Uganda walks away from US firm-led consortium after refinery contract expires

Uganda is seeking new investors for its $4.5 billion refinery after its Project Framework Agreement (PFA) with a consortium of American and Italian firms expired. Uganda is seeking new investors for its $4.5 billion refinery after its Project Framework Agreement (PFA) with a consortium of American and Italian firms expired on June 30. The Ministry…

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Kenya Mourns as Dozens of Lives Lost In Londiani Crash

Nakuru — Forty one of the the 52 people who died from the Londiani Junction market accident on June 30 have been identified by their relatives by Sunday evening. Londiani Sub-County Hospital Medical Superintendent, Collins Kipkoech said 18 of the identified bodies have been collected by relatives pending burial preparations. He said autopsies on the…

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NGOs Urged to Support PDM and other Government Initiatives

By KCCA- PCA In a bid to accelerate the development of Uganda and transform Kampala into a Smart City, Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Hajat Minsa Kabanda, has called upon non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to actively support the Parish Development Model (PDM) and other government programs. The minister emphasized the crucial role that…

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Managing chronic inflammation with psoriasis

Medically reviewed by Nancy Carteron, M.D., FACR — By Jillian Kubala, MS, RD Although the exact cause of psoriasis is unknown, doctors consider it an immune-mediated inflammatory disease. This means that inflammation is at the root of this condition. Up to 3%Trusted Source of adults in the United States have psoriasis. It causes skin symptoms, such as…

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Airtel Nigeria launches commercial 5G

Airtel Nigeria has confirmed that it launched commercial 5G services recently. Customers can use a 5G-compatible router to access fixed services, or a 5G-ready handset or tablet to access mobile services. Once they have activated a device on the Airtel 5G network, customers will be gifted a one-off bonus of 10GB data. The service will…

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South Africa: uncertainty surrounding Zulu king’s health

Uncertainty reigned on Sunday over the health of South Africa’s Zulu king, the head of the country’s most influential traditional monarchy, with his spokesman denying reports he had been hospitalised. Misuzulu Zulu, 48, ascended the throne last year after the death of his father, Goodwill Zwelithini, amid a bitter feud over the royal succession. Overnight…

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A war on nature’: rangers build mountain out of wildlife traps found in Uganda park

“Over the past 10 years, we’ve removed about 47 tonnes of snares and bear traps,” says Michael Keigwin, the founder of Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF), a charity that works with the country’s wildlife authorities. Speaking from the Ugandan capital, Kampala, Keigwin is referring to a set of photographs showing a 12-tonne pile of tangled snares and metal…

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Beware of ‘contaminated’ Sprite, says Nigeria

Nigeria’s food and drug regulator, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has issued a recall order for a batch of Sprite glass bottles in circulation due to possible contamination with particles. The recall was initiated following a consumer complaint, and subsequent investigations revealed that over five crates of the implicated…

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