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The island of albinos.

It is located in Tanzania and has long hosted dozens of people with albinism, who have suffered violence of all kindsUkerewe is the largest island in Lake Victoria, which in turn is the largest lake in Africa. It is part of Tanzania – although the lake is partly part of

Uganda to replace 1,000-shilling notes with coins.

Uganda is considering replacing low-denomination banknotes with coins to cut printing costs. The 1,000-shilling paper note will be gradually phased out due to heavy soiling and frequent reprinting. The move is part of measures to manage costs and achieve sustainable fiscal consolidation, as reassured by the IMF. The country aims

new educational social circus production

Dear Hiccup Circus Uganda friend. We are delighted and thrilled to announce our partnership with SOLETERRE, an Italian NGO that has for 20 years on the front line committed daily to guaranteeing the Right to Health for children, women and men in several countries. The partnership concerns a new social circus

Uganda’s population is expected to double in 2040.

It is vital to harmonise the current high population growth with the availability of resources – both at the family and state levels – to guarantee the well-being and future prospects of every child, United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) has said. “With a population of over 45 million people, Uganda

Contraceptives: where is Africa?

In recent years in Africa, where two-thirds of the population is under 25, efforts have been made to make contraception methods more accessible, the cornerstone of women’s emancipation on the continent.The rejection by the Rwandan parliament of a new bill, which aimed to make access to contraceptive methods legal from

10 countries that drink most alcohol in the world: Uganda is second with 64% of alcohol on the market illegal

To draw up the classification of the countries that drink the most alcohol in the world, we take into consideration the data collected by Our World Data, which analyzed the consumption of alcohol in the individual countries of the world for each citizen over the age of 15. Here are

Brain drain: Africa is left without skilled workers.

There is a flow of educated people from the southern to the northern hemisphere. From poor countries with a precarious life standard to rich countries which, to fill the lack of needed skills, massively and at low-cost recruit graduates in Africa. A senior Zimbabwean health official revealed that since 2021

In Kampala lack of toilets contaminated underground water.

Several studies across the country, especially in the capital Kampala, have returned results showing that water sources such as springs, which provide a major source of water for the population are contaminated due to poor waste management and badly-designed pit latrines. Uganda is currently battling an Ebola outbreak and sanitation

fast fashion

With the rise and rise of “fast fashion”, clothes are becoming cheaper in the world’s wealthiest countries. That’s also making them more disposable. Many discarded garments are imported by developing and emerging economies from Ukraine to Pakistan. But Ghana was the world’s top importer of used clothing in 2020, according

Only 9 African countries produce their own currency

Several decades after their independence, Guinea, Ethiopia, Rwanda and 14 other African countries continue to have their banknotes printed in the UK, while others rely on Germany. However, the populations of these countries are largely unaware of the fact that their currency is produced abroad, unlike those of the countries

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