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Natural resource-backed loans a disaster for Africa-IMF

Africa is grappling with mounting debt crisis, with total external debt surpassing the US$1 trillion-mark last year Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has publicly endorsed the recent call by the African Development Bank Group, urging African governments to refrain …

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Turkey eathquake: What if it was Uganda?

If buildings can collapse on their own in calm Kampala, what would happen if a 7.0+ earthquake visited Uganda? COMMENT | Samson Tinka | A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey’s southeast and neighboring Syria on February 6, killing more than 47,000 people and leaving more than a million people homeless along …

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Death toll increases to 25 in Turkey’s earthquake

Istanbul, Turkey | XINHUA |   The death toll in a strong earthquake that hit Turkey’s western province of Izmir increased to 25, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of Turkey (AFAD) said on Saturday. In a written statement, the AFAD announced that a total of 804 people were wounded at …

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Red Cross unveils UGX 1.6 Billion disaster response action plan

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Red Cross Society has unveiled 1.6 Billion shillings disaster emergency action plan for responding to disasters associated with September – December rainfall season. The society says the plan has been informed by seasonal weather forecast released by Uganda National Meteorological Authority indicating that there …

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Japan donates UGX 2.1bn for disaster management in Kasese

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Japanese Government has committed about 2.1 billion Uganda shillings for the promotion of disaster risk reduction and management in Kasese District. The funding is an addition to the 1.6 Billion shillings that Japan had already donated to Kasese through Save the Children to …

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UNEB sets up off-site disaster management centre

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) is setting up an off-site centre to ensure seamless operations in case of any disaster. The move is aimed at strengthening the integrity of UNEB’s systems and infrastructure. A disaster is any sudden, unplanned calamitous event that brings …

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At least 30 killed in Afghan gold mine collapse: officials

Kunduz, Afghanistan | AFP | At least 30 people were killed when a gold mine collapsed in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said, in the latest tragedy to strike the war-torn country. Another seven were injured in the incident in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province, district governor Mohammad Rustam Raghi …

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222 dead as volcano-triggered tsunami hits Indonesia

Carita, Indonesia | AFP | A volcano-triggered tsunami has left at least 222 people dead and hundreds more injured after slamming without warning into beaches around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, officials said Sunday, voicing fears that the toll would rise further. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by the wave, which hit …

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