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Why Muslims do not celebrate Christmas

Why Muslims do not celebrate Christmas

What would you do if the neighbour, friend, or relative you hosted to a mega feast on Eid Day sometime in June now wants to return the favour by hosting you for Christmas? Would you simply tell them: ‘No thanks’? Fake a parallel programme? Or smile all the way to the serving table? Tha

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Gold and coffee exports hit record highs amid global donor funding cuts

Gold and coffee exports hit record highs amid global donor funding cuts

Uganda reports a record $6.5 billion in coffee and gold export earnings for 2025, providing a vital economic boost as the country faces significant cuts in global donor funding.Uganda's coffee exports soared 38% in October 2025, reaching $185.56 million, driven by robust Robusta and Arabic

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GOLD SHOCK! FBI Agent, US Army Ranger, Embassy Staff Lose Sh1.6bn in Kampala Gold Scam

GOLD SHOCK! FBI Agent, US Army Ranger, Embassy Staff Lose Sh1.6bn in Kampala Gold Scam

Uganda’s notorious gold fraud syndicates have struck again—this time roping in high-profile foreign operatives, including a former FBI Special Agent, a former U.S. Army Ranger, and a U.S. Embassy employee in Sierra Leone, in what is shaping up to be one of the most dramatic cross-border scams

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Bodas gone wild: Kampala’s deadly traffic crisis

Bodas gone wild: Kampala’s deadly traffic crisis

Public transport was banned in the country in the wake of a coronavirus outbreakOn most mornings in the city, before the sun has burned the mist off Kampala’s hills or the jam has begun to choke roads, you can already hear them, hundreds of boda bodas revving awake, a restless swarm prep

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East Africa: Fish Farming Is Booming in Lake Victoria, but Pollution and Disease Are Wiping Out Millions. How to Reduce Losses

East Africa: Fish Farming Is Booming in Lake Victoria, but Pollution and Disease Are Wiping Out Millions. How to Reduce Losses

Aquaculture - the farming of fish and other aquatic organisms - is the world's fastest-growing food production system.The sharpest growth in aquaculture is happening in Africa. Average annual growth rates have exceeded 10% in recent years measured by production value.Over the past 1

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Uganda Coffee Exports Hit Record 8.2m Bags Worth $2.3bn

Uganda Coffee Exports Hit Record 8.2m Bags Worth $2.3bn

Uganda’s coffee sector has posted its strongest performance in history, with exports for the Coffee Year 2024/2025 soaring to 8.2 million 60kg bags, earning the country US$2.3 billion (UGX 8.1 trillion).The latest report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MA

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Scientists Say They’ve Made a Pill That Could Let You Live to 150.

Scientists Say They’ve Made a Pill That Could Let You Live to 150.

They’ve been promising eternal youth since the first snake-oil salesman bottled spring water. Now a Chinese biotech startup says it might actually have the chemistry right. Lonvi Biosciences claims its new pill could stretch human life to 150 years.The Shenzhen-based company, backed by C

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Panic in Poland as residents abandon country for Spain

Panic in Poland as residents abandon country for Spain

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a growing number of Eastern Europeans - particularly Poles - have been buying homes on the Spanish mainland and the Balearic Islands, according to new property data. Figures from Spain’s College of Registrars show that Poles are increasingly favouri

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Habib Kagimu to Entrepreneurs: Prepare for Uganda’s Oil Boom

Habib Kagimu to Entrepreneurs: Prepare for Uganda’s Oil Boom

Oil companies are like a nation — they need everything from everything. If you can set up shop near them, they will buy everything from you,” Kagimu explainedKAMPALA, Uganda — Malaysia’s Honorary Consul in Uganda, AlHaj Habib Kagimu, has urged local entrepreneurs to strategically p

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Faisol Nyanzi second to be arrested as crackdown intensifies in Shs700m Bunga property scam

Faisol Nyanzi second to be arrested as crackdown intensifies in Shs700m Bunga property scam

Faisol Nyanzi has been remanded to prison until November 4, 2025, as investigations continue.Kampala, Uganda: The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), has

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