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- 11/14 Minister seeks powers to regulate ban on plastics
- 11/14 Calls Mount to Stop Orphanages Exploiting Poor Children to Lure Money, Tourists
- 11/14 Gov’t pinned over delays in World Bank infrastructure Project
- 11/14 Gov’t pinned over delays in World Bank infrastructure Project
- 11/14 Third Committee Approves 11 Drafts amid Heated Debate over Death Penalty Moratorium, Use of Mercenaries, Efforts to End Cybercrime
- 11/14 Third Committee Approves 11 Drafts amid Heated Debate over Death Penalty Moratorium, Use of Mercenaries, Efforts to End Cybercrime
- 11/14 State of equal opportunities poor in key sectors
- 11/14 Rare Conservation Win: Mountain Gorilla Population Ticks Up
General
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State of equal opportunities poor in key sectors
The Equal Opportunities Commission has presented its annual report to Parliament noting that the status of equal opportunities is still lacking in the sectors of Health, Education, Works and Transport.
The Chairperson of the Commission, …
- MPs demand assets inventory of defunct Teffe Bank
- MPs demand assets inventory of defunct Teffe Bank
- The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Backs African Cellular Communications Company with $100m Loan
- The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Backs African Cellular Communications Company with $100m Loan
National
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IGAD and Partners are Keeping an Eye on La Nina Effects on the Region
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC) this morning kick started the 44th Greater Horn of African Climate Outlook Forum (GHACOF) during an opening ceremony presided over by the Minister …
- Car bomb kills 5 soldiers outside Somali president's palace: police
- IGAD Consultative Meetings on the Development of Regional Strategy on Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism
- IGAD turns 30 years
- Deaf Bwire Out to Ensure PWDs Are Heard in House [interview] (allAfrica.com)
Business
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Kadaga honored for defeating LGBT agenda at IPU meeting
Members of Parliament have paid tribute to the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, over what they termed as, consistently upholding and protecting Uganda's cultural values.
Legislators meeting at the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva …
- Ngora fruit farmers petition Parliament
- Ngora fruit farmers petition Parliament
- FIRST-EVER ALBINISM BEAUTY CONTEST HELD IN UGANDA
- Kadaga launches Shs161.5b Busoga livestock project
Sports
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Experts Target Missing Link in Contraception: Men
Ask Esther Imaniragena to name her top challenge as she doles out contraceptive advice and supplies at a Rwandan health clinic and the answer comes short and fast: men.
Too many men do not share …
- Uber Sees Opportunity for Minibus Service in Nairobi
- KCCA, WFP form partnership to address food insecurity, rising malnutrition in Kampala
- Cooperation Key to Tackling Long-Standing Challenges in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Secretary-General Tells Regional Oversight Mechanism
- IGAD Trains Member States Experts on Quality Medicines Surveillance
Arts & Culture
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Parliament bans polythene bags below 30 microns
Parliament has passed the National Environment Bill,2017 banning polythene bags below 30 microns following a recommendation from the Committee on Natural Resources.
Committee Chair, Hon Keefa Kiwanuka said the decision to ban the polythene bags …
- Parliament bans polythene bags below 30 microns
- South Africa MPs benchmark Parliament's Budget Office
- South Africa MPs benchmark Parliament's Budget Office
- Kadaga tips on entrepreneurship
Governance
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Rare Conservation Win: Mountain Gorilla Population Ticks Up
There are more gorillas in the mist � a rare conservation success story, scientists say.
After facing near-extinction, mountain gorillas are slowly rebounding. On Wednesday, the Switzerland-based International Union for Conservation of Nature updated mountain …
- As South Sudan celebrates, UN envoy cites trust as future 'key ingredient'
- As South Sudan celebrates, UN envoy cites trust as future 'key ingredient'
- Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture With the Help of Nuclear Techniques
- Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Agriculture With the Help of Nuclear Techniques