High-risk EA to use trial Ebola vaccine

EAC ministers of health are now considering using an experimental Ebola vaccine.

WHO, ebola,

Germany withholds aid money from Uganda over ‘lost’ funds

REFUGEES Uganda

This follows the UK’s 2018 decision to suspend funding for Kampala.

Climate change and growing population exerting pressure

Tis Isat Blue Nile falls

Six years later, the war drums in Ethiopia and Egypt over Nile waters have gone quiet.

Uganda, Rwanda in row over border killings

Rwandan Foreign Affairs minister Richard Sezibera

Rwanda denies claims that its soldiers crossed border into Uganda.

Dos and don'ts in Zanzibar during Ramadan

Forodhani open air food market in Stone Town, Zanzibar, is a must visit.

It is always appreciated when visitors make an extra effort to respect the culture.

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    EU pledges to support peace in the Horn of Africa

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    Rex William, the programme manager,

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    World Bank supports communities on programmes such as reforestation.

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    Gay Ugandans regret fleeing to Kenya
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    Cleanup of Nairobi rivers uncovers grisly find of 14 bodies
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    National Bank takeover bid hit by legal issues

    National Bank takeover bid hit by legal issues

    Opponents of the sale say that National Treasury has not complied with the privatisation law.

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    Kenya commits to new IMF terms

    Govt signed a deal with select banks to release loans to the private sector despite rate caps.

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    MTN pays off bulk of $1.5 billion Nigeria fine

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    EDITORIAL: Acacia Gold dispute covers no-one in lustre

    EDITORIAL: Acacia Gold dispute covers no-one in lustre

    At the centre of the standoff is a tax dispute that has hit the headlines.

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    Kenyan author Binyavanga Wainaina in Nairobi, Kenya, on January 27, 2014. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

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    Bird’s-eye views of Kigali city and beyond

    Bird’s-eye views of Kigali city and beyond

    Mount Kigali, the highest peak in the city, has breathtaking views.

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    Forodhani open air food market in Stone Town, Zanzibar, is a must visit.

    Dos and don'ts in Zanzibar during Ramadan

    It is always appreciated when visitors make an extra effort to respect the culture.

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    Science & Health

    WHO approves viral load test, boosting Uganda’s Aids fight

    WHO approves viral load test, boosting Uganda’s Aids fight

    WHO recommends that everyone receiving ART undergoes a viral load test after the first 6 months.

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    How clayen fridge will allow better rabies vaccine storage

    Scientists roll out ‘zeeport’; a homegrown solution to solve age-old problem.

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    US athlete criticises Nike maternity policy

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    Eritrea handed the right to hold a youth tournament this year.

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