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Kwame Rugunda will Re-energise Uganda’s Economic Engine through NRM Entrepreneurs League
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 4, 2025
The son of former Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Ruhakana Rugunda, Kwame Rugunda has been officially nominated by the NRM Electoral Commission for the role of National General Secretary of the NRM Entrepreneurs League. Following his nomination, Rugunda...
Uganda: The end of the runway? Kabalega airport fabled finish line
Zawya
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Uganda’s Kabalega International Airport (KIA) has featured in several budget and State of the Nation addresses, but it has remained at 95 percent completion, and the government now says that the facility will begin operations within the next...
Uganda Reiterates Global Commitment to Ethical AI at UNESCO Forum
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
Uganda has once again emphasized its international dedication to responsible artificial intelligence during the 3rd UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (GFEAI) held in Bangkok, Thailand. Representing the country, Hon....
Cameroon’s President, world’s oldest head of state, seeks to extend rule to age 99
The Globe and Mail
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July 16, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:At 92 years old, Paul Biya is running for another seven-year term as president of Cameroon.LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP/Getty Images In the latest extreme example of the gerontocracy that dominates many African countries,...
Russia Begins Training Ugandan Health Personnel
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Russian health agency Rospotrebnadzor has initiated training for medical professionals in Uganda as part of an expanded collaboration with African nations on controlling infectious diseases, as announced by the agency on Monday. This...
Arts Teachers’ Strike: Where is UNATU?
Independent (Uganda)
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June 27, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As arts and humanities teachers across Uganda stay away from classes, demanding salary parity with their science counterparts, one voice remains conspicuously silent: UNATU, the Uganda National Teachers’ Union....
Bongo Bongo Casino Uganda Review & Bonus Offer 2025
AASHTO Journal
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July 3, 2025
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NACORI deploys art to promote coffee growing in northern Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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July 3, 2025
Models showcase coffee seedlings on the runway. Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers from the National Agricultural Research Organisation Coffee Research Institute (NACORI) have turned to art to market coffee growing in Northern Uganda....
Mercer team leads nutrition, health workshops during Uganda trip
Mercer Den
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July 3, 2025
A team of Mercerians collaborated with a Ugandan community to present workshops on topics that were important to them during a three-week trip in May. Dr. Natalie Bourdon, associate professor of anthropology and women’s and gender studies, and Dr....
Uganda’s Aviation Sector Rallies Against Cyber Threats in Bold Entebbe Summit
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
By David Mwanje ENTEBBE — The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) launched its fourth Cybersecurity Workshop, a two-day crucible aimed at fortifying the nation’s aviation sector against the rising tide of cyber threats. Under the banner of...
Craft and Kinship: How Sanaa Gateja’s Art Anchors Community
The New York Observer
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July 2, 2025
Artist Sanaa Gateja’s artistic journey has spanned decades, continents and disciplines. Courtesy the artist and Karma “I like the Africanness of handling materials, the aesthetics and the value that we attach to materials,” Sanaa Gateja tells...
Uganda's long-serving Museveni to seek reelection
Bulawayo 24 News
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June 26, 2025
Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni will seek reelection for another term in polls due early next year to extend his nearly four-decade rule, according to a senior official from the ruling party. Although he was widely expected to run for office...
Ugandan woman living in Kenya highlights reason for backing Maandamano:...
TUKO
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June 26, 2025
A frustrated woman from Uganda supported the Wednesday, June 25 protests by participating alongside a fellow Ugandan lady. The outspoken woman expressed her frustration with the Kenyan government, adding that she had children living in the foreign...
Poor roads blamed for low agric productivity
Observer
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July 16, 2025
Dr Henry Nakelet Opolot, the commissioner for Agricultural Extension and Skills Management in the ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, noted that poor road connectivity has increased the cost of agricultural inputs, limiting...
EU and WFP enhance self-reliance and food security for refugees and host communities in Uganda
World Food Programme
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KAMPALA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a contribution of EUR 5 million from the European Union (EU) to support income-generating activities to enhance self-reliance and food security for refugees and host communities...
Uganda just too strong for Limpopo Blue Bulls team
Zoutnet
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AI-generated generic image for illustrative purposes only. Sport Date: 26 June 2025 Two Louis Trichardt rugby players, Rasenge Kubayi (centre) and Jayden da Gama (lock), formed part of the Limpopo Blue Bulls senior amateur team’s starting line-up...
Uganda’s energy and mineral based industrialisation opportunities
Independent (Uganda)
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June 26, 2025
Kaijuka (left) and Natamba at the UCEM Post-Budget Breakfast Meeting Post-budget dialogue reveals strong prospects in extractives and energy under NDP IV, with government and UCEM urging faster implementation and inclusive investment Kampala,...
Five dead from Ugandan military helicopter crash in Somalia
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 3, 2025
Smoke rises in the direction of Aden Adde airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, July 2, 2025, in this picture obtained from social media, Abdirahman Mohamed Arab/via REUTERS A Ugandan military helicopter deployed with the African Union peacekeeping...
Ugandan Journalists Send Message to Ruto Over Media Shut Down
Kenyans.co.ke
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June 26, 2025
Uganda’s National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has condemned the Communications Authority of Kenya’s decision to switch off the free-to-air signals of major broadcasters in Kenya. In a statement released hours after the controversial move by...
New Openlight Media mini-series honors the history, witness of Ugandan martyrs
Detroit Catholic
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July 2, 2025
"The Ugandan Martyrs" consists of 24 “bite-sized episodes”, each 3-8 minutes long. It is a product of Openlight Media, a multimedia platform that offers a curriculum and other educational tools to teach virtues. ANN ARBOR — The Dominican Sisters...