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Uganda bars new Somali, Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees as aid funding falls

Uganda bars new Somali, Eritrean and Ethiopian refugees as aid funding falls

Mogadishu (HOL) — Uganda has stopped granting refugee status to asylum seekers from Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia, saying those countries are no longer considered to have active armed conflicts and that dwindling donor funding has made it difficult to support new arrivals.Ugan

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2026 polls: 7 candidates die, EC to reopen nominations

2026 polls: 7 candidates die, EC to reopen nominations

EC chairperson Justice Simon Mugyenyi Byabakama said the new nomination exercise will take place on November 27 and November 28, 2025.The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced fresh nominations in seven electoral areas after the death of candidates who had been cleared to run

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Burna Boy’s Houston Concert Sparks Buzz As Fan Sleeps Amid Empty Seat

Burna Boy’s Houston Concert Sparks Buzz As Fan Sleeps Amid Empty Seat

Burna Boy, a prominent Afrobeat artist, is in the spotlight following recent concert footage.He faced backlash for asking a female fan to leave during a performance.His tour commenced shortly before the Houston concert on November 22.Afrobeat sensation Ebunoluwa Da

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Uganda’s recoverable oil reserves rise to 1.65 billion barrels.

Uganda’s recoverable oil reserves rise to 1.65 billion barrels.

Uganda’s petroleum sector has reported an increase in the country’s estimated oil and gas reserves, according to Ernest Rubondo, Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), a government agency that regulates the sector.According to Rubondo, the latest asse

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Bobi Wine Is a Better Replacement for Museveni - Ssemujju

Bobi Wine Is a Better Replacement for Museveni - Ssemujju

For more than two decades, Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has challenged presidential power, and in this wide-ranging conversation he warns that Uganda is approaching a dangerous crossroads where institutions are collapsing, dissent is criminalised

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TotalEnergies Sued in Uganda Over Failure to Pay Contractor Who Cleaned Up ‘Heavily Contaminated’ Fuel Depot in Kampala

TotalEnergies Sued in Uganda Over Failure to Pay Contractor Who Cleaned Up ‘Heavily Contaminated’ Fuel Depot in Kampala

Because Kampala’s aquifer system lies directly beneath the industrial area, the suit suggests the contaminants may have seeped further, potentially threatening the water table that serves millions of Kampala’s residentsFrench firm, TotalEnergies Marketing Uganda Ltd., is being sued in

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Transport ministry orders immediate diversion as Karuma–Kamdini road section collapses

Transport ministry orders immediate diversion as Karuma–Kamdini road section collapses

The Ministry of Works and Transport has ordered an urgent diversion of all traffic following the collapse of a major section of the Karuma–Kamdini road on the Gulu Highway, severely disrupting movement between northern Uganda and Kampala.In a statement dated November 16, offic

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One pupil dead, several hospitalised in suspected food poisoning incident in Luuka

One pupil dead, several hospitalised in suspected food poisoning incident in Luuka

The Territorial Police in Busoga North Region have launched a full investigation into a suspected food poisoning incident that has left a 10-year-old pupil dead and eight others hospitalised in Luuka District.According to preliminary police findings, the incident occurred betwee

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Traders Protest as Collapsing Wall Kills Two in Mpanga Market

Traders Protest as Collapsing Wall Kills Two in Mpanga Market

The deceased were identified as Ronald Muganzi, a secondhand shoe dealer, and Wilson Muhumuza, a tomato seller. The injured, whose identities are yet to be confirmed, are receiving treatment at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital.Mpanga market entranceTraders in Mpanga

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UAE slaps ban on visas as Ugandan immigrants are stranded.

UAE slaps ban on visas as Ugandan immigrants are stranded.

Uganda has joined Bangladesh, Somalia, Cameroon, Afghanistan, Sudan and other countries in the United Arab Emirates’ 2025 visa ban. The UAE has temporarily suspended the issuance of visit and work visas for citizens of nine countries due to security, immigration, and diplomati

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