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Kenya, precarious refuge for LGBTQ Ugandans
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 20, 2025
Participants react with Pride rainbow flags as they attend the Badilika festival to celebrate the LGBT rights in Nairobi, Kenya, June 11, 2023. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi Julie, a transgender woman, fled Uganda after her own family had her house...
Heartstopping moment silverback GORILLA charges at group of shocked tourists and sends them crashing to the ground
Daily Mail
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June 20, 2025
By MAILONLINE REPORTER Published: 08:49 EDT, 20 June 2025 | Updated: 08:49 EDT, 20 June 2025 This is the heartstopping moment a silverback gorilla charged toward a group of terrified tourists, barreling down a hill while roaring and baring its...
MTN Uganda donates digital, vocational tools to Busoga Kingdom in push for inclusive growth
Independent (Uganda)
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June 20, 2025
An MTN official takes teenage mothers through how the new computers work at the Inebantu Alice Mulooki Memorial Library and ICT Centre in Jinja Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda and its partners on Tuesday donated digital and vocational...
Global brand guru to ignite Ugandan marketing at Datamine Summit
Independent (Uganda)
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June 20, 2025
COMING SOON: The Datamine Summit Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s marketing and branding landscape is set for a major transformation with the announcement of the inaugural Datamine ASC Summit 2025. This high-level gathering, designed...
Tanzania seeks travel truce with US to avoid visa ban
Zawya
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Tanzania has opened negotiations with Washington in an attempt to circumvent the latest restrictions imposed by the Donald Trump administration on citizens of African countries planning to travel to the US. This followed the State Department’s...
International Justice Day 2025: History, Quotes, And Why July 17 Matters
News18
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July 17, 2025
Last Updated:July 17, 2025, 07:20 IST International Justice Day 2025: World Day for International Justice highlights the international community's commitment to uphold justice and protect human rights. International Justice Day is observed on July...
Concerns ahead of elections in Tanzania and Uganda about the state of democracy
International Federation for Human Rights
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June 19, 2025
Over the past couple of months, governments in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya have enacted a steep rise of oppressive practices threatening democracy and fundamental rights. The normalisation of regime policing, weaponisation of state agencies,...
US warns of expanded travel ban that could affect key African markets
ICEF Monitor
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June 19, 2025
"The United States is considering restricting entry to citizens of an additional 36 countries in what would be a significant expansion of the travel ban announced by the Trump administration early this month," reports The Washington Post. The...
Tanzania and Uganda: Bad Places To Be an Opposition Politician
Inter Press Service
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June 19, 2025
Africa, Crime & Justice, Democracy, Editors' Choice, Featured, Headlines, Human Rights, TerraViva United Nations Democracy by Uganda's security forces. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS KAMPALA, Jun 19 2025 (IPS) - In East Africa’s Tanzania and Uganda,...
Stakeholders fault Tanzania for cutting tourism budget
Zawya
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Tanzania’s tourism players say the decision to cut down the budget allocation for the next fiscal year will undermine the country’s very policy targeting to raise the number of visitors. The Tourism Confederation of Tanzania (TCT) expressed its...
Queer Kenyans, Ugandans celebrate Pride month
Washington Blade - Washington D.C.
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June 19, 2025
As queer people around the world celebrate Pride month, their Kenyan and Ugandan counterparts are also marking it with a strong message of defiance and resistance. Their agitation for “dignity, safety, and liberation” in homophobic environments...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
US threatens 36 more countries with travel bans — mapped
The Times
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The Trump administration has given dozens of countries an ultimatum to improve the vetting of their travellers to the US or risk being blacklisted. The State Department identified 36 countries in danger of joining the 12 already subject to US...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
MTN Uganda deepens digital push with donation to Busoga Kingdom
Independent (Uganda)
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June 19, 2025
Teenage mothers interact with MTN’s donated computers at the Inebantu Lady Alice Mulooki Memorial Library and ICT Centre in Jinja on June 17, 2025. Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda and its partners on Tuesday donated digital and...
Questions arise over Zimbabwean Wicknell Chivayo rubbing shoulders with African presidents
Maravi Express
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July 16, 2025
* Met Chakwera yesterday and is reported to have unfettered access to power, with his interactions with presidents including his own Emmerson Mnangagwa * He has before met former Malawi President Peter Mutharika, Kenya’s William Ruto, Uganda’s...
Livingstone College helps international students cope with emotional struggles during BIPOC Mental Health Month – and every day
Salisbury Post - North Carolina
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July 17, 2025
SALISBURY — July marks BIPOC Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to amplifying the unique mental health challenges faced by Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) communities. At Livingstone College, where 86.7 percent of the student...
Running toward something bigger: How one man’s journey is putting Uganda on the map for adventure travel
Timmins Today
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June 18, 2025
If you’re looking for a trip that resets your compass, moves your body, and reminds you of what really matters—book the flight. Come to Uganda Ever booked a trip around a marathon? What about signing up for a race not just to beat a time—but to...
Tanzania seeks answers from Donald Trump govt after travel ban
TUKO
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June 19, 2025
The US President Donald Trump administration listed Tanzania among 35 countries with the potential for a travel ban Trump gave the countries, including Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, DRC and Ethiopia, until Wednesday, June 18, to submit plans to...
Experience Africa 2025 sets the agenda for Africa’s tourism future
Travel Daily News
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June 18, 2025
Experience Africa 2025 unveils speaker line-up, focusing on sustainability, AI, and risk management, uniting 188 exhibitors and global buyers in London. LONDON – The African Travel and Tourism Association (ATTA) has officially revealed the speaker...