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Uganda: Facts & Figures 2024
International Committee of the Red Cross
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April 17, 2025
We have also interacted with the law faculties of several universities through national and regional moot court competitions and an IHL essay competition, besides delivering guest lectures to promote IHL teaching. We have also engaged closely with...
Uganda officially resumes heavy traffic on repaired Karuma Bridge
MENAFN
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April 14, 2025
(MENAFN) On Monday, Uganda officially reopened the Karuma Bridge, a crucial connector on an international highway that links the nation to regions in South Sudan and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Allan Ssempebwa, a...
Uganda Welcomes Turkish Airlines Golf Tournament
MENAFN
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April 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Uganda welcomed the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup for the second time on Saturday, with the event organized by the nation’s flag carrier. The East African nation once again took part in one of the globe’s most distinguished corporate...
Love Without Boundaries, Uganda’s Largest Provider of Family-Based Care, Expands Foster Care to Lira and Jinja
EIN Presswire
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May 21, 2025
LWB expands family-based foster care to Lira and Jinja, providing loving homes as alternatives to orphanages across Uganda. JINJA, UGANDA, May 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Love Without Boundaries (LWB) is proud to announce the launch of two...
Sombha Solutions Store, Veea & BG Titan Launch Uganda’s First Shared-Infrastructure 'Internet-for-All' Pilot
EIN Presswire
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May 19, 2025
Pilot by Sombha, Veea & BG Titan brings high-speed broadband to rural Uganda via collaborative, shared edge infrastructure open to every licensed operator Veea (NASDAQ:VEEA) KAMPALA, KAMPALA DISTRICT, UGANDA, May 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ --...
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi attends high-level retreat on Kampala Amendments and International Criminal Justice in Ghana, 19 to 21 May
South African Government
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May 19, 2025
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, will travel to the Republic of Ghana to participate in a high-level retreat on the Kampala Amendments and International Criminal Justice, scheduled to take place from 19 to 21...
Over 1,000 Ugandans Affected by Disputed Land Demarcation; Petition Delivered to Government Officials
EIN Presswire
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May 8, 2025
Agri Planet Africa submits petition to local officials after community-identified boundary markers impact landowners, schools, and farms in Masindi District. MASINDI, WESTERN REGION, UGANDA, May 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Over 1,000 rural...
Employment and Labour on QLFS survey revisions amidst escalating unemployment
South African Government
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August 18, 2025
The Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) acknowledges the release of the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of 2025, which reveals critical trends in South Africa's labour market. According to the QLFS, the...
Minister John Steenhuisen: Official launch of Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme Strategy and Action Plan 2026 – 2035 and Kampala Declaration
South African Government
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May 6, 2025
His Excellency, Honourable Moses Vilakati, AU Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, African Union Commission, Honourable Chair of the AU Commission: Hon. Frank K. Tumwebaze, Minister of...
'I Once Was Blind, But Now I See': Doctors on Mission and Amigos International Bring the Gift of Sight to Uganda
EIN Presswire
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April 26, 2025
Eye clinic changes sight for hundreds in Western Uganda. COMMERCE, TX, UNITED STATES, April 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the shadow of Uganda’s rural villages, thousands live trapped in darkness — not by nightfall, but by a lack of vision....
No New Ebola Cases: Uganda Announces End to Ebola Sudan Outbreak
MENAFN
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April 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Uganda officially ended its Ebola Sudan Virus Disease (SVD) outbreak on Saturday, after reaching the World Health Organization's required 42-day waiting period with no new confirmed cases. The virus, which first emerged in Kampala less...
Volcanoes Safaris Commemorates World Chimpanzee Day with Launch of Exclusive 7-Day Chimpanzee Safari in Uganda
EIN Presswire
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April 16, 2025
KAMPALA, UGANDA, April 16, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In celebration of World Chimpanzee Day on July 14th, Volcanoes Safaris, a leader in luxury ecotourism, is delighted to announce its new 7-Day Chimpanzee Safari. This meticulously curated...
'Mushrooms of Hope': Agri Planet Africa Leads Refugee Women in Uganda Toward Climate-Resilient Livelihoods
EIN Presswire
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March 26, 2025
A new women-led initiative combats hunger, deforestation, and poverty by empowering refugees with sustainable mushroom farming and entrepreneurship skills. KYANGWALI, KIKUUBE, UGANDA, March 26, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the wake of...
AMIGOS INTERNACIONALES AND DOCTORS ON MISSION HOSTS MAJOR 3-DAY MEDICAL CAMP WITH SUPPORT FROM UGANDAN HEART INSTITUTE
EIN Presswire
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March 18, 2025
Amigos Internacionales and Doctors on Mission will host a 3-day medical camp in Ogul, Uganda (March 28–31) with heart care from the Ugandan Heart Institute. OGUL VILLAGE, UGANDA, March 18, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Kampala, Uganda – March 18,...
100 People Set to Receive Free Cataract Surgeries at Ogul Village, Uganda During Amigos' Upcoming 3-Day Medical Camp
EIN Presswire
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March 21, 2025
100 free cataract surgeries, 5,000 treated by 100+ doctors at Ogul medical camp. Sharing the gospel through the Jesus film and holistic healing. OGUL, UGANDA, March 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Amigos Internacionales is excited to announce a...
Innovation Africa Brings Clean Water and Light to Over 1 Million Ugandans Through Solar Innovation
EIN Presswire
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March 19, 2025
Ahead of World Water Day 2025, NGO Spotlights Both Strides and Struggles in Uganda's Water Crisis NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, March 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Innovation Africa, the award-winning non-profit dedicated to delivering...
The GRO Foundation Is Bringing Uganda’s Forests Back
EIN Presswire
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March 13, 2025
The GRO Foundation is restoring Uganda’s forests—255M trees, 138M tons of CO₂ captured, and livelihoods rebuilt for a sustainable future. KAMPALA, UGANDA, March 13, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The land remembers. It remembers the forests that...
Sweden provides SEK 20 million to Uganda’s Ebola response
Government Offices of Sweden
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March 21, 2025
SWEDEN, March 21 - On Monday 17 March, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa visited Uganda’s crisis centre – which is established in the event of major disease outbreaks – in response to the ongoing...
Global Down Syndrome Foundation Celebrates World Down Syndrome Day in Denver, NYC, Australia, Uganda & Italy
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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March 20, 2025
DENVER, SYDNEY, KAMPALA, NYC, GENOVA, March 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) announced their World Down Syndrome Day celebrations in Denver, New York City, Australia, Uganda, and Italy. The...
DRC/Burundi/Uganda/Rwanda: Families search for their loved ones as cross-border displacement surges
International Committee of the Red Cross
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March 19, 2025
With support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), National Red Cross Societies in the DRC, Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda have mobilized hundreds...