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COP28: will there be an agreement to phase out fossil fuels?

It’s the issue at the core of COP28: will this year’s U.N. climate talks, held in major oil producer the United Arab Emirates, produce the first global agreement to phase out fossil fuel use?

The Hindu

Self-Described "Transgender" "Pedo" Threatens Blacks, Christians, Children, Ugandan and Kenyan Governments

Some background for the motion to keep defendant in jail pending trial (U.S. v. Alexia N. Willie a/k/a Jason Lee Willie (S.D. Ill.)): In a recorded interview … at the Sheriff's office, Kennedy, the man with whom WILLIE resides, said that he previously had called the FBI about threats made…

Reason

Terror in Uganda: what's driving the Islamic State-linked rebels

The Islamic State Central Africa Province recently attacked and killed two foreign tourists and a citizen in a Ugandan nature park. Located in the country’s west near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Queen Elizabeth National Park is about 400km from the Ugandan capital Kampala.

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Where have all the grasshoppers gone?: Uganda’s insect traders struggle to find protein-rich bugs

Professional trappers find it increasingly hard to fill their sacks for market as the country’s forests, grassland and swamps where the insects breed are lost

The Guardian - UK

Adapt now: what cricket can learn from sailing on how to be green

SailGP, by adding a competition element, has shown humans can change and that sport can help to change them

The Guardian - UK

Tanzania flood deaths rise to at least 60 after torrential rain

In tonight's edition: Hundreds of lives have been lost across East Africa as the region is battered by torrential rain and flooding. Also, the drive for more green infrastructure across Africa gets a $175 million boost at the COP28 summit. Finally, we see how Uganda is planning on cracking down…

France 24

'Where Is Our Future': Uganda Declares War On Used Clothing

For nearly three decades, the chaotic, overcrowded Owino secondhand market in Uganda's capital has been the cornerstone of Hadija Nakimuli's life, helping the widowed shopkeeper build a house and raise 12 children.

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“It Was A Miracle”: Seventy-Year-Old Ugandan Woman Welcomes Baby Twins In Hospital

Twin girls were just born to a 70-year-old Ugandan mom, and doctors have labeled it a "medical success".

Bored Panda

Which 20 teams have qualified for the 2024 T20 World Cup? - Full List

The 20-team roster for the next ICC Men's T20 World Cup to be held in 2024 got finalised on Thursday when Uganda created history by securing their maiden qualification for the big-ticket tournament in the game's shortest format.

The Times of India

Watch: Uganda players break into celebratory dance after T20 World Cup qualification

Uganda left behind continental favourites Zimbabwe in Africa to punch their maiden ticket to the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled to be held next year in the US and the West Indies.

The Times of India

Which teams have qualified for cricket’s T20 World Cup 2024?

Uganda and Namibia became the last of 20 teams to qualify for next year’s ICC T20 World Cup.

Al Jazeera

Sweet potato memories: love 'em, rely on 'em ... hate 'em

Three Africans ponder the tuber. "There is simply no bad way to prepare sweet potatoes," writes a Zimbabwean. They fueled a Ugandan for his 8-mile run to school. But for one Kenyan they're a big yuck.

WEKU

Cattle raiders give up guns in ongoing fight for peace in northern Uganda

In northern Uganda, where jobs are few and food is scarce, cattle raiders are now laying down their weapons for peace.

Al Jazeera

Black November: remembering Uganda's massacre of the opposition three years on

November marks a sombre anniversary in Uganda’s recent political history. In 2020, the east African country’s leading opposition politician, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, was arrested. He was on the campaign trail ahead of the 2021 presidential elections.

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The Independent UK

Street Child Cricket World Cup gives youngsters chance to shine

Uganda emerged victorious after beating Zimbabwe in the final.

AAP

Diamonds to feature at Netball Nations Cup in England

Reigning world champions Australia are hoping to extend their winning form in the revamped Netball Nations Cup set for early 2024 in England.

The Conversation

DRC elections: the Kabila family legacy looms large over the country's polls

The Democratic Republic of Congo is expected to hold elections on 20 December 2023. The country’s electoral commission has announced President Felix Tshisekedi will be seeking reelection alongside 23 other candidates. They include Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege and the runner-up in the 2018 presidential election, Martin Fayulu. The…

The Guardian - UK

Eritrea withdrew from 2026 World Cup qualifying ‘over fears players will flee’

Eritrea’s FA withdrew its men’s team from qualifying over fears players would try to seek political asylum during trips abroad, according to sources close to the squad

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Al Jazeera

ISIL-linked armed group kills 19 villagers in DR Congo, says official

The ADF was formed in Uganda in the 1990s before moving over the border and has been blamed for killings in the DRC too.

The Independent UK

A contest erupts in Uganda over the tainted legacy of late dictator Idi Amin

Can Idi Amin possibly be rehabilitated

The Independent UK

A TotalEnergies pipeline project in East Africa is disturbing community graves, watchdog says

A New York-based climate watchdog says the French oil company TotalEnergies is failing to protect the sanctity of hundreds of graves in a controversial project that aims to build a heated pipeline from oil fields in Uganda to a port in Tanzania

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World Bank suspension of Uganda funds over anti-homosexuality law: what this says about the struggle over funds and sovereignty

The World Bank issued a statement on 8 August 2023, announcing that it had effectively suspended all new public financing to Uganda over concerns with the country’s anti-homosexuality law, which “fundamentally contradicts the World Bank Group’s values”.

France 24

South Africa and Chad recall diplomats from Israel

South Africa and Chad have decided to recall their diplomatic staff from Israel for consultations. The move comes in response to Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. Also, more than 20 people have been killed in an attack near the Sudanese capital Khartoum. Since April, violence in the country has left…

WEKU

North Korea says it is closing some diplomatic missions around the world

Experts point to economic difficulties from prolonged international sanctions, but the closures may signal a possible change in North Korea's foreign policy that is more focused on Moscow and Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Uganda captures chief of ISIL-linked militia blamed for tourist murders

The ADF chief is arrested in a raid that kills six members of his squad, according to the government.

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