‘Where is our future’: Uganda declares war on used clothing
By Grace MATSIKO KAMPALA, Dec 4, 2023 (AFP) - For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino secondhand market in…
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Africa
Anthrax outbreak in Uganda kills 17 in November
KAMPALA, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - At least 17 people have died in an anthrax outbreak in southern Uganda this…
12 months ago
Ugandan woman, 70, gives birth to twins: doctor
KAMPALA, Nov 30, 2023 (AFP) - A Ugandan woman aged 70 has given birth to twins, her doctor said Thursday,…
12 months ago
Climate crises drove 27 mn children into hunger in 2022: charity
NAIROBI, Nov 28, 2023 (AFP) - Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million…
12 months ago
S.Leone under curfew after military armoury attacked
By Saidu Bah FREETOWN, Nov 26, 2023 (AFP) - Armed clashes erupted in Sierra Leone's capital Freetown on Sunday after…
12 months ago
Madagascar President Rajoelina’s re-election contested
ANTANANARIVO, Nov 25, 2023 (AFP) - Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has won another term in office, the election commission said…
12 months ago
70 perish in Kenya flood ’emergency’: Ruto
NAIROBI, Nov 25, 2023 (AFP) - Seventy people have perished in widespread flooding in Kenya that has also driven tens…
12 months ago
Stampede kills 37 during army recruitment in Congo capital
BRAZZAVILLE, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) - Thirty-seven youths were killed in a stampede overnight during an army recruitment drive in…
1 year ago
Heavy rain in Kenya affects tens of thousands, disrupts cargo
NAIROBI, Nov 19, 2023 (AFP) - Kenya on Sunday said tens of thousands of people across the country had been…
1 year ago
Sudan’s conflict spreads to new regions, UN warns of “humanitarian calamity”
UNITED NATIONS, United States, Nov 17, 2023 (AFP) - The conflict in Sudan, which has left thousands dead and seven…
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