AFD Specialists discuss Kampala Digital Transformation

HICGI News Agency – updated 7:00 EAT on Tuesday 12th July 2022 KAMPALA- The Agence Francaise De Development -AFD officials recently conducted AFD Identification Mission on Digital Transition in Kampala with two specialists on Digital Transformation from the Headquarters; Ms Christine HA, Tusk Team Leader and Mr. Francis L Nomme, Program Manager. The aim of…

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Bukwo district CAO shot dead in Matugga.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1826 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Bukwo district chief administrative officer (CAO) Charles Ogwang has become the latest public official to be attacked and die after being sprayed with bullets. Ogwang was attacked on Friday evening at the Matugga-Kalule stretch along the Gulu highway. Unfortunately for Ogwang, he…

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Protestors storm presidential palace in Sri Lanka

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1734 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Sri Lanka’s prime minister said he is willing to resign, hours after thousands of protesters stormed the residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo Saturday amid mounting public outrage over a months-long economic crisis. The president was taken to a safe location…

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Ongoing civil strikes further cripple everyday life in Lebanon.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1603 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Beirut, Lebanon – Lebanon’s seemingly terminal dysfunction is now compounded by open-ended strikes at most government offices, as salaries are no longer sufficient for employees to get to work, let alone support themselves or their families. The International Labor Organization’s (ILO) Beirut office…

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Two bar shootings leave 19 dead in South Africa.

Police said it is too early to say if assaults in Soweto and Pietermaritzburg were connected. Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1528 EAT on Sunday 10th July 2022. Two bar shootings, one in a township close to Johannesburg and another in eastern South Africa, has left 19 people dead, police said. In Soweto, 15…

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Makerere University researchers join study to find cure for HIV.

Updated by Nakayima Ritah at 1503 EAT on Saturday 9th July 2022. Makerere University researchers have started a study that will attempt to find a permanent cure for HIV/Aids.  Based at the Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP), the researchers are joining other scientists based in the US to explore whether a strategy dubbed; Block,…

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Nambooze wants police commander Mwesigwa held accountable for her sickness.

Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1338 EAT on Saturday 9th July 2022. Last week, Mukono Municipality MP Betty Bakireke Nambooze travelled to the United States of America for treatment after being cleared by the Uganda Medical Board (UMB).  This development came after three years of being rebuffed several times by UMB, the government agency charged…

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