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UGANDA

RELATIONS WITH FRANCE FIRM UP

The Ugandan government would like to become the first English-speaking African country to obtain credits from the French ministry of Cooperation, whose current policy is to lend to French-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries only. Such an innovative move would constitute a [...] (963 words)

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PRIORITY FOR RURAL HEALTH

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POLITICAL DIALOGUE UNDER WAY

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