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Africa: U.S. Restricts Visas for Uganda, Zimbabwe Officials

2023-12-05 17:26:37
[allAfrica] Harare -- On Monday, the United States announced a new visa restriction policy for officials in Zimbabwe and expanded its policy on visa restrictions for Ugandan officials to include individuals it believes are responsible for undermining democracy and suppressing disadvantaged communities in Uganda, Reuters reports. Source
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Uganda: Multichoice Uganda Launches GOtv Streaming App

2023-12-05 15:49:48
[Nile Post] MultiChoice Uganda has launched GOtv Stream, a streaming platform that provides GOtv customers with a complimentary value-added service that allows them to watch or download shows, movies, and other preferred content on the go via smartphones, tablets, computers, and other devices. Source
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Uganda: ATMIS Announces 2nd Phase of Troop Drawdown

2023-12-05 15:49:47
[Nile Post] Top officials of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), and the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) have jointly announced the recommencement of the second phase of ATMIS troop withdrawal from Somalia in December. Source
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Uganda: Museveni Writes to Biden Over AGOA

2023-12-05 15:49:44
[Nile Post] President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday met and held discussions with the Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to Uganda, H.E William W. Popp at State House Entebbe. Source
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Tunisia: 'Tunisian Health System's Response to Climate Change Impacts Has Been Proactive and Comprehensive' (Ali Mrabet)

2023-12-05 15:24:47
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "The Tunisian health system's response to the climate change impacts has been proactive and comprehensive, especially as Tunisia is one of the countries most affected by these changes in the Mediterranean region," Health Minister Ali Mrabet underlined on Monday at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Source
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Ghana: Invest More in Mental Health Services

2023-12-05 15:23:10
[HRW] The Ghanaian government should provide rights-based mental health services and adequate support for housing, independent living, and job training for people with mental health conditions, Human Rights Watch said today, ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 2023. Human Rights Watch released a short film featuring three people who were locked up because they have a mental health condition and who talk about what freedom and independence meant for their Source