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Parliament yesterday, Wednesday passed a Shs 29-trillion budget for the financial year 2017/2018 after a prolonged debate. The House presided over by the deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah managed to beat the deadline set by the Public Finance Act which requires legislators to have the budget approved by May 31. Check also: South Sudan Conflict Affects Uganda’s Economy The new budget will ...

It may be more than two centuries since the TransAtlantic Slave Trade ended, but slavery is still very much alive in many African countries as well as much of the ancient world. Check also: First Human Ancestor Came from Europe Not Africa Other varied forms of slavery still exist across the continent, including domestic service, debt bondage, military slavery, slaves of sacrifice, local ...

The first hominin species, a line that eventually leads to humans, may have emerged in Europe 7.2 million years ago and not Africa — the most widely accepted starting point for our ancestors. Check also: Africa Is Not Poor, Its Wealth Is Just Being Stolen An international team of scientists has presented two studies that suggest the divergence point between chimpanzees ...

Africa is poor, but we can try to help its people. It’s a simple statement, repeated through a thousand images, newspaper stories and charity appeals each year, so that it takes on the weight of truth. When we read it, we reinforce assumptions and stories about Africa that we’ve heard throughout our lives. We reconfirm our image of Africa. Try ...

Ugandan businessman and socialite Ivan Semwanga, who was recently rushed to a South African hospital in critical condition, has died. Check also: Diamond Platinumz Bought A House In South Africa On Zari’s Birthday Semwanga, the ex-husband to socialite and businesswoman Zari Hassan, is said to have died Wednesday morning at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria South Africa. Ms Zari announced ...