The Standard News (Uganda)
Africa
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405AfDB Approves $2.9 Million Fertilizer Project for 400,000 Smallholder Farmers in Uganda
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a project to provide 60,000 metric tons of fertilizer to 400,000...
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Doctors Without Borders Warns of Critical Medical Crisis Amid Sudanese Conflict
Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has issued a warning about the dire medical situation in Sudan as...
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410Sex Pests: UN Suspends Eight Peacekeepers In Eastern DRC Over Alleged Sexual Exploitation
The United Nations has suspended and detained eight peacekeepers in eastern Congo over allegations of sexual exploitation, a U.N. official said. A statement from...
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Kenya to Host the African NGO Summit 2023 Aimed at Maximizing Opportunities for Sustainable Peace and Development
NGOs across Africa and around the world will meet in Nairobi, Kenya, from 21-22 November 2023 to converge on sustainable peace and...
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280AfDB Launches US$1 Billion Climate Insurance Facility
 AGENCIES | The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled an insurance facility that aims to raise an initial US$1bn in financing to support...
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506Jeune Afrique Operations Suspended in Burkina Faso Over Accusations of Military Discrediting
The junta-led government of Burkina Faso has taken the step of suspending the print and online operations of French news outlet Jeune...
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375Police in Zambia Cite ‘Political Activism’ in Warning to Ex-President Lungu About Morning Jogs
Former President of Zambia Edgar Lungu has been warned by the police that his morning jogs are turning into “political activism” and...
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388Rwanda’s President Kagame Declares Candidacy for Historic Fourth Term, Democracy in Focus
Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s announcement of his intention to run for a fourth term in the upcoming presidential election next year has...
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454Victims of Goma Crackdown in Eastern DRC Finally Laid to Rest After Weeks
After three weeks since the violent crackdown in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in which at least 57 civilians were...
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Flames Engulf Khartoum as Sudan’s Capital Witnesses Second Day of Clashes
The Sudanese capital, Khartoum, was engulfed in flames on Sunday as paramilitary forces launched an attack on the army headquarters for the...
