RODNEY MUHUMUZA

FILE – In this Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 file photo, schoolchildren have their temperature taken as they arrive at the Olympic Primary School in Kibera, one of the capital Nairobi’s poorest areas, as schools partially re-opened to allow those students due for examinations which had been postponed to prepare, in Kenya. As schools reopen in some African countries after months of lockdown, relief is matched by anxiety over everything from how to raise tuition fees amid the financial strain wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic to how to protect students in crowded classrooms. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File) NAI106 NAI106

November 16, 2020 at 1:12 am

As schools reopen in Africa, relief is matched by anxiety VIEW

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November 10, 2020 at 6:14 am

Timeline: Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize to brink of civil war

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November 3, 2020 at 2:17 am

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KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan police on Tuesday again arrested Bobi Wine, a popular singer and opposition presidential hopeful, shortly after he was successfully certified...

November 1, 2020 at 1:18 am

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Business

October 18, 2020 at 6:04 am

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October 5, 2020 at 1:05 am

Uganda reports blood shortages amid coronavirus pandemic VIEW

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Nation & World

September 8, 2020 at 3:38 am

Uganda seeks to register online bloggers ahead of election

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Authorities in Uganda say bloggers and others publishing or broadcasting online must register with authorities, drawing criticism from some who see...

Business

September 5, 2020 at 1:05 am