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Hazar Imam receives the Pearl of Uganda Award during the Diamond Jubilee visit 2017-10-09
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Aga-Khan meets with President Museveni of Uganda

Museveni welcomes The Aga Khan to Uganda at State House. PHOTO PPU. The Aga Khan arrived to attend the 55th Uhuru celebrations
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Aga Khan to open modern teaching hospital in Uganda 2020-02-10
Posted February 10th, 2020 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan University (AKU) President, Mr Firoz Rasul, has revealed plans to open up a hospital in Uganda.
The hospital will provide a wide range of international standard medical services in the country.
“The hospital is AKU’s largest capital project in East Africa. It will be a transformative force in the Ugandan healthcare. It will deliver international-quality care in the fields ranging from obstetrics to oncology.
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Africa’s strength is her people - Aga Khan 2019-12-10
Posted December 10th, 2019 by librarian-hdKampala- The Aga Khan has described Africa as a continent of opportunity and hope.
In a message delivered at the opening session of the Kusi Ideas Festival in Rwanda’s capital Kigali at the weekend, he said Africa’s strength has always been her resilience and innovation even amid challenges.
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Aga Khan Ismaili Muslims share Idd with 800 orphans
Posted August 15th, 2019 by librarian-hdBy STEPHEN OTAGE
Kasangati Orphans Fund Society (KOFS) has said continuing food donations received from the Shai Ismaili Muslim community, who are the followers of His Highness the Aga Khan, has enabled them to feed 800 orphans under their care.
Located in Kawanda, Wakiso District, the orphanage is called Kasangati because it started from there with few children but later relocated to near Kawanda following an increase in the number of orphans sheltering at the orphanage.
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Aga Khan, UK lottery to fund PWDs
Posted August 4th, 2019 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) and the National Lottery Community UK have launched $1m (Shs3.7b) fund for building the capacity of disabled persons organisations.
Under the arrangement, AKDN will provide $500,000, while the National Lottery Community UK will provide $505,000.
The two-year programme will be implemented by the Aga Khan Foundation Uganda, Civ-Source, Independent Development Fund and the National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda (NUDIPU).
While launching the programme yesterday at Hotel Africana in Kampala, Ambassador Amin Mawji OBE, the Diplomatic
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Ismaili volunteers serve orphanage 2019-06-05
Posted June 5th, 2019 by librarian-hdYoung Ismaili Muslim volunteers on Saturday distributed, milk, soft drinks and a hearty meal to orphaned and vulnerable Muslim children living at the Kasangati Orphan Fans Society in Kawanda, Wakiso District.
“This work is part of the civil society support and engagement which we carry out in different parts of the country to promote the spirit of humanity as propagated by Islam. Today, we are distributing Iftar dinner for this orphanage, which houses 700 children.
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President Museveni, H.H Aga Khan due for the Groundbreaking ceremony of University Hospital
Posted May 13th, 2019 by librarian-hdMonday, May 13, 2019
President Yoweri Museveni has said that he is ready for the ground breaking ceremony for the Aga Khan University Hospital in Kampala , Uganda.
The President was yesterday speaking at a meeting he held with the diplomatic representative of the Aga Khan Development Network and a senior executive team from the Aga Khan University Mr. Firoz Rasul at State House Entebbe.
In December 2015, President Museveni and His Highness the Aga Khan laid a brick at the Nakawa site to symbolize the foundation stone-laying for the Aga Khan University Hospital.
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Construction of Aga Khan University Hospital commences July 2019
Posted May 10th, 2019 by librarian-hdThis comes as great news to Ugandans who have waited for the establishment of the ultra-modern hospital in Kampala as a landmark on Uganda’s healthcare system since 2015.
KAMPALA- The long-awaited construction of the Aga Khan University Hospital in Uganda is set to start in July, this year. This is according to Linda Nabusayi, the Press Secretary of President Yoweri Museveni.
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Aga Khan partners with government to support education 2019-02-24
Posted February 24th, 2019 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education and Sports to support core areas of the ministry.
The MoU, signed on Friday at the ministry offices in Kampala, will allow AKDN to offer support in early childhood development, teacher training and development, school management, information and communication technology, curriculum and broader policy engagement.
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Highlights of East African Tour 1959-09-25
Posted January 1st, 2019 by librarian-hdHighlights of 1959 East African Tour – excerpts from Speeches
His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan Imam-e-Zaman, made an extensive tour of the three territories of East Africa, namely, Tanganyika, Uganda and Kenya in September – October 1959. Following are excerpts from some of the speeches delivered by His Royal Highness during this tour:
1. Press Conference Kampala, Uganda
September 18, 1959
Source: Speeches II pg 8
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Speech by His Highness the Aga Khan at the Opening ceremony of Wandegeya Mosque, Kampala 1959-09-17
Posted December 28th, 2018 by librarian-hdSeptember 17, 1959
Kampala, Uganda
(Opening of Mosque at Wandegeya –outskirts of Kampala, East Africa)
(Somalis with beaded head-dresses, Arabs and Swahili Shaikhs in their long flowing gowns, Africans wearing red fez, Ismaili Muslims in golden turbans, were part of the large gathering of all races which on 17-9-1959 saw His Royal Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan open the new mosque at Wandegeya on the outskirts of Kampala, (Uganda in East Africa)
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KCCA to award Aga Khan with honorary citizenship 2017-06-17
Posted October 3rd, 2018 by librarian-hdHis Highness the Aga Khan is set to receive an Honorary Citizenship of Kampala.
The New Vision has learnt that KCCA has resolved to bestow the prestigious award to the Aga Khan during a special council meeting on Monday.
The Honorary citizenship is a status bestowed by a country on a foreign individual whom it considers to be admirable or otherwise worthy of the distinction.
Asked to explain what the award means, KCCA acting director of communication, Peter Kaujju told New Vision that the details will be revealed at a later stage.
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Hazar Imam

His Highness the Aga Khan presented with the Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa 2017-10-9
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Uganda: Kadaga Praises Aga Khan for Preserving Culture
Posted August 3rd, 2018 by librarian-hdKampala — The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, has praised the Aga Khan for preserving works of history and art at a time culture and heritage are being destroyed in other parts of the world.
Speaker Kadaga made the comments during a tour of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, Canada.
Uganda's High Commissioner there, Ms Joy Ruth Acheng, accompanied the Speaker and other high-level Ugandan officials on a tour of the museum, which is an initiative of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
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Uganda: Why the Aga Khan Deserves Uganda's Highest Civilian Honour
Posted October 15th, 2017 by librarian-hdWhen he takes to the podium to be honoured today, it won't be by accident or even a miracle; it will be tribute to decades of work and contribution His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV has done in Uganda that have outlived many post-independent governments.
The Aga Khan, who is the Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims, arrived in the country yesterday ahead of today's 55th Independence anniversary and held a brief meeting with President Museveni and other senior government officials at State House Entebbe.
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Speech by H.H. The Aga Khan upon the presentation of the Most Excellent Order of the Pearl of Africa 2017-10-09
Posted October 15th, 2017 by librarian-hdPresident
Guests, citizens of Uganda
I want to say today how honored I am to celebrate this occasion with you - 55 years of independence
Your national pathway has been exciting and inspiring to watch and all your friends, including of course myself, look to the future of Uganda in hope, in aspiration, for a better quality of life for all the people of Uganda and of this region of Africa.
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Hazar Imam was awarded Uganda's highest award - Pearl of Africa

Hazar Imam was bestowed with the highest national award of Uganda during the 55th Independence Day celebration
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His Highness the Aga Khan to grace Uganda’s 55th Independence Anniversary 2017-10-09
Posted October 6th, 2017 by librarian-hdHis Highness the Aga Khan, 49th hereditary Imam (Spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) arrives this weekend as a special guest to Uganda’s 55th Independence Anniversary celebrations.
This year’s celebrations will be held at Bushenyi Municipal Grounds under the theme, “Uganda’s freedom must be anchored in the spirit of hard work, resilience and Commitment”.
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