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- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Uganda: Speaker gives Shs100m to womenâs forum
The Uganda Women’s Movement, an organisation which brings together women advocacy groups, on Wednesday, 23 October 2024 called on Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, who asked the group to focus…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Major new programme to support a fifth of southern Malawiâs population to tackle climate-induced health risks
One fifth of the population of southern Malawi will be better equipped to safeguard against climate-aggravated health risks due to a US$37 million initiative announced today by the Green Climate…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Uganda: Members of Parliament (MP) raise red flag on excess budget releases for districts
The Committee on Public Accounts (Local Government) has questioned the motive behind excess release of budgets to districts saying that this has contributed to low absorption of funds. This…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Time to Tap Central Africa’s Hydrocarbon Wealth with More Oil and Gas Production says African Energy Chamber (AEC) at Central Africa Business Energy Forum (CABEF)
Serving as the voice of the African energy sector, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) (https://EnergyChamber.org) strongly supports the 2024 edition of the Central Africa Business Energy Forum (CABEF) – taking place…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Gabon Petroleum Minister Joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2024 as Nation Targets Oil Production of 220,000 Barrels Per Day (BPD)
Gabon’s Minister of Petroleum Marcel Abeke has joined the African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energy conference – taking place November 4-8 in Cape Town – as a speaker.…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Three Ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools Can Help Drive Efficiencies for Small Businesses
Almost everywhere you look today the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is there. According to this year’s GoDaddy (www.GoDaddy.com) Global Entrepreneurship Survey, 94% of respondents reported that digitization has…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Canon Marks 10 Years of Miraisha: Celebrating a Decade of Empowerment in Nigeria
The success of the Canon Miraisha Programme in Nigeria is built on strong collaboration with valued partners like PEFTI Film Institute, LagosPhoto and Kings&Queens Art Academy. Canon made a special…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Enhancing polio detection with advanced sequencing technology
The African region, declared free of indigenous wild poliovirus in August 2020, faces an urgent threat: the intense transmission of type 2 variant poliovirus (cVDPV2). This year alone, 290 poliovirus…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Kenya, Uganda cross-border polio vaccination reaches 6.5 million children
Between October 3 and 6, 2024, more than 6.5 million children were vaccinated in a successful synchronized polio campaign between Kenya and Uganda. This cross-border achievement began with a coordinated…
- SundayNews
- October 24, 2024
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Kenya: Principal Secretary Muthoni launches International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action
Kenya has officially launched the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action, running from 22nd to 25th October 2024. Led by the Ministry of Health in collaboration with partners including USAID Momentum,…