By Kusiima Treasure Peter on February 11, 2021
Female Genital Mutilation, United Nations, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
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For the case of Uganda, the resurgence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is most prevalent in Amudat district, Karamoja sub-region, a new report has revealed. The latest report by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) revealed that despite the national prevalence rate of the FGM dropping from 1.4% in 2011 to 0.3%, its […]
By Kusiima Treasure Peter on February 10, 2021
Mariat Candance Nasasira
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The rate at which the Ugandan radio industry is losing presenters to marriage is worrying. A few months ago, Radio City’s Judithiana quit and wedded shortly after. As we were still digesting that, Galaxy FM’s Mariat Candance Nasasira has also quit the Kansanga based radio station. Mariat worked at Urban TV before. What started as […]
By Kusiima Treasure Peter on February 10, 2021
Boeing, COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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Boeing said Tuesday it again suffered more cancellations than new orders for aircraft in January as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to weigh on airlines. The aerospace giant said it delivered 26 planes to its customers, mainly of the 737 MAX, after commercial flights of the aircraft resumed following the 20-month grounding in the wake of […]
By Kusiima Treasure Peter on February 10, 2021
Cheptegei, Cheptegei heads to Monacco
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World Cross Country champion Joshua Cheptegei will make another attempt at breaking the 5km world record he set at the Monaco Herculis Run last year. Cheptegei made history last year by breaking the world record for the 5km road race with a time of 12:51 on February 16. Running alone from the start, the 23-year-old […]
By Kusiima Treasure Peter on February 10, 2021
Britain, COVID-19 TESTS, COVID-19 VACCINE, United Kingdom
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Travelers arriving in Britain from abroad are mandated to take two coronavirus tests during quarantine, the government is expected to confirm on Tuesday. Health Secretary Matt Hancock is due to announce that people told to isolate at home will be required to get a test two and eight days into a mandatory 10-day quarantine period. […]
By Kusiima Treasure Peter on February 9, 2021
China, China births, China births law
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China’s number of registered births in 2020 dropped by nearly a third from the total births reported the year before, in the latest sign that relaxations in the country’s strict family planning policy are failing to spark a baby boom. After decades of a “one-child policy”, Beijing changed the rules in 2016 to allow families […]
By Kusiima Treasure Peter on February 8, 2021
Chelsea
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Chelsea’s revival under Thomas Tuchel continued as the Blues closed to within a point of the top four with a hard-fought 2-1 win at bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United. Mason Mount’s well-worked opener just before half-time was cancelled out by a bizarre own goal from Antonio Rudiger as Chelsea conceded for the first time in four games […]
By Kusiima Treasure Peter on February 8, 2021
South Sudan, Sudan, Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdock
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Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok on Sunday issued a decision to dissolve the government, said the Council of Ministers in a statement. “In accordance with the provisions of the constitutional document for the transitional period, the prime minister issued a decision today to relieve the ministers and ministers of state in the government of the […]
By Kusiima Treasure Peter on February 8, 2021
Elly Tumwine, National Resistance Army, NRA Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni, uganda, Uganda Bush War
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After attacking Kabamba army barracks, the force (NRA) moved westwards and on February 7, had reached Kiboga over 100km away from Kabamba. The force still held onto several trucks that they had captured from the barracks. This was tricky since the trucks exposed the fighters’ locations to the government army. “In the morning of February […]
By Kusiima Treasure Peter on February 5, 2021
Burundi, EAC Presidents to meet in Arusha, East African Community, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, uganda
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Preparations for the extraordinary heads of state East African Community (EAC) summit have been concluded, with leaders expected to convene in Arusha on February 27. The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Patrick Mugoya, on Monday confirmed the summit, saying leaders are now discussing whether it will held virtually or physically owing […]