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Ugandan President Museveni Endorsed as NRM Candidate for 2026 Presidential Election
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, August 28, 2025 (ENA)— Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as its candidate for next year’s general election – and his seventh term as leader of the East African nation....
Uganda:TikToker Madubarah convicted of hate speech, malicious information
GhanaWeb
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August 27, 2025
The Entebbe Senior Magistrate Grade One, Edgar Tibayeita Tusiime, has convicted Shoe Hawker and National Unity Platform (NUP) member, Juma Musuuza alias Madubarah, on six counts: three counts of hate speech and three counts of malicious...
Uganda's NRM endorses Museveni as candidate for 2026 presidential election
Africanews
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August 28, 2025
Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as its candidate for next year’s general election – and his seventh term as leader of the East African nation. Eighty-year-old Museveni accepted the nomination on...
Uganda in 4th place on day two of Africa Region IV Juniors
Independent (Uganda)
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August 28, 2025
The Ugandan team Port Louis, Mauritius | THE INDEPENDENT & UGU MEDIA | Shaka Kariisa Ndyabahika and Banza Matsiko Gershom promised a stronger showing on the second day in Mauritius. And they duly delivered. Both golfers shot improved rounds at the...
Tanzanian Artiste to Headline CHAN Final Performance Weeks After Cancelling Kenyan Artists
Kenyans.co.ke
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August 28, 2025
Tanzanian Bongo Flava artist Zuchu is set to perform at the closing ceremony of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) final in Kenya despite vowing to never work with Kenyan artists. The musician, with popular hit songs including Sukari, will...
Housing Finance commits Shs100m to 2025 NSSF Kampala Hills Run
Independent (Uganda)
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August 28, 2025
Michael Mugabi,(2nd left), the managing director of HFB pose for a group photo with partners from MTN, NSSF, Next Media Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Housing Finance Bank has reaffirmed its dedication to education by committing Shs 100...
Shoe hawker-turned-TikToker convicted in Entebbe for defaming Uganda’s first family
Citizen TV Kenya
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August 28, 2025
A shoe hawker and TikToker has been convicted by the Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s Court on six counts; three for hate speech and another three for spreading malicious information ridiculing President Yoweri Museveni and his son General Muhoozi...
If Abrego Garcia is deported to Uganda, here’s how it might happen
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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August 27, 2025
A member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus holds a picture of Kilmar Abrego Garcia during a news conference to discuss his arrest and deportation on April 9 in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration wants to deport him to Uganda. (Alex Wong...
Uganda: Man, 48, convicted of murder, aggravated defilement of two minors
GhanaWeb
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August 27, 2025
Mr Yekosi Musujja, the Kyampisi Childcare Ministries (KCM) Case management officer who was in court told the media that the organisation had since 2023 when the offense was committed taken over the care and psyco-social support of the two...
Uganda Airlines Dismisses Speculation on Fleet Acquisition
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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August 27, 2025
Uganda Airlines has moved to set the record straight on reports surrounding its fleet acquisition plans, saying the claims circulating in the media are premature and unfounded. In a statement released by management, the national carrier explained...
Feature: Cultural gala blends art, oil dev't and China-Uganda friendship
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- An 80-meter-long mural depicting Uganda's national bird, the crested crane, alongside a Chinese dragon symbolizing harmony, stood as the centerpiece of a cultural gala recently held in Kasinyi Village, a remote...
Uganda's Official Highlights Youth Collaboration As Engine For Justice-Based Partnerships
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 27. Uganda takes pride in its commitments to promoting humanism, mutual support, and brotherly solidarity, said John Mulimba, Uganda's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trend reports....
Fashion and Art with Purpose: Merck Foundation Chief Executive Officer harnesses creativity to ...
Business Ghana
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Merck Foundation (www.Merck-Foundation.com), the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks 'World Art Day 2025' through their Pan African 'Art and Fashion with Purpose' Community, established by Senator Dr. Rasha Kelej, CEO of Merck...
Uganda turns focus to FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, names squad
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has announced its senior national team squad ahead of two FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier matches against Mozambique and Somalia. After bowing out at the quarterfinal stage of the ongoing CAF African Nations...
'Bus Pull' raising funds for community in Uganda
Effingham Daily News - Illinois
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DIETERICH – The Team Uganda committee from Dieterich, Newton and Teutopolis is organizing a bus-pull fundraiser where teams pay to pull a bus 150 feet by a rope on Sept. 14. The funds raised will go towards helping people in rural Uganda, and the...
Uganda Waragi named Africa’s brand of the year at AMC awards
Independent (Uganda)
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August 27, 2025
Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Waragi has been named Brand of the Year at the African Marketing Confederation (AMC) Awards held recently in Ghana. The Uganda Breweries product Uganda Waragi also got a gold medal for Most Effective...
Uganda Airlines’ Maintenance Team Conducts First In-House Engine Swap
Aviation Week Network
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Uganda Airlines reported on Aug. 26 that its Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) successfully completed its first in-house engine change on a Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft (5X-KNP) at its base in Entebbe. The government of Uganda confirmed that...
Azerbaijani, Ugandan Fms Hold Political Consultations (PHOTO)
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 27. Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyhun Bayramov, met with Uganda's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, John Mulimba, on August 27, 2025, to discuss cooperation across political,...
AP News: Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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Kilmar Ábrego García, a la derecha, y su hermano César Ábrego García, al centro, llegan a la oficina del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas, el lunes 25 de agosto de 2025, en Baltimore. (AP Foto/Stephanie Scarbrough) Kilmar Abrego Garcia...
Kaduna 8th Film Festival: We are ready to sell talents to international markets – Deputy Governor
The Sun Nigeria
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August 27, 2025
From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Kaduna State Deputy governor, Hadiza Balarabe has declared Kaduna State’s creative art industry worthy of international markets and capable of raking in billions of naira in revenue for Nigeria. She made the declaration in...