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Family of Ugandan Weightlifter Says He Contemplated Suicide After Olympic Disqualification
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65 Kenyans taking Prep contract HIV, ministry says
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Rwanda extends lockdown measures against COVID-19 to consolidate gains
KIGALI, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Rwandan government on Sunday announced a five-day extension of the current lockdown measures that prohibit unnecessary…
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Health ministry, UNICEF call for increase of breastfeeding practice in South Sudan
Photo via Radio Tamazuj South Sudan’s Ministry of Health and the UN children's agency, UNICEF are reiterating their calls to policymakers to protect and promote the practice of breastfeeding in...
Unemployed Kenyan nurses given chance to work in the UK under new Kenya-UK health agreements
Image via gov.uk Unemployed nurses and health workers from Kenya will have the chance to work in the UK as part of a new scheme requested by the Government of...
Kenya enters fourth coronavirus wave with Delta variant dominant
Photo via Anadolu Agency Kenya’s Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe warned on Wednesday that the nation is at the beginning of a fourth coronavirus wave, citing increased infections. Kagwe told county...
Rwanda on course to eliminate Hepatitis C
The government has announced it has made significant effort towards implementing the five-year plan to eliminate Hepatitis C Virus, which was endorsed in 2018. Currently, officials from the Ministry of...
UK announces $184M investment in Kenya
Kenya’s Big Four agenda received a boost after the UK announced on Tuesday a 20 billion Kenya shillings ($184 million) investment for the projects. The Big Four agenda was conceived...
Burundi GDP to grow 2% this year after contraction in 2020 - IMF
NAIROBI, July 27 (Reuters) - Burundi’s economy is expected to grow 2% this year after contracting 1% in 2020 when the impact of the pandemic affected sectors including transport and...
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Health ministry, UNICEF call for increase of breastfeeding practice in South Sudan
Photo via Radio Tamazuj South Sudan’s Ministry of Health and the UN children's agency, UNICEF are reiterating their calls to policymakers to protect and promote the practice of breastfeeding in...
Fake UPDF officer arrested with smuggled pens worth Shs 300m
The impounded smuggled pens. Photo via The Observer Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) field services team has arrested a man identified as Davis Bakashabaruhanga who was allegedly found smuggling 200 high-end...
Unemployed Kenyan nurses given chance to work in the UK under new Kenya-UK health agreements
Image via gov.uk Unemployed nurses and health workers from Kenya will have the chance to work in the UK as part of a new scheme requested by the Government of...
Food running out in Ethiopia's Tigray: UN
Image Courtesy AFP The United Nations called Wednesday for the opening of critical aid routes in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray, warning that the region -- already threatened with famine -- risked...
Kenya enters fourth coronavirus wave with Delta variant dominant
Photo via Anadolu Agency Kenya’s Health Minister Mutahi Kagwe warned on Wednesday that the nation is at the beginning of a fourth coronavirus wave, citing increased infections. Kagwe told county...
Rwanda on course to eliminate Hepatitis C
The government has announced it has made significant effort towards implementing the five-year plan to eliminate Hepatitis C Virus, which was endorsed in 2018. Currently, officials from the Ministry of...
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Kenya's SGR night train u...
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Unemployed Kenyan nurses given...
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