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2 weeks ago |
atnews.co.za | Godfrey Olukya
A friend in need is a friend indeed, said Thomas Lokirut, an elder from Uganda’s Karamojong people after learning that China had donated 1,610 tonnes of rice to his people. “The Chinese have proved that they are our true friends by donating food to us at this trying moment, when most of the people in the Karamoja sub-region have no food to eat,” he told ChinAfrica.
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1 month ago |
chinafrica.cn | Godfrey Olukya
Uganda’s Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs Florence Nambozo and Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong at the handover ceremony of China rice aid in Kampala, Uganda, on 26 March (COURTESY)A friend in need is a friend indeed, said Thomas Lokirut, an elder from Uganda’s Karamojong people after learning that China had donated 1,610 tonnes of rice to his people.
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Feb 27, 2025 |
universityworldnews.com | Godfrey Olukya
UGANDA A planned policy by the Ugandan Ministry of Health to stop sponsoring recently graduated intern doctors has sparked widespread unrest among medical students, supported by a wide range of health care professionals. The policy, set to take effect once it has been formally endorsed by the Ugandan parliament, would require intern doctors to fund their own training, sparking fears that many will be unable to afford the costs.
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Feb 7, 2025 |
atnews.co.za | Godfrey Olukya
Chinese expertise helps Ugandans to profit from the many uses of bambooIn central Uganda’s Nakasongola District, 117 km from the capital, Kampala, a new era of sustainable bamboo farming is on the go. China, a global leader in bamboo production, has partnered with the Ugandan government to promote bamboo farming in that area and the country at large. Bamboo farming, launched over a decade ago, has attracted a sizeable number of farmers throughout the country.
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Feb 6, 2025 |
chinafrica.cn | Godfrey Olukya
A staff member of the Uganda Bamboo Association cuts bamboo at a workshop in Kampala, Uganda, on 26 October 2022 (XINHUA)In central Uganda’s Nakasongola District, 117 km from the capital, Kampala, a new era of sustainable bamboo farming is on the go. China, a global leader in bamboo production, has partnered with the Ugandan government to promote bamboo farming in that area and the country at large.
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