Embracing climate-smart growth is a net win for Uganda
12 september 2025 - 09:59:54Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...
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Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Without strong action, climate change could cut Uganda's economic growth by up to 3.1% by 2050, [...] Full text...
2024 CHAN: Two Moroccan players, Senegalese team win top CAF awards
31 august 2025 - 07:35:55Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two Moroccan players – captain Mohamed Rabie Hrimat and Oussama Lamlioui – and the Senegalese team [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Fireworks at Kasarani as star-studded closing ceremony lights up Nairobi (By CAF Online)
30 august 2025 - 16:00:41Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) closed in spectacular fashion at Nairobi’s Moi International Sports Centre, [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: The 'winning losers': Sudanese footballers have done what politicians have failed to achieve (Feature by Mohamed Osman Adam, PANA correspondent)
30 august 2025 - 14:54:40Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Friday, the 29th of August 2025, was still a good day for Sudanese football fans, [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Cameroonian Abdou Abdel Mefire appointed Referee for final
30 august 2025 - 08:11:16Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Abdou Abdel Mefire of Cameroon has been appointed as the referee for the 2024 TotalEnergies African [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Senegal edge Sudan on penalties to claim third place
29 august 2025 - 17:35:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Senegal clinched third place at the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) after overcoming Sudan 4-2 [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Sudan and Senegal clash on Friday in third place play-off
29 august 2025 - 07:06:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Sudan and Senegal clash at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Kampala, Uganda, on Friday in [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Bronze Battle in Kampala: Sudan and Senegal seek redemption (By CAF Online)
28 august 2025 - 16:02:22Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Two proud nations, two contrasting journeys, and one final chance at CHAN 2024 glory.When Sudan and [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Morocco beat title holders Senegal on penalties to reach final
26 august 2025 - 21:34:23Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Morocco reached the final of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024 after overcoming holders Senegal [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Madagascar to play Morocco in final
26 august 2025 - 20:59:20Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Madagascar will play Morocco in the final of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Fixtures for semi-final matches on Tuesday
26 august 2025 - 05:44:18Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The following are the fixures for Tuesday's semi-final matches in the 2024 TotalEnergies African [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Youthful Senegal test Morocco’s pedigree in heavyweight semi-final
25 august 2025 - 20:13:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Football often writes its most compelling stories when youth dares to challenge history. That will be the [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Sudan stun Algeria on penalties to reach semi-finals
23 august 2025 - 20:19:09Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sudan advanced to the semi-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) after [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Line-up of semi-final matches
23 august 2025 - 20:10:10Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The following is the line-up of semi-final matches in the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Title holders Senegal edge Uganda to reach semi-finals
23 august 2025 - 16:27:07Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Defending champions Senegal moved a step closer to retaining their crown at the 2024 TotalEnergies African [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Fixtures for quarter-final matches on Saturday
23 august 2025 - 07:15:42Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for quarter-final matches on Saturday in the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Okello, Lamlioui and Kutumela in tight Golden Boot race as quarter-finals loom
20 august 2025 - 12:19:36Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With the group stage of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) concluded, the [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Nigeria restore respect with 2-0 win in final group clash, Congo crash out
19 august 2025 - 19:57:35Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - 0Nigeria bowed out of the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 with a morale-boosting [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Sudan hold champions Senegal to seal top spot in Group D
19 august 2025 - 19:56:31Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Sudan and Senegal both advanced to the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: History in East Africa as all co-hosts reach quarter-finals
19 august 2025 - 14:35:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - For the first time in a CAF competition, three co-hosts — Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda — [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Algeria squeeze through to quarters after Niger stalemate
18 august 2025 - 20:12:30Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Algeria booked their spot in the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) after [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Uganda survive six-goal thriller against Bafana Bafana to reach quarter-finals
18 august 2025 - 20:03:03Kampala, Uganda (PANA) -Uganda clinched a historic place in the quarter-finals of the 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Niger hold off South Africa and keep qualification hopes alive in Group C
15 august 2025 - 21:18:58Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Niger on Friday evening held their ground against South Africa, securing a goalless draw in a [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Niger hold South Africa to barren draw in Group C match
15 august 2025 - 20:44:18Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Niger held South Africa to a 0-0 draw in their Group C match at the 2024 [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Guinea denied late as Algeria rescue point in Group C battle
15 august 2025 - 16:27:31Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Algeria struck late through Soufiane Bayazid to earn a 1-1 draw with Guinea in a tense [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Fixtures for Friday's matches
15 august 2025 - 07:26:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Friday's matches in the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN). The [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Uganda beat Niger to go top of Group C as Okello stars
11 august 2025 - 19:37:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda climbed to the top of Group C with a controlled 2–0 victory over Niger at [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Maema and Kutumela lift South Africa past Guinea in Kampala thriller
11 august 2025 - 17:31:41Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - South Africa breathed fresh life into their 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Fixtures for Monday's Group C matches
11 august 2025 - 06:13:54Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Monday's matches in the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN). The [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Uganda Cranes soar in thrilling 3-0 victory over Guinea
08 august 2025 - 20:43:30Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Three goals, three points drew Uganda back into contention in Group C of the 2024 TotalEnergies [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Kutumela strike denies Algeria second straight win
08 august 2025 - 18:24:42Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Algeria’s run of successive victories at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) came to a halt [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Fixtures for Friday's matches
08 august 2025 - 07:39:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Friday's matches in the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN). The [...] Full text...
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UNHCR flags Uganda’s refugee funding crisis
05 august 2025 - 06:01:49Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Since the beginning of 2025, 600 refugees have arrived in Uganda each day, bringing the total [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Algeria outclass hosts Uganda
04 august 2025 - 19:36:12Kamala, Ugand (PANA) - Algeria made a commanding start to their 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Guinea hold off Niger to start tournament with victory
04 august 2025 - 18:07:37Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Guinea began their 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 victory [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Fixtures for Monday's matches
04 august 2025 - 07:35:30Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The following are the fixtures on Monday in the 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN).The tournament [...] Full text...
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2024 CHAN: Analysis of groups and fixtures
02 august 2025 - 05:28:17Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The stage is set for yet another unforgettable edition of the TotalEnergies CAF African [...] Full text...
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Africa's industrialisation through agricultural revolution shows mixed signals, says AU Commissioner
24 june 2025 - 07:55:46Windhoek, Namibia (PANA) – The industrialisation of Africa, through an agricultural revolution, premised on increased investment in agricultural productivity, has [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader Besigye charged afresh with terrorism
23 may 2025 - 12:39:54Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye and his aides have been charged afresh with terrorism six months [...] Full text...
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Detained Ugandan lawyer dumped near border after diplomatic storm
23 may 2025 - 12:35:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan human rights lawyer and journalist, Agather Atuhaire, has been found after being dumped near the [...] Full text...
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'Malaria is an African problem and Africa must find the solution'
23 april 2025 - 14:53:13Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Africa still bears the brunt of the global malaria burden—with 94% of cases occurring on the [...] Full text...
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Four strategic priorities to mobilize the resources needed to achieve 2030 and 2063 Agenda
09 april 2025 - 19:06:58Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Claver Gatété, Wednesday called on Africa [...] Full text...
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11th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development opens in Kampala
09 april 2025 - 13:34:42Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Wednesday opened online the 11th African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development [...] Full text...
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DR Congo crisis: 41,700 refugees have fled violence to Uganda
09 april 2025 - 08:15:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Some 41,000 refugees have crossed from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into Uganda since [...] Full text...
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US funding cuts spell ‘death sentence’ for millions, food agency warns
09 april 2025 - 07:59:26Rome, Italy (PANA) - The World Food Programme (WFP) has voiced deep concern over news that the United States has [...] Full text...
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Kampala to host the eleventh African Regional Forum on Sustainable Development from Wednesday
08 april 2025 - 16:57:53Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Kampala, the capital of Uganda, will host the eleventh session of the African Regional Forum on [...] Full text...
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Plea for a future respecting gender equality
08 april 2025 - 16:50:46Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Mr. Aboubakri Diaw, Chief of Staff and Head of the Gender, Poverty and Social Policy Division [...] Full text...
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Africa urged to achieve sustainable growth that generates jobs for all
08 april 2025 - 12:58:13Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Antonio Pedro, has called on Africa [...] Full text...
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Sudan virus disease reported in Uganda
08 march 2025 - 14:51:43Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Since the outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD) was declared in Uganda on 30 January 2025, [...] Full text...
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Invest in early childhood development to transform Uganda’s economy: WB report
24 february 2025 - 08:04:38Kampala. Uganda (PANA) - Despite ongoing global challenges and geopolitical tensions, economic activity in Uganda has remained robust. According to a [...] Full text...
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Rights group demands release of Uganda opposition leader Besigye, other civilians
19 february 2025 - 08:21:39Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Human Rights Watch (HRW) is asking the Ugandan authorities to release from prison former opposition presidential [...] Full text...
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Uganda gets new border market protected from extreme flooding near border with South Sudan
17 february 2025 - 18:10:22Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is set to build its first climate-resilient market at Elegu, northern Uganda, with financial support [...] Full text...
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Sudan virus disease reported in Uganda
02 february 2025 - 15:42:18Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Uganda Ministry of Health on 30 January 2025, declared an outbreak of Sudan virus disease [...] Full text...
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WHO confirms outbreak of deadly virus in Uganda
31 january 2025 - 05:34:27Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease in Uganda, which [...] Full text...
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African Union urges Trump to revisit US exit from WHO
28 january 2025 - 17:54:13Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The African Union on Jan.22 urged new U.S. President Donald Trump to revisit his decision to [...] Full text...
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Kenyan opposition leader secures greenlight to represent detained Ugandan opposition counterpart
06 january 2025 - 14:29:24Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan opposition leader Martha Karua on Monday secured the greenlight to represent Kizza Besigye, the Ugandan [...] Full text...
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Rights investigators hear harrowing testimonies from Sudanese refugees in Uganda
20 december 2024 - 05:27:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Sudanese refugees in Uganda have shared distressing accounts of the ongoing conflict in Sudan with the UN [...] Full text...
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Despite big hurdles, long journey to electric mobility begins across Africa
14 december 2024 - 12:42:24Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Switching to electric mobility is a no-brainer: tailpipe emissions cause poor health or even death [...] Full text...
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International Bar Association President addresses East Africa Law Society Conference
29 november 2024 - 10:53:54Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – The President of the International Bar Association (IBA), Almudena Arpón de Mendívil Aldama, says [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Military Court to try opposition leader Besigye
22 november 2024 - 08:30:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan military court in Kampala has ordered former opposition presidential candidate, Kizza Besigye, and his [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International slams abduction of Ugandan opposition leader Besigye in Kenya
21 november 2024 - 09:09:44Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Human rights advocate Amnesty International has expressed deep concern about the abduction of Ugandan opposition leader [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader dragged to military court after abduction in Kenya
20 november 2024 - 17:06:03Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Prominent Ugandan opposition figure, Dr. Kizza Besigye, has surfaced in Uganda, where he was dragged to [...] Full text...
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African cities strive to make roads less perilous for pedestrians and cyclists: UNEP Feature Article
12 november 2024 - 07:10:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - For Patience Ataliba, who lives in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, commuting was once a harrowing [...] Full text...
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2025 AFCON qualifiers: Fixtures for Day 4 matches to be played on Monday and Tuesday
14 october 2024 - 05:29:28Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the fixtures for Day 4 qualifying matches for the 2025 TotalEnergies Africa Cup [...] Full text...
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IMF praises Uganda’s economic recovery efforts with low inflation
10 september 2024 - 08:18:23Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda has navigated the post pandemic recovery well due to sound macroeconomic policies and its economic [...] Full text...
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Education and career perspectives of young Ugandans: A mix of challenges, gaps and high aspirations: World Bank Blog By Aziz Atamanov, Giulia Ponzini, Frédéric Cochinard and John Ilukor
24 july 2024 - 09:14:46Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Higher education and career aspirations among the youth are usually associated with socioeconomic achievements under the [...] Full text...
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Uganda’s Health Development Partners bid farewell to WHO representative
19 july 2024 - 07:43:11Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Health Development Partners (HDP) in Uganda bid farewell to Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, whose six-year tour [...] Full text...
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Uganda should improve public spending on health for a more productive population
27 june 2024 - 13:58:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Economic activity in Uganda has remained resilient despite multiple successive shocks, with real gross domestic product [...] Full text...
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Enhancing inclusive growth and resilience with support to Uganda’s development-focused refugee approach: World Bank Blog
21 june 2024 - 07:17:02Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda is hosting the largest refugee population in Africa and has gained international recognition for its [...] Full text...
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Uganda sets foundations for future oil wealth
23 may 2024 - 12:33:47Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda achieved a moderate score (78.5 points) in implementing the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Standard, having made [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: UN’s rights chief says horrified by escalation in fighting as famine draws nearer
18 may 2024 - 06:58:26Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN’s top human rights official has personally intervened to try to stop spiralling violence in Sudan that’s [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Museveni makes first state visit to Kenya after trade feud
15 may 2024 - 19:31:46Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni arrived here Wednesday for an official state visit to Kenya, the first [...] Full text...
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Unprecedented flooding displaces hundreds of thousands across East Africa
08 may 2024 - 12:27:27Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - “Unprecedented and devastating” flooding in east Africa has triggered widespread displacement with hundreds of thousands forced [...] Full text...
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African Governments falling short on healthcare funding, says rights group
29 april 2024 - 07:06:33Washington, DC, US (PANA) – African governments are falling far short in their commitments to prioritise public spending on health [...] Full text...
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First Islamic bank opens in Uganda
27 march 2024 - 18:38:07Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri K. Museveni on Wednesday officiated the launch of Salaam Bank, Uganda's first-ever licensed [...] Full text...
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Sudan war: US undertakes another diplomatic push to end Sudan's 'senseless conflict'
10 march 2024 - 07:32:14Washington, DC, US (PANA) - US Special Envoy for Sudan, Tom Perriello, will from Monday visit several African and Middle [...] Full text...
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IMF approves US$120 million credit for Uganda’s recovery from recent shocks
07 march 2024 - 07:20:36Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday completed the fifth review of [...] Full text...
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 25,000 killed as humanitarian needs rise
22 january 2024 - 12:54:36Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - “Intense” Israeli bombardment in Gaza continued on Monday along with rocket fire into Israel by Palestinian [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Senior army officer slams UAE for assisting paramilitary RSF in bloody war
22 january 2024 - 12:34:02Omdurman, Sudan (PANA) - A senior Sudanese government official has slammed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for assisting the paramilitary [...] Full text...
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Guterres urges G-77 and China to drive momentum for global governance reform
21 january 2024 - 19:20:08Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Developing countries must lead efforts to reform outdated international institutions and frameworks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: South Sudan President Kiir calls for 'immediate and unconditional' ceasefire
21 january 2024 - 15:46:44Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – President Salva Kiir of South Sudan on Saturday called for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" in the bloody war [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Govt calls on UN Security Council to take punitive action against RSF and supporters
21 january 2024 - 10:36:46Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - The Sudanese government has urged the UN Security Council to designate the paramilitary Rapid Support [...] Full text...
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At Non-Aligned Movement summit, Guterres repeats call for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages
20 january 2024 - 18:37:34Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres repeated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Sudan 'freezes' membership in IGAD
20 january 2024 - 13:46:38Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Sudan on Saturday announced that it is "freezing" its membership with the East African regional bloc, [...] Full text...
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Carnage in Gaza: ‘How much is enough?’ asks UN Assembly President
20 january 2024 - 06:50:20Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The President of the UN General Assembly on Friday reiterated his call for an immediate ceasefire [...] Full text...
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President of Libyan Council attends 19th NAM, 3rd G77+China Summits in Kampala
19 january 2024 - 16:21:16Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council, Mohamed al-Manfi, arrived in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: East African leaders urge warring parties to meet in 2 weeks to discuss end of war
19 january 2024 - 06:22:37Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Leaders of the East African regional bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Thursday urged [...] Full text...
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Libya, Philippines hold bilateral meeting
18 january 2024 - 12:38:48Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, al-Taher al-Baour, held a meeting with the [...] Full text...
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AU urges foreigners to keep off Ethiopia/Somalia row
18 january 2024 - 12:24:44Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing tension between Ethiopia and [...] Full text...
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Sudan conflict: Museveni, RSF leader Dagalo discuss ending the devastating war
28 december 2023 - 12:27:53Port Sudan, Sudan (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and the leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Services (RSF), General [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Awards: Nominees for women’s categories
14 november 2023 - 15:59:13Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Africa's football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has unveiled the preliminary nominees for [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch criticises Uganda for stifling oil pipeline protests
02 november 2023 - 07:55:35Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Environmental defenders and anti-fossil fuel activists in Uganda routinely face arbitrary arrests, harassment, and threats for [...] Full text...
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Uganda: Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism to boost Ugandan farmers’ access to fertilizers
13 october 2023 - 08:35:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a project to [...] Full text...
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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: All 16 qualifiers for Group stage emerge
02 october 2023 - 06:37:30Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here is the list of the 16 qualifiers for the Group stage of the 2023-24 CAF [...] Full text...
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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of second-round, second-leg matches played on Friday and Saturday
01 october 2023 - 12:24:42Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of second-round, second-leg matches in the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup played [...] Full text...
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Ugandan newspaper criticises ICC bid to revive Joseph Kony war crimes trial
30 september 2023 - 19:05:55Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Efforts to revive the trial of Joseph Kony, leader of the northern Uganda rebel group, the [...] Full text...
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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Scheduled second-round, second-leg matches
29 september 2023 - 05:31:57Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are the scheduled second-round, second-leg matches in the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup to be played [...] Full text...
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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Results of second-round, first-leg matches played on Sunday
17 september 2023 - 18:01:54Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The following are the results of second-round, first-leg matches in the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup played [...] Full text...
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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Second-round, first-leg fixtures
14 september 2023 - 14:01:19Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here are fixtures for the second-round, first-leg matches in the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup scheduled for between [...] Full text...
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African children bearing the brunt of climate change impacts
02 september 2023 - 05:34:18Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Children in Africa are among the most at risk from climate change impacts but are being [...] Full text...
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JKT Queens clinch shootout win to qualify for CAF Women's Champions League
01 september 2023 - 06:06:51Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Tanzanian club, JKT Queens, are through to the CAF Women's Champions League after beating Ethiopia's Commercial Bank [...] Full text...
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2023-24 CAF Confed. Cup: Second-round, first-leg fixtures
29 august 2023 - 06:33:26Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - Here at the first-leg fixtures in the second round of the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup to [...] Full text...
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CAF Women's Champions League: CECAFA qualifiers: CBE FC thrash FAD FC
17 august 2023 - 07:22:38Njeru, Uganda (PANA) - Ethiopian side CBE FC thrashed Djibouti's FAD FC 8-0 in the CAF Women's Champions League, CECAFA [...] Full text...
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Ikwaput hat-trick powers Kampala Queens to winning start
13 august 2023 - 05:40:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A superb hat-trick from striker Fazila Ikwaput inspired Uganda's Kampala Queens to a 3-0 win over [...] Full text...
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Nurturing future generations through breastfeeding (A UN feature)
06 august 2023 - 07:47:39Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Christine, her son, and her mother are among 100,000 refugees, mostly women and children, living in [...] Full text...
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UN human rights office in Uganda to close on Saturday
05 august 2023 - 05:49:22Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN human rights office in Uganda will cease operations on Sunday after the Government decided [...] Full text...
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2023 CAF Women’s Champions League: Dates confirmed
28 july 2023 - 08:30:48Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2023 CAF Women’s Champions League – now on its third year in a row – [...] Full text...
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Rights group slams DRC militia for deadly raid on Ituri’s displaced camp
24 july 2023 - 06:46:18Goma, DRC (PANA) – Militia fighters killed at least 46 civilians, half of them children, and pillaged and burned a [...] Full text...
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CAF Women’s Champions League draw conducted
06 july 2023 - 06:36:48Rabat, Morocco (PANA) - The draw for the CAF Women’s Champions League, Cote D’Ivoire qualifiers, was held at the Mohammed [...] Full text...
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IMF expresses concern about Uganda’s anti-LGBT law and development partners
22 june 2023 - 14:55:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan economy is projected to grow by 6 per cent in year 2023/24 while the [...] Full text...
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Quality control set to increase Uganda’s coffee exports
20 may 2023 - 12:20:04Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Due to good rainfall and the maturation of new high-yielding Robusta coffee seedlings planted in 2019, [...] Full text...
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Uganda can reduce poverty by building people’s resilience to shocks: WB report
11 may 2023 - 15:57:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - There was little progress in poverty reduction in Uganda during much of the decade leading up [...] Full text...
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Burundian president at Kampala summit on Somalia
27 april 2023 - 14:49:11Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - The Burundian president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, and current chairman of the East African Community (EAC), left Bujumbura [...] Full text...
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2022/23 CAF Champions League: Ugandan giants Vipers get new coach
14 march 2023 - 07:03:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The management of Vipers Football Club of Uganda have named Alex Isabirye as their new coach [...] Full text...
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Infrastructure deficit still 'very high' in Africa, says Senegalese President
02 february 2023 - 14:32:41Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The Senegalese President, Macky Sall, on Thursday lamented the "very high" deficit in physical and digital [...] Full text...
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WFP prioritises food assistance for most vulnerable refugees in Uganda
30 january 2023 - 05:29:19Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will in 2023 implement a progressive shift to needs-based [...] Full text...
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Uganda, WHO announce end of Ebola epidemic that has caused 55 deaths in four months
12 january 2023 - 15:49:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic in Uganda is over, the Ugandan health ministry and the World Health [...] Full text...
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Uganda declares end of Ebola outbreak
11 january 2023 - 10:48:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda on Wednesday declared the end of the Ebola disease outbreak caused by Sudan ebolavirus, less [...] Full text...
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Ebola outbreak almost under control in Uganda, says WHO
07 january 2023 - 14:01:08Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The Ebola epidemic is on the verge of being brought under control in Uganda, with [...] Full text...
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Strengthening regional trade offers Uganda sustainable path toward growth
15 december 2022 - 13:26:10Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, Uganda is returning to its pre-pandemic path to [...] Full text...
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Libya-Uganda Joint Technical Committee meets in Kampala
12 november 2022 - 18:17:27Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The meeting of the Libyan-Ugandan joint technical committees began on Saturday in Kampala with the situation [...] Full text...
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Uganda confirms 135 Ebola cases, 53 deaths
11 november 2022 - 14:25:26Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Uganda has reported 135 confirmed and 21 probable cases of Ebola in eight different districts, [...] Full text...
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Uganda: 9 new cases of Ebola in Kampala, WHO calls for vigilance
25 october 2022 - 13:55:41Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - As Uganda reported nine new cases of Ebola in the capital, Kampala, bringing the total [...] Full text...
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WHO chief says COVID-19 virus 'still continues to change'
20 october 2022 - 05:42:04Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that [...] Full text...
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39 Ebola deaths recorded in Uganda, capital Kampala affected, says WHO
13 october 2022 - 15:59:19Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday reported 54 confirmed and 20 probable cases of [...] Full text...
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African health ministers take steps to curb Ebola disease outbreak
13 october 2022 - 06:21:10Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Ministers of Health and government representatives from nine African countries on Wednesday agreed on joint measures [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Ebola outbreak now in three districts, says health ministry
26 september 2022 - 06:35:28Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan Ministry of Health says the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the country is [...] Full text...
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Uganda Ebola deaths climb to four; seven suspected deaths under investigation
24 september 2022 - 10:40:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan health ministry said here Saturday three more patients had died from the Ebola Virus [...] Full text...
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WHO bolsters Ebola disease outbreak response in Uganda, as seven cases confirmed
22 september 2022 - 12:03:29Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - In an accelerated effort to scale up response to the Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, World [...] Full text...
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Uganda declares Ebola Virus Disease outbreak
20 september 2022 - 14:20:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The health authorities in Uganda on Tuesday declared an outbreak of Ebola after a case of [...] Full text...
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WHO improves capacity of 5 African countries to generate quality knowledge products for better health decision-making
13 september 2022 - 13:17:45Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has held a five-day capacity-building training for 22 national health observatory [...] Full text...
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Ghanaian Cardinal Richard Kuuia Baawobr elected new head of Catholic Church in Africa
31 july 2022 - 12:23:13Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa, and Madagascar (SECAM), the association of Catholic Bishops of Africa, [...] Full text...
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US announces more than $592 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa
16 july 2022 - 07:08:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The United States on Friday announced more than $592 million in humanitarian assistance for Africa through the Department [...] Full text...
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DRC leader opens pandora box in Eastern Africa - ISS report
23 june 2022 - 14:09:27Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - Tensions are spiking once again in the chronically turbulent eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [...] Full text...
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Uganda slammed for activists arrests
07 june 2022 - 00:17:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must release the six politicians and activists arrested solely for protesting the high cost [...] Full text...
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Human Rights Watch says hundreds ‘disappeared,’ tortured in Uganda
22 march 2022 - 09:03:27Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan government has failed to hold to account security officials, who have unlawfully detained and tortured [...] Full text...
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Lake Albert flooding wreaks ‘devastating’ economic effects on Ugandans
14 march 2022 - 05:38:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The flooding of Lake Albert, in Africa’s Great Lakes Region, has caused huge economic losses on [...] Full text...
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Senior US official to visit Burundi, Uganda
14 march 2022 - 05:26:36Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The US Acting Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Lisa Peterson, begins a [...] Full text...
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Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi takes helm of regional follow-up mechanism of Addis Ababa Framework Agreement
25 february 2022 - 14:22:28Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) - The Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni, Thursday handed over power to DR Congo President Félix Antoine [...] Full text...
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Uganda migrant labourers raise concern over organ trafficking in Arab states
15 february 2022 - 11:51:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan authorities are contemplating preferring charges against the directors of a company involved in sending domestic [...] Full text...
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AU: Uganda deposits instrument of ratification of African Medicines Agency
09 december 2021 - 22:57:03Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - Uganda has become the 18th African Union (AU) member-state to deposit the instrument of ratification of [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Uganda health ministry calls for calm after confirmed Omicron variant cases
08 december 2021 - 12:52:52Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan health authorities called for calm on Tuesday after a health surveillance team at its airport [...] Full text...
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UNHCR appalled by series of appalling deadly attacks on displaced people in DR Congo
01 december 2021 - 06:05:55Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - The UN refugee Agency (UNHCR) is “appalled by a series of deadly attacks” on displaced people [...] Full text...
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Fighting in eastern DR Congo forces 11,000 to flee to Uganda: UNHCR
09 november 2021 - 10:31:12Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - An upsurge of fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has forced at [...] Full text...
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Museveni and Abdallah al-Lafi discuss promotion of Libyan-Ugandan cooperation
05 november 2021 - 17:43:59Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday met with Libya's Vice President of the Presidential Council, Abdallah [...] Full text...
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Vice President of Libyan Presidential Council arrives in Kampala
04 november 2021 - 11:03:15Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council, Abdallah al-Lafi, arrived in Kampala on Wednesday for [...] Full text...
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Explosion kills at least three people in Kampala bar
24 october 2021 - 11:06:07Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - At least three people were feared killed and about seven severely injured in an explosion on Saturday night [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Pandemic slows down Uganda’s economic recovery - IMF Team
21 october 2021 - 10:12:30Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The second COVID-19 wave has delayed Uganda’s economic recovery, with growth remaining close to half the [...] Full text...
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EU supports Uganda to improve local response to food security shocks in Karamoja region
01 september 2021 - 13:24:15Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations [...] Full text...
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Uganda: Magogo re-elected FUFA President
23 august 2021 - 19:53:17Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Moses Hassim Magogo has been re-elected President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) for [...] Full text...
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New World Bank Country Manager for Uganda begins assignment
03 august 2021 - 13:13:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ms. R. Mukami Kariuki is the new World Bank Country Manager for Uganda effective 1 August [...] Full text...
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Serbian Micho re-appointed Cranes coach
01 august 2021 - 14:50:10Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Federation of Uganda Football (FUFA) has announced the appointment of Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojević as Ugandan Cranes [...] Full text...
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Express FC crowned champions of Uganda after 9 years of absence
06 july 2021 - 18:54:44Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - After nine years of waiting, Express Football Club were crowned Champions of the 2020/21 Uganda Premier [...] Full text...
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IMF Board approves US$1 billion ECF arrangement for Uganda's recovery
29 june 2021 - 07:15:16Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda has secured US$1 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Credit Facility [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Uganda and IMF reach staff-level deal on a US$1 billion financing package
02 june 2021 - 08:12:24Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on a three-year US$1 [...] Full text...
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Uganda name squad to face South Africa in soccer friendly
31 may 2021 - 18:37:30Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda Cranes interim coach, Abudallah Mubiru, has named a 34-man squad ahead of an international friendly [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Makerere University hounours AfDB's Adesina for science leadership
24 may 2021 - 18:01:09Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's Makerere University has awarded Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, with an [...] Full text...
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Museveni takes Ugandan presidential oath for six term
12 may 2021 - 15:35:55Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was on Wednesday sworn in for his sixth term, setting the [...] Full text...
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UNHCR receives US$1.66 million from Korea for refugees in Uganda
06 may 2021 - 10:58:02Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has received US$1.666 million from the Republic of Korea [...] Full text...
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Uganda - FUFA Women Super League kicks off
21 april 2021 - 16:56:26Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) Women Super League season returned to action on Monday, [...] Full text...
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Uganda terminate coach McKinstry’s contract
19 april 2021 - 18:36:26Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) on Monday terminated the contract of national team coach, [...] Full text...
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Uganda star Captain, Onyango, retires from international football
13 april 2021 - 17:51:19Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Hours after helping Mamelodi Sundowns beat Chippa United 2-1 in South African Premier League, Uganda Cranes [...] Full text...
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Uganda, AfDB sign $229.5 million financing deal for Kampala-Jinja expressway project
19 march 2021 - 11:42:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a $229.5 million financing agreement for the [...] Full text...
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Rights group urges Ugandan authorities to end enforced disappearances of opponents
11 march 2021 - 05:44:14Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the Ugandan authorities to take immediate steps to end the [...] Full text...
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Uganda pushes for women’s access to energy to boost economic participation, gender equality
01 march 2021 - 14:47:58Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Progress toward gender equality through increased women’s participation in the economy is set for realization in [...] Full text...
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Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine withdraws election petition against President Museveni
22 february 2021 - 11:33:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, has asked his lawyers to [...] Full text...
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Six children killed, several wounded by unexploded ordnance blast in Ugandan refugee settlement
18 february 2021 - 11:01:25Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has expressed sadness at the tragic death of six South Sudanese [...] Full text...
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Kenya starts Commonwealth Games campaign in Uganda
12 february 2021 - 13:55:39Nairobi, Kenya (PANA)- Kenya's national badminton team will start the journey to qualifying for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Uganda. National [...] Full text...
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Bobi Wine challenges Museveni's victory in court
01 february 2021 - 15:08:05Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's main opposition leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, on Monday petitioned the Supreme Court, seeking [...] Full text...
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Court orders police, army to vacate Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine’s home
25 january 2021 - 10:39:00Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The High Court in Kampala on Monday ordered security operatives to "immediately vacate" the home of [...] Full text...
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Ugandan military urged to end arbitrary detaintion of opposition leader, family
21 january 2021 - 10:31:13Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan authorities must immediately lift the police and military siege of opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi’s [...] Full text...
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Ugandan president Museveni reelected for sixth term in office
16 january 2021 - 14:38:38Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been re-elected for another term that will extend his stay [...] Full text...
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Uganda opposition leader rejects results, vote tallying continues
15 january 2021 - 23:41:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, better known as Bobi Wine, Friday rejected the presidential election results [...] Full text...
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UN chief calls for ‘inclusive, transparent and peaceful’ elections in Uganda
14 january 2021 - 04:48:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - As polls open in Uganda's presidential and parliamentary elections on Thursday, the UN chief Antonio Guterres [...] Full text...
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US cancels observation of Uganda's election
13 january 2021 - 09:58:53Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The U.S. on Wednesday announced that it will not be an observer of Uganda's election scheduled [...] Full text...
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Uganda army raids home of presidential challenger
12 january 2021 - 11:33:28Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The Ugandan army has raided the home of presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, arresting everyone on site [...] Full text...
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Ugandan soldier opens fire, killing four, just days before Presidential polls
11 january 2021 - 22:49:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A Ugandan soldier opened fire, killing two fellow soldiers, a Policeman and a civilian before he [...] Full text...
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End arrests of political opponents in Uganda: UN independent rights experts
30 december 2020 - 06:56:56Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - A group of independent UN human rights experts has called on the Ugandan authorities to end [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: UN food assistance programme in Uganda hit as COVID-19 dries up funding
23 december 2020 - 13:45:39Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance [...] Full text...
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UN food assistance programme in Uganda hit as COVID-19 dries funding
23 december 2020 - 10:47:33Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to further reduce food rations and cash assistance [...] Full text...
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Kenya's top-tier lender to acquire Orient Bank in Ugandan market entry
14 december 2020 - 13:29:20Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenya's top-tier lender, Investment and Mortgages (I&M) Bank, has received shareholder approval to acquire 90% stake [...] Full text...
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Amnesty International asks Uganda to stop killings, rights violations ahead of elections
14 december 2020 - 07:21:10Kapala, Uganda (PANA) - Amnesty International on Monday asked the Ugandan authorities to take measures to immediately end the wave [...] Full text...
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Ugandan Police crackdown against opposition leaders draws Amnesty International condemnation
11 december 2020 - 19:41:21Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan authorities must take measures to immediately end the wave of human rights violations and abuses [...] Full text...
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2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup First Prelim Round: First-Leg Fixtures
25 november 2020 - 17:20:02Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - The 2020-21 Total CAF Confederation Cup kicks off this weekend with the first-leg fixtures of the [...] Full text...
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Opposition leaders harassed, arrested during Presidential nominations in Uganda
03 november 2020 - 21:51:14Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – The Ugandan Opposition has faced harassment on the second and last day of the submission of [...] Full text...
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Uganda's Yoweri Museveni nominated for sixth-term presidential bid
03 november 2020 - 00:38:04Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, amid a heavy presidential convoy here, Monday presented his nomination papers to [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Battling the pandemic in communities: The Ugandan example (A WHO Africa Regional Office feature)
25 october 2020 - 07:43:29Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – In a low-income suburb of Makindye, in the Ugandan capital, Hakim Kiggundu has gathered a group of [...] Full text...
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Uganda joins the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
18 september 2020 - 14:11:28Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) after the East African country identified about [...] Full text...
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Kenyan inland waterways project to bolster trade, tourism in East Africa
31 august 2020 - 09:06:15Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and the African Union High Representative for Infrastructure Raila Odinga are [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: IFC, UBA to train Ugandan SMEs, financial institutions to face Covid-19 challenges
10 august 2020 - 17:39:54Kampala, Uganda-(PANA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Uganda Bankers Association on Monday announced a partnership to train [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Africa's access to coronavirus vaccine lies on local manufacturing: Africa CDC
23 july 2020 - 22:37:40Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has warned that access to the coronavirus vaccine in Africa may [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: World Bank provides $15.2 million in support of response in Uganda
17 july 2020 - 13:18:56Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The World Bank has approved $15.2 million to support Uganda’s efforts to prevent, detect and respond [...] Full text...
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AfDB supporting the hospital sector, helping to improve access to quality care in Uganda
14 july 2020 - 14:39:06Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - The project to improve the quality of health services at Mulago hospital and in the city [...] Full text...
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COVID-19: Digital technologies could help Uganda’s economy recover faster - Report
09 july 2020 - 05:03:57Kampala, Uganda (PANA) – Uganda’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2020 is projected to be between 0.4 and 1.7% compared to 5.6% in 2019, [...] Full text...
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Juliet Nalukenge, Uganda's 17-year-old jewel (Sports portrait)
06 july 2020 - 13:27:06Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Teenager Juliet Nalukenge made history by winning the Uganda Women's Player-of-the-Year award at a tender age [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Another batch of 172 Nigerian (COVID-19) evacuees return from Kenya, Uganda
01 july 2020 - 16:50:47Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – Another batch of Nigerians, stranded in Uganda and Kenya because of the travel restrictions imposed as [...] Full text...
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Coronavirus: Building urban evidence base on social and economic impacts of COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa
23 june 2020 - 17:34:28Paris, France (PANA) - UNESCO is launching a partnership with the Canadian Covid 19 Social Impacts Network and Metropolis Canada [...] Full text...
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Nigerians clubs, Rangers, Enyimba, still waiting for FIFA’s directive on post COVID-19 tournament
20 june 2020 - 08:07:48Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs, Enugu Rangers and Enyimba of Aba, recently named by FIFA [...] Full text...
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Ugandan soccer legend, Kirunda, passes on
26 may 2020 - 16:42:48Kampala, Uganda (PANA) - Uganda's football legend, Jimmy Kirunda, died on Monday (25 May, 2020), the Federation of Uganda Football [...] Full text...
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East African ministers schedule meeting over cross-border trade restrictions
25 may 2020 - 19:50:36Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Ministers from the East African region are scheduled to hold a crisis meeting on Tuesday, to [...] Full text...
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