Farmers excited as Uganda develops anti-tick vaccine

Animal farmers can now smile after scientists at the National Agricultural Research Organisation (Naro) said they will be releasing an anti-tick vaccine in a year’s time.Dr Swidik Mugerwa, the director of National Livestock Resources Research Institute (NaLIRRI) at Nakyesasa in Wakiso District, said the vaccine development process, which started in 2016 and followed the recommended…

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27 al-Shabab militants killed in Somali airstrike

The U.S. military said Wednesday that it had killed 27 fighters from the al-Shabab militant group in an air strike in Somalia’s central Hiran region, where the army and allied forces have launched an offensive against the insurgents in the last month. In Hiran region, residents say al Shabaab’s torching of houses, destruction of wells…

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French President sees progress between Rwanda, DR Congo

By Halligan Agade On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Emmanuel Macron invited Rwandan President Paul Kagame to lunch with his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi, who a day earlier had accused Kigali of backing rebel attacks in his country. The three leaders together “noted their concerns about the resurgence of violence in…

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KCCA to Carry out Mass Rabies Vaccination for Dogs and Cats

By PCA/KCCA The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is to carry out a three-day rabies vaccination exercise for dogs and cats in Kampala City. The vaccination to be carried out by the Veterinary Unit will be carried out from September 24th to September 25th between 9:00am and 4:00pm. At least 1500 dogs and cats are…

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Tanzania issues alert over Ebola after new outbreak reported in Uganda

By Halligan Agade Tanzanian health authorities on Wednesday issued an alert over Ebola, a day after authorities in Uganda declared an outbreak of the deadly illness in the central part of the country. “We have received information on the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda and the government has activated surveillance teams in high risk regions,”…

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Joe Biden Condemns Russia as Threat to the World in U.N. Speech

President Biden portrayed Russia as the chief threat to global peace and renewed warnings that “a nuclear war cannot be won.”President Biden used his first speech at the United Nations since the invasion of Ukraine to accuse one man, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, of seeking to “erase” another nation from the map and…

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‘Our world is in peril’: At UN, leaders push for solutions

By JENNIFER PELTZ UNITED NATIONS — The world’s problems seized the spotlight Tuesday as the U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders opened with dire assessments of a planet beset by escalating crises and conflicts that an aging international order seems increasingly ill-equipped to tackle. After two years when many leaders weighed in by…

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