Uganda to Launch Satellite into Space

UGANDA to launch its first Satellite into Space with assistance from NASA. The PearlAfrica Sat-1 will be launched by US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island in Virginia. The program began way back in 2020 under the Joint Global Multi-Nation BIRDS Satellite project, a…

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Uganda Medical interns threaten strike

By  Precious Delilah The Federation of Uganda Medical Interns (Fumi) has announced the intent to go on strike starting November 6 if their salaries are not increased immediately.In a letter addressed to the Minister of Health, Dr Jane Aceng, the interns expressed their dissatisfaction over their stagnant earnings despite the presidential directive to have it…

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Ex-Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan shot and wounded at rally

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been shot and lightly wounded in the leg, in an attack on his protest march in the country’s east. One of Khan’s supporters was killed in the shooting in Wazirabad, officials say. Several officials of Khan’s PTI party were also injured. Current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the…

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Kenya deploys military to DR Congo to fight M23 rebels

Kenya deployed troops on Wednesday to the Democratic Republic of Congo to battle the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels in the country’s troubled east in a joint operation by a regional bloc, President William Ruto announced. The Kenyan soldiers will make up part of the East African Community (EAC) force, an assemblage of military units…

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Benjamin Netanyahu to return as Israel Prime Minister after far right surge

Exit polls suggest veteran Likud politician will be able to form coalition with support of ‘Religious Zionism’, which plans major changes. By Orly Halpern – Updated at 0713 EAT on Wednesday 2 Nov 20222 Lydd (Lod), Israel – At the Lydd (Lod) branch of the Arab-Jewish Hadash party, six activists sat in a semicircle of plastic chairs…

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Kampala Hosts WeGo EXCOM Meeting 2022

By E K Benj updated at 0659 EAT on Wednesday 2nd November 2022 The Executive Committee (EXCOM) Meeting 2022 on Resilience in the Face of Adversity: Smart Cities as Engines for Social Economic Transformation on Tuesday was hosted online by Kampala Capital City – KCCA. Dorothy Kisaka, the Executive Director of KCCA said Kampala is…

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Nigeria ranks 103 out of 121 countries with serious hunger levels

Nigeria has been ranked in the 103rd spot out of 121 countries by the Global Hunger Index as having serious hunger levels. This is the second consecutive year that Nigeria has been ranked as having one of the worst hunger problems globally. Continued violence in the most populous African nation is affecting millions of farmers…

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