Govt starts Ebola vaccination for UPDF soldiers in DR Congo

DR Congo.  Government targets vaccinating about 10,000 UPDF soldiers involved in a military attack code named “Operation Shujaa” targeting rebel groups. “The World Health Organization (WHO) provided us with 12,000 doses of Mark Vaccine which protects against Ebola Zaire. We started with soldiers because there is an Ebola outbreak in Beni, DR Congo,” Uganda’s Health Minister…

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Angola’s main opposition party challenges election results

Angola’s main opposition party on Tuesday submitted a legal complaint challenging the electoral commission’s finding that the governing party won last week’s election, Reuters reported. After the most closely fought election since independence from Portugal in 1975, the commission declared the ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) the winner, prolonging its nearly…

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Drinking just 2 cups of black tea a day may lower mortality risk

Written by Katharine Lang on August 29, 2022 — Fact checked by Alexandra Sanfins, Ph.D. Apart from water, tea is the most widely consumed drink worldwide. Tea contains caffeine, which can be harmful in large quantities, so people are advised to limit their intake of tea and other caffeine-containing drinks, such as coffee. However, tea is also high in antioxidants, associated…

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Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91 – with Biden leading tributes and calling him “a man of remarkable vision” who helped avert the prospect of nuclear war.

Mr Gorbachev’s crowning achievement is seen by the West as ending the Cold War without bloodshed, but he failed to prevent the break-up of the Soviet Union – a fact that makes him a divisive figure among many in today’s Russia. Mr Gorbachev’s crowning achievement is seen by the West as ending the Cold War…

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When I die, my children will be here,” Museveni tells Mourners in Kololo

Follow us on Twitter @HICGINewsAgency and Facebook President Museveni on Monday said, “those insulting Gen Elly Tumwine were wasting time” as he eulogised the serviceman whose August 25 death has been marred by divisive rhetoric across mainstream and social media. “Dying at 68, Gen Elly Tumwine was very young but had achieved a lot,” he…

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South Africa President Ramaphosa appoints national council to advice on “graft war”

By Jerry Omondi South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday appointed a nine-member council to advise the government on the fight against corruption. The National Anti-Corruption Advisory Council will be tasked with advising on preventative measures, institutional capabilities and resources needed to prevent a recurrence of state capture and to stamp out fraud and corruption…

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China-built power plant transforms Botswana into electricity exporter

By Xinhua Botswana has been a net importer of electricity over the years. However, the coal-fired power station Morupule B — built by the China National Electric Engineering Corporation (CNEEC) — is slowly but surely changing Botswana’s status quo, Professor Edward Dintwe, dean of the faculty of Engineering and Technology at the University of Botswana…

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Pakistan floods: Disaster to cost more than $10bn, minister says

By Peter Hoskins Pakistan’s planning minister says early estimates show the devastating floods to hit the country have caused at least $10bn (£8.5bn) of damage. His comment comes as another government minister said that one-third of the South Asian nation has been submerged. Separately on Monday, Pakistan received a $1.1bn bailout from the International Monetary…

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