at the Huawei Africa Connect 2024 conference in Johannesburg, South Africa. The launch of the offering was announced in a keynote speech delivered by Hu Yuhai, Vice President of Huawei Hybrid
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From Left to Right: Prof. Muhammed Bashir Muazu, Team Lead, Computer Engineering and IASC director Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria; Prof. Baraka Jacob Maiseli, Associate Professor, Representative of Deputy Vice Chancellor - Research, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; ZHANG Jing, Senior Manager of Huawei ICT Talent Partner Development; George Ndegwa
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