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Basua Community in Uganda Battles for Survival
The marginalized western Ugandan Basua community is fighting extinction; forcibly removed from their forest home two decades ago, they have struggled to cope with modern life and have been ravaged by health crises, including HIV.
Tajikistan to Export Electricity to Afghanistan
According to Tajik first deputy minister of energy and industry Pulod Muhiddinov, next month Tajikistan will begin exporting electricity to Afghanistan via the Sangtuda-Pol-e Khomri 220-kilovolt electricity transmission line.
Lesotho Government Warns Citizens to Prepare for a Difficult Year
The Lesotho government has warned its citizens to prepare for a difficult year ahead as the tiny, land-locked country absorbs the effects of the global economic slowdown, including a sharp decline in crucial revenue from the Southern African Customs Union...
Efforts Being Made to Prevent Lake Chad From Drying Up
Nigeria’s Minister of Water Resources, Chief Obadiah Ando, has disclosed that efforts are being made to prevent Lake Chad from completely drying up. How People Arrived Here: lake chad, chad lake, lake chad pictures
Parents in Malawi Ignorant of African Children Rights Charter
Results from a baseline survey on the Right to Know, Right to Education conducted by the Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education (CSCQBE) shows that almost 80 percent of teachers and parents in Malawi have not read the African Charter on Child...
Burundi Government Explains UN Envoy “expulsion”
The Burundian government requested the departure of the current Executive Representative of the United Nations Secretary General in Burundi, Youssef Mahmoud, who is also head of the United Nations Integrated Office in Burundi (BINUB), explaining that...
Rwanda Hands Over East African Community Chairmanship to Tanzania
The Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who has been the chairman of the East African Community (EAC) for more than one year, has handed over the regional leadership mantle to his Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Kikwete at the 11th EAC summit in Arusha. Kikwete...
Over 400 Children Representatives Expected At Rwanda’s Children’s Summit
Over 400 children representatives from all the five East African Community (EAC) member states are expected at Rwanda’s National Children’s summit scheduled to take place on Thursday in the capital Kigali. The Gender and Family Promotion minister,...
