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Uganda Assumes Comesa Chair

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Uganda assumed the chair of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), a development that trade experts believe will bring huge benefits to the country. Despite being a COMESA member, Uganda will for the first time also enter the free trade area (FTA) regime of the regional trade bloc. . Read More

Rwanda People’s Party (PPP) Open Letter to Obama

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Dear Your Excellency, President Barack Obama, Both personally and on behalf of my party, the Rwanda People’s Party, I would like to express my most sincere congratulations upon your re-election as President of the United States of America. It is my hope that your second term in office will provide an opportunity to strengthen the Rwandan-American friendship. The destiny of our... Read More

Uganda Moves Forward on Anti-Gay Bill

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KAMPALA — Uganda’s speaker of parliament has promised a controversial anti-homosexuality bill will pass by the end of the year. A new coalition led by the former state minister for ethics says the country is prepared to deal with any international fallout. The Coalition for Advancement of Moral Values does not officially launch until next week. But last Friday, the... Read More

Libya: Armed Protesters Occupy Parliament Area

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 A group of armed men have occupied an area near Libya's parliament building after new Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and his Congress approved the Cabinet line-up, according to Associated Press. The militia members are demanding some of the ministers be removed because they have links to the late Muammar Gaddafi's regime, according to news reports. . Read More

Africa: Partnership, Engagement Highlight Africa Policy

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 Washington — Say "Africa" to most Americans and they think of "the Dark Continent" - a land beset by problems and disasters, far enough away that anything that happens there cannot possibly affect America. And they would be wrong, said Amanda J. Dory, deputy assistant secretary of defense for African affairs. "What happens in Africa definitely affects the United States,"... Read More

Health Advice: Birth Defects

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What is it?  A birth defect is an abnormality that may be detected during pregnancy, at birth or in early childhood. The abnormality may affect the function or structure of a body part or alter the baby’s metabolism. Birth defects range in severity from minor to fatal.  . Read More
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