KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Femme Forte Uganda has announced the launch of “Her Virtual Museum of African Feminists,” a pioneering digital platform dedicated to celebrating the lives and legacies of feminist icons across the African continent. The museum will launch on March 7, 2025, just ahead of International …
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🟥The Congress will cover six key areas ✅ Integrated Water Resources Management ✅ Water & Sanitation Management ✅ Capacity Development, Communication & Partnerships ✅ Governance & Financing ✅ Research, Technology & Innovation. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Global water and sanitation experts have converged in Kampala as Uganda for …
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This war is not just a humanitarian catastrophe; it is a direct challenge to Africa’s ability to control its own destiny COMMENT | MIKE OMUODO | A phone vibration drew my attention to an incoming message – a friend had sent a message with an attachment and a note reading, “This …
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COMMENT | Dean Hack & Chetan Jeeva |The world is rewriting its rulebook. It’s no longer just about what you produce but how you produce it. For resource-rich regions like Africa, the implications are profound: the value of its vast reserves of critical minerals is now tied not only …
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Museveni, who on coming to power in 1986 proclaimed that African leaders stayed in office for far too long, is still there COMMENT | CHRISTOPHER CLAPHAM | The magic moment in the life of a victorious guerrilla insurgency comes when it finally seizes the capital of the state for which it has …
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Currently, close to 600 million Africans lack electricity, a critical resource for economic development ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | The World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have pledged US$50 billion to provide electricity access to nearly 300 million Africans over the next five years, through an initiative known as “Mission …
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Top State Department job like to go to J. Peter Pham, a diplomatic very familiar with Ugandan issues ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER & AGENCIES | U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to nominate a former special envoy as Washington’s top Africa official, while a Republican aide is likely to be …
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America has long viewed the continent mainly through the lens of corporate interests and that’s unlikely to change COMMENT | ADEKEYE ADEBAJO | U.S. President Joe Biden’s end of 2024 trip to Angola was only his second to Africa, following his appearance at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in …
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NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | The delivery of 12 million malaria vaccine doses in 17 African countries since 2023 has contributed to a significant drop in caseload and fatalities among high-risk demographics including children, according to the Gavi vaccine alliance. About 5 million children in the 17 malaria-endemic African countries, …
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New Internet Society Data Reveals progress ahead of Key Conference. Zambia secured an impressive 6-point increase, followed closely by Kenya with a 5-point rise. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia | PRNewswire | As leaders in technology and policy prepare to convene this week in Addis Ababa for the Internet Society’s 2025 Internet Development Conference, new …
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