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At the 66th FIFA Congress, FIFA President Gianni Infantino introduced the new FIFA Secretary General: Fatma Samba Diouf Samoura of Senegal, currently of the United Nations. Share on: WhatsApp

INTERVIEW: Ingrid Turinawe on being fearless Ingrid Turinawe, the 42-year old secretary for mobilisation of the opposition Forum for Democratic (FDC) is renowned for her run-ins with police during protests.  She told The Independent that she would rather die like a lion than live like a rat. Turinawe says her …

Ingrid Turinawe, the 42-year old secretary for mobilisation of the opposition Forum for Democratic (FDC) is renowned for her run-ins with police during protests.  She told The Independent that she would rather die like a lion than live like a rat. Turinawe says her fighting spirit stems from growing up …

  Read the First Lady’s ‘Remarkable Rwandan Women’ tribute, released in @ForbesWomanAfri, at https://t.co/kYgrF7b1mX. pic.twitter.com/8K5yQsp68s — First Lady of Rwanda (@FirstLadyRwanda) April 15, 2016 Dignified Rwandan woman, It has been more than half a century, yet we remember you vividly. The many who were taken away from us, and the …

By Agnes E. Nantaba Barbara Birungi is the director of Hive Colab and founder of Women in Technology Uganda (WITU). She spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about women’s role in entrepreneurship and technology in Uganda. What are the key elements in your management philosophy as a manager? Having the right …

By Gerald Padde Auku Only 16% own any form of land and formal government processes marginalize this majority working force To Ugandan’s, land means more than just a piece of soil or real estate, it is a link to the past and long seeded heritage that combines a sense of …

By Patricia Mahoney Many countries have laws against gender-based violence and they need to enforce them equitably and consistently On December 10, we celebrated International Human Rights Day. It marked the end of the 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence that began on November 25 with the International Day …

By The Independent team Clinical trials are to begin soon on a new vaginal ring that promises to provide months of protection against pregnancy, HIV and herpes, US researchers have said. The device, which is similar to birth control rings already on the market, delivers both an antiretroviral drug and …

By Ronald Musoke The rate at which Ugandan women are dying from unsafe abortion is alarming, Dr. Charles Kiggundu, one of Uganda’s leading Gnaecologists and Obstetricians has said. Kiggundu, a consultant at Mulago Hospital made the revelation at a meeting called by the Ministry of Health to update Ugandans on …

By Stephen Kafeero It is said that it takes acts of people or acts of God to make a year unique from the others. What would 2013 be without these 20 women? Rebecca Kadaga; Speaker of Parliament If this year were a song, the oil debate set the tone, the …