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taxuganda
July 09th, 2018
The folly of Uganda’s social media tax
by:Bob Koigi
The government of Uganda has recently introduced a social media tax in what it says are new avenue for raising revenues and silencing online gossiping.
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Uganda femalecondoms
September 01st, 2017
The unwanted female condoms in Uganda
in:Humans
by:Bob Koigi
The government has been aggressive in championing female condoms as a sure way of fighting the spread of HIV/ Aids. The virus has over the years [...]
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Refugees Uganda
July 19th, 2017
Lands rights for refugees in Uganda
in:Humans
by:Israel Bionyi
At the time when many nations are banging the doors on refugees, Uganda is open to accepting more refugees. How does that work?
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April 07th, 2017
Smart jackets that diagnose pneumonia faster than a doctor
in:Humans, Technology
by:Bob Koigi
This now provides timely diagnosis to a disease that kills 24,000 Ugandan children under the age of five every year. It is a revolutionary [...]
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health_apps_uganda
March 13th, 2017
The Electronic Doctor
in:Humans, Technology
partner:Journafrica
It all starts with an idea in your head. A solution to a problem that’s been bugging you. You’ve then got 72 hours to make this vision come true. Together with [...]
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October 31st, 2016
Uganda's pornography detection machine
in:Humans
by:Bob Koigi
The machine, procured from South Korea, is capable of identifying any form of lewd and offensive content stored in any technological gadget.Those found in possession of such a gadget [...]
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LOVE
July 04th, 2016
Where Love Is Illegal
in:Humans, Arts
by:Vanessa Ellingham
The project has also become an online platform where LGBT people around the world can submit their stories of identity and survival. The mix of Hammond’s professional polaroids [...]
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March 14th, 2016
"Sister Act" for the good
in:Humans, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
When the White Fathers Missionaries from France brought three vines of a rare cultivar to Nyamitanga Monastery, located in the Western side of Uganda, in 1978, the nuns immediately embraced the vines, [...]
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February 17th, 2016
Uganda bets on refugees to grow economy
in:Humans
by:Bob Koigi
Uganda is home to 428,000 refugees according to the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees. The refugees have fled political strife and ethnic conflicts from neighbouring Democratic [...]
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December 03rd, 2015
Uganda’s 23-year-old paper bag king
in:Humans, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
It is a journey Andrew Mupuya has walked since he was 16 years after the government of Uganda declared intention to impose a ban on plastic papers which were taking a toll on the [...]
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World Bank,Namibia 2007.
November 21st, 2015
A refugee targets rebel groups with business training
in:Humans, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
Benson Wereje the co founder and director of COBURWAS International Youth Organization to Transform Africa (CIYOTA) has known first hand the brutality [...]
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Nelson Mandela's Day
September 15th, 2015
Rwanda's football fosters peace
in:Humans, Economy
by:Bob Koigi
Started in 2002, the Association of Kigali Women in Sports (Akwos) has been pivotal in healing thousands of women who were the greatest casualties of [...]
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February 21st, 2015
Life after nightmare
in:Humans
by:Frank Odenthal
He prepared the meeting under the big mango tree, a little off the group, out of earshot, Paul Rubangakene says. The group, which are participants in a Caritas workshop in Opit, a village [...]
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July 25th, 2014
Albinos don’t die, they just disappear
in:Humans, Arts
by:Marc Hairapetian
Marc Hairapetian: How did you come to the subject of Albino hunting in East Africa? Noaz Deshe: „White Shadow“ is not entirely about the [...]
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Nigerian Oil Feature
December 31st, 2013
Press Review: Ugandans worry about cost of commercial oil production & 2013 death toll for journalists hits 70
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Rebecca Silus
Critics are less optimistic about the outcomes, citing lack of transparency in planning and that despite billions already paid out by oil companies, [...]
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May 27th, 2013
Uganda: Activists arrested as disturbing crackdown on media continues
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
org:Amnesty International
Armed police closed two newspapers and two radio stations on 20 May, after they reported on an alleged government plot to assassinate politicians [...]
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March 11th, 2013
What is the actual legacy of Kony-2012?
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jack Bicker
Just days after the release of last year's most successful youtube hit, Kony-2012's director was filmed on a passerby's mobile phone, pacing [...]
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Stop_Kony_2012_poster
January 04th, 2013
Kony remains at large
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Redaktion
Invisible Children released their 11th film, KONY 2012, on March 5th and would never have known that it would lead to the most important year in the non-profit [...]
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Ziegenprojekt_klein
December 29th, 2012
Kauft Ziegen!
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Redaktion
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum ersten Platz beim diesjährigen Transparenzpreis im Auftrag von PricewaterhouseCoopers. Was machen Sie besser als andere [...]
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KonyResults
November 09th, 2012
KONY 2012: campaign's achievements and yet not to end
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Redaktion
More than six months later, despite the apparent disappearance of public interest, Invisible Children can record a considerable list of results [...]
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KONYstill
September 21st, 2012
Four Women Raped Every Five Minutes - Who Remembers Kony 2012?
in:Humans
type:Allgemein
by:Jack Bicker
The young girls abducted by Joseph Kony are the mothers of Africa's future, and the systematic crimes committed by his forces jeopardise their sexual [...]
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