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Ugandan scientists discover new Ebola variety

afrol News - Ugandan and US scientists report the discovery of a new species of Ebola virus, provisionally named Bundibugyo ebolavirus, which was said to be responsible for Uganda's 2007 Ebola outbreak.

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Rwanda
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Rwanda's attainment of MDGs still bleak

afrol News - Rwanda has shown sluggish progress in attainment of Millennium Development Goals, with poverty, hunger and malnutrition remaining major challenges, finance minister James Musoni told local officials.

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Kenya | Rwanda
Politics | Economy - Development

Kenya, Rwanda go bilateral, ignore EAC failure

afrol News - Kenya and Rwanda have agreed to accelerate the removal of all non-tariff barriers so as to enhance the existing bilateral cooperation and promote trade. The bilateral initiative comes after the East African Community (EAC) failed to agree on deepening regional economic integration.

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Uganda
Economy - Development

Police and Judiciary most corrupt institutions in Uganda

afrol News - Ugandan Inspectorate of Government (IGG) said police and judicial are most corrupt government institutions according to public perceptions.

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Rwanda
Politics | Media | Society

Rwandan media denounce Kabuye's indictment

afrol News - Media and journalists in Rwanda have joined to strongly criticise the arrest in Germany of top presidential aide Rose Kabuye, saying her indictment had "nothing to do with genuine justice."

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Society | Human rights

Ensure better protection for Albino children - UNICEF

afrol News - United Nations Children's Fund has called for better protection of Albino children in Burundi following murder and mutilation of a six-year-old girl last weekend.

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Uganda
Society | Human rights | Politics

Uganda failing conflict brutality victims

afrol News - Failure by government to put in place comprehensive reparations programme in Northern Uganda has left thousands of victims of 20 year conflict destitute and physically and mentally traumatised, Amnesty International has said.

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Congo Kinshasa | Rwanda
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Kagame calls for rebel leader imprisonment

afrol News - Rwandan president, Paul Kagame has called for imprisonment of Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) leader Dr Ignace Murwanashyaka, currently residing in Germany, for allegedly taking part in the infamous 1994 genocide.

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Uganda
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"Most Uganda child deaths easily preventable"

African Future - A new study looking into Uganda's high child mortality rate concludes that the "vast majority" of under-five children deaths are easily preventable, only needing relatively low-expense prevention programmes.

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Travel - Leisure | Economy - Development

Seven new US-Africa flight routes planned

afrol News - The Atlanta-based US airliner Delta Air Lines today announced it is planning to launch seven new flights connecting North America and Africa. New connections from Atlanta will go to South Africa, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Senegal and Cape Verde. New York is to be connected with South Africa and Nigeria.

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