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Joint Statement from ALPS Group on Progress in Addressing the Crisis in Sudan
The ALPS Group members reiterate their shared commitment to working with other international partners to alleviate the suffering of the...
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Seychelles to assume Chairmanship of the Contact Group on Illicit Maritime Activities (CGIMA) following 2nd CGIMA Plenary
Seychelles will be assuming the role of Chair of the Contact Group on Illicit Maritime Activities (CGIMA), following the Contact...
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European Union-Tanzania Blue Economy Partnership Deepens with Upcoming Visit by Director General
Ms. Charlina Vitcheva, Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, will visit Tanzania from September...
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Swarovski Foundation pledges €120,000 funding for sustainable innovation Projects
The Swarovski Foundation has today unveiled the 2024 edition of the Creatives for our Future programme. The programme, which is...
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Deputy British High Commissioner sees off over 33 for Chevening and Commonwealth scholarship programmes to the United Kingdom
Kampala, Uganda: Today, the Deputy British High Commissioner to Uganda Ms. Tiffany Kirlew hosted the 2024/2025 Ugandan Chevening and Commonwealth scholars...
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Travellers advised to consider mpox vaccine
Travellers should consider getting vaccinated against mpox if they will be visting affected areas in Africa, new advice says. The...
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No bail for activists kicked off Zimbabwe plane
Three Zimbabwean activists who were arrested in dramatic fashion after being forced off an aeroplane last month have been denied...
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Pope Francis appoints two new bishops for Kenya
The Holy Father, Pope Francis has appointed Rt. Rev. Wallace Ng’ang’a the Bishop of the Military Ordinariate and Rev. Fr....
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Sudan’s SPLM-N rebel group declares famine in its territory
DUBAI: A militant group controlling Sudan’s Nuba Mountains and parts of Blue Nile state said on Wednesday that the local...
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US envoy accuses warring Sudanese factions of ‘cowardice’
LONDON: Warring factions in Sudan have been accused of “cowardice” by the US special envoy to the country as key...
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Tayebwa confirms how security breach at his home saw government purchase UGX500m generator
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has confirmed that there was a security breach at his home in 2022, which...
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Oyet was charged with obtaining goods by false pretence, obtaining money by false pretence, conspiracy to commit a felony and...
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Cherotic, who has been in police custody for a week, reportedly revealed that one of the motives behind hiring hitmen...
Read moreFresh details emerge on woman killed in Namugongo bar
Fresh details have emerged about a woman who was killed on Friday in a bar at Janda zone, Namugongo, Kira...
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