Nakasongola—22, July 2020: On Tuesday, 21 July this year, the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF)…
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Ethiopia ratifies the AU Protocol on the rights of older people despite Covid-19
Addis Ababa, 10 July 2020: The Federal Government of Ethiopia has on Thursday ratified the…
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Malawi opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera wins historic poll rerun
By BBC Lingowe—28, June 2020: Malawi’s opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has won the country’s rerun…
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HelpAge, CommonAge forge partnership for older people in the Commonwealth
Nairobi—26, June 2020: Two age-focused organisations, the HelpAge International and the Commonwealth Association for the…
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Other than war, we’re rooting for research on operations – says UPDF chiefs
Summary Forty-three UPDF senior military officers scientifically graduated on Thursday in Jinja CDF says graduation…
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80,000 vulnerable Kenyans who lost income sources due to Covid-19 set to receive Ksh606m from EU
By CitizenDigital, Kenya In Summary The EU’s partners are Oxfam in Kenya, Kenya Red Cross…
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Burundi’s outgoing President Pierre dies
Bujumbura—9, June 2020: Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac…
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HelpAge Intl protests Kenya govt move to tax older people’s pensions as source of income
Nairobi, June 5, 2020: Measures by the Kenyan government to introduce taxation on pensions as…
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Amb. Julius Moto underscores govt efforts in steadying economy amid Covid-19
By Justin Omara Kampala—3, June 2020: Uganda’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom & Ireland,…
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Africa Freedom Day: UPC’s appeal, memories of major statements, 57 years later
Kampala—25, May 2020: African Freedom Day is the annual commemoration of the foundation of the…
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Coronavirus in Africa: 111,812 cases, 3,354 deaths and 45,001 recoveries
Africa – 25, May 2020: There are now more than over 100,000 confirmed cases of…
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Resolve current border logjam or risk losing lives: Kenya tells Uganda
By Omara Justin Kampala – 24, May 2020: Kenya Transport Association (KTA) has asked the…