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"Being black and African meant they could pass as locals in most countries, which allowed them to go deep into rural areas or eat at roadside restaurants without them becoming spectacles". theguardian.com/global-devel…
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Somewhere in Kitiddibuli, Mityana. Is the true brand Identity of your team well represented? The Man-U one gives me ‘King Julian’ vibes.
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A short story about today’s @MakRun_Ug . It was tough but rewarding.
I am particularly thankful for the downpour. The weather was just perfect. @NCBAUganda
#MakRun2026
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Having been part of various teams that implemented #maternalhealth projects in Uganda, in the past, this is what some mothers would say…..
-The TBA are closer to us.
-They speak our language.
-They are not rude nor shout at us.
-Our parents gave birth through TBA
Etc. Now I 🤷🏾
“90% of the entire population of Uganda live within 5km reach of a health facility. There is no reason for someone to go to a Traditional Birth Attendant” ~ Dr. @DianaAtwine
#MOHatWork
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Stories like these matter. Thank you @ntvuganda
You will always be left behind as a visually impaired learner. One of the challenges is the high cost of producing Braille books. -Gabriel Awas, ICT trainer, Salama School for the Blind
#EdTechMondays
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Maureen Agena retweeted
This is what our sponsors had to say about #AfPIF2026. You can become a sponsor for the next AfPIF by writing to fundraising@af-ix.org.
Visit afpif.org to learn more.
See what our sponsors and exhibitors had to say about #AfPIF2026 in Kigali, Rwanda. We thank all those who continue to make this event a possibility.
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Humanity always wins!
Tanzanian teacher Mr Wakati Joseph went viral for wiping his pupils’ shoes and boosting their confidence. Beyond the viral video, he helps children with special needs discover their talents through music and crafts.
Produced & Edited: @BrianOsweta 📹 :@Eliza221Dominic
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Next week from 17-20 August, in Kigali, Rwanda, @AfricanIXPs will be hosting another edition of @AfPIF (#AfPIF2026).
Leaders & experts from the global #Internet community will discuss the future of Africa's Internet eco-system.
Join remotely via 👇youtube.com/@AfricanIXPs
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Maureen Agena retweeted
Join us in Kigali, Rwanda from 17-20 August for #AfPIF2026. The event will be live streamed through our Youtube channel for remote participants.
Subscribe 👉 youtube.com/@AfricanIXPs
and be part of the conversation. #AfricaPeering
Next week, our team will be in Kigali to attend the African Peering and Interconnection Forum (@AfPIF) alongside network operators, technical experts, policymakers, and civil society.
When #AfPIF began in 2010, African Internet traffic often took a detour around the world to reach neighboring countries. Since then, the AfPIF community has done crucial work to advance the infrastructure and interconnection needed to keep more Internet traffic local, helping to reduce costs, improve performance, and strengthen the continent’s digital economy.
Today, that same community is working within countries and across borders to strengthen local infrastructure, build economic opportunity, and expand access to affordable, reliable, and resilient Internet.
Read the full piece from our president and CEO, Sally Wentworth, in @PremiumTimesng to learn more ⬇️ premiumtimesng.com/opinion/9…
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[Fellowship] The #ICANN88 Fellowship Program application round is now open!
Apply by 21 August 2026 and engage in #ICANN's work in Lisbon, Portugal from 13–18 March 2027. Details 👇
icann.org/en/announcements/d…
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I just listened to “She's My Queen”, a song by Stone Temple Pilots, and this beautiful girl @AremoKimberly came to my mind.
At just 20, you are way ahead of so many of your peers. Keep raising our Kole flag high!
Happy belated birthday Queen! 🫅
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It feels so good to have the @DailyMonitor back with #TruthEveryday.
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“Health is politics.”- KB
Ensure to get yourself a copy of @Kalinaki’s book “Kizza Besigye and Uganda’s unfinished revolution.
#ReadToUnderstand #Context
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What a race, what an experience, what a learning process this has been. I am happy to serve with humility. #LC1Elections2026
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A fellow Kole(mate), Lango, natural beauty and well spoken young lady.
Go Kim !!
Have you seen a proud Pepsi addict?😁😄.She is Kimberly. She carries the pearl of Africa in her crown 👑. Kimberly Jael Aremo Acio -beauty with purpose ,voice with impact . let's vote
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In this speech, Idi Amin Dada explicitly advised athletes and politicians that relying on judges or referees left too much to chance; an absolute, clean knockout was the only undeniable form of victory. #Spain delivered, and that was it.
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The Tragic Day 37 Years Ago When the Uganda State Army Baked Its Own People Alive
On 11 July 1989, at Okungulo Railway Station in Mukura, Kumi District, eastern Uganda, a horrific atrocity was committed against local civilians.
The victims were farmers, teachers, sons and fathers from the surrounding Teso villages, rounded up by the National Resistance Army’s (NRA) 106th Battalion on suspicion of being rebel collaborators. More than a hundred of these local men were driven into a single, unventilated steel goods wagon and locked inside.
The afternoon heat at Okungulo Railway Station was already suffocating when the heavy iron door was slammed shut and the bolts slid into place, sealing them inside the metal box.
Within minutes, the air vanished. Inside, it became a pitch-black furnace. Men stripped off their clothes, drenched in their own sweat and the sweat of those pressed tightly against them. They began to gasp, their chests heaving in vain for oxygen.
Desperate, they hammered their fists against the corrugated steel walls, screaming for water, for air, for mercy.
Outside, the response to their cries was a strike of a match. Soldiers gathered brushwood and lit a fire directly beneath the wagon.
The steel floor turned into a scorching hot pan, and the wagon became an oven. The rising heat and smoke consumed the last remaining pockets of oxygen. Inside the belly of the iron beast, the frantic thumping slowly faded, replaced by the sound of men choking and collapsing onto one another.
When the doors were finally opened hours later, the silence was absolute. Sixty-nine bodies lay contorted in the dark, piled in a desperate, final scramble towards the cracks in the door.
A concrete monument was eventually built to mark the mass grave of those who perished that day. Yet the nation has never truly come to terms with the horror of what happened.
Because this dark chapter remained unaddressed in the national conscience for so long, their restless ghosts continue to haunt the country’s memory.
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