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The New Global Divide: Why U.S. is Turning Away from South Africa

In the recent news, the United States has threatened to boycott the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit scheduled for November 2025 in Johannesburg. The States justify this action over South Africa's controversial land reform policies and...

Locals Decry Logistical Costs in New NIRA Mass ID Registration

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As Uganda’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) gears up for its mass ID registration and renewal initiative, rural residents have raised alarm over the transportation costs and logistical challenges involved in updating or obtaining national...

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NUDIPU Registers Progress with Disabled Inmates’ Welfare

several inmates with disabilities have been exempted from tiring activities such as lining up for food and standing on parades for long periods, among others.

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Banyarwanda Community Rejects Citizenship Validity Report by Parliament

The constitution now limits citizenship by birthright only to persons whose parents or grandparents belong to one of the indigenous groups of Uganda. Meanwhile, Uganda has 56 tribes, and about nine Indigenous communities formally came to be recognized in the 1995 constitution amendment of 2005.

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NIRA Declines National ID Issuance to Non-Citizens over Foreign...

Citizenship by birth in accordance with Article 10 of the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda emphasizes that the applicant must be belonging to the five indigenous communities and his or her grandparents must have been living in Uganda by 1926, when the borders of the country were demarcated.

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