The sluice gates open at the Owen Falls dam across the White Nile in Uganda on 14 October 1962.
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The mega dam in Jinja was meant to give Uganda energy independence, but this was constrained by Britain’s agricultural interests in Egypt.
Amirr (centre) parades though his village ahead of the imbalu circumcision ritual. Imbalu begins with dance and music, as initiates visit relatives and friends to receive gifts.
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The ritual site becomes a communal classroom where songs and dances teach history, impart values and preserve cultural identity.
Men hold up protest signs in front of the coffins of DRC refugees killed in August 2004 in Gatumba, Burundi.
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Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is used to win a place in government, not to overthrow it. And it keeps working.
Microscopic view of the Ebola virus.
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Ebola is a highly transmissible disease but its spread can be prevented through behavioural measures.
Staff from South Sudan’s Health Ministry pose with protective suits during a drill for Ebola preparedness.
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When tackling an Ebola outbreak speed is a critical element - every hour counts.
The 2022 event was cancelled but then given permission to go ahead.
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The non-stop four-day dance party is always controversial – this year because of threats of terrorist attacks.
National hero Ally Mbwana Samatta is the first Tanzanian to feature in the English Premier League.
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The lack of a system to support youth development is just one reason why Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda have produced few top footballers.
Matooke has been the subject for vitamin A biofortification.
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Each food-based vitamin A programme carries different advantages and issues.
Ugandan President Idi Amin gestures during a speech in 1973.
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The inhumanity of Idi Amin’s ‘economic war’ was about much more than the expulsion of Asians.
DRC President Félix Tshisekedi (left) and Rwanda President Paul Kagame in Kigali in 2021.
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Rwanda believes DRC continues to provide refuge for those behind the 1994 genocide.
Uhuru Kenyatta (centre) holds hands with opinion polls’ favourites, Deputy President William Ruto (left) and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga.
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Kenya’s ethnic-based politics often leads to electoral violence that hurts regional trade.
Lorries blocked at the border between DRC and Zambia. Poor roads are a major stumbling block to trade.
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Producers in Zambia should be getting more for their crops, and buyers in East Africa should be paying less, alleviating food price spikes.
Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov are intent on growing Russia’s African influence.
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Russia is trying to normalise an international order where might makes right. And democracy and respect for human rights are optional.
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The chances of surviving Marburg are improved if there’s early supportive care with rehydration and symptomatic treatment.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L).
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Five essential reads on Russia’s relationship with Africa.
The pink periwinkle is used as a tonic and emetic for the treatment of many health conditions.
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Thousands of plant species are used in African traditional medicine. Extracts from some of these plants are part of important pharmaceutical drugs.
Greywater is used all over the world for domestic and agricultural irrigation.
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Researchers have long argued that greywater could bolster South Africa’s food security if it’s used to water domestic food gardens.
A student protest outside Makerere University’s Lumumba Hall in October, 2019, keeping true to a long-running tradition.
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Lumumba Hall residents are more generous and trust each other more than Livingstone Hall residents do.
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Just as Christians in the 1800s were persecuted for embracing foreign teachings, today the regime in power vilifies civil society and opposition political parties as foreign agents.
A farm worker picks medical cannabis flowers in Kasese, Uganda, in 2020.
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Ensuring the participation of ordinary citizens and producers in the industry is the big challenge facing African states.