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Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, a major escalation in his battle against the US central bank.In an announcement made on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump posted a letter addressed

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South Korea's charm offensive and other takeaways from Trump meeting

South Korea's charm offensive and other takeaways from Trump meeting

Hours before South Korean president Lee Jae Myung was due to meet US president Donald Trump, a Truth Social post dropped."WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOUTH KOREA?" Trump wrote, pointing to a "Purge or Revolution" - which many saw as a reference to the prosecution of former preside

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Botswana declares national public health emergency

Botswana declares national public health emergency

Botswana has declared a public health emergency as it faces a shortage of essential medicines and medical equipment.President Duma Boko made the announcement in a televised address on Monday, setting out a multimillion-pound plan to rectify the supply chain involving milit

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Ofwono Opondo Defeats Minister Gidudu to Clinch NRM Ticket for Eastern Uganda Older Persons MP

Ofwono Opondo Defeats Minister Gidudu to Clinch NRM Ticket for Eastern Uganda Older Persons MP

Former Uganda Media Centre (UMC) Executive Director, Mr Ofwono Opondo has won the ruling NRM party’s flag for the older persons’ member of Parliament for Eastern Uganda ahead of the 2026 elections.To win the flag, Opondo trounced State Minister for Older Persons Dominic Mafabi Gid

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Uganda Secures Financing for Standard Gauge Railway Project

Uganda Secures Financing for Standard Gauge Railway Project

Uganda’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project has officially moved into the implementation stage, underpinned by a robust financing structure designed to ensure timely completion.Perez Wambulu, National Coordinator for the SGR project, confirms that the government has set aside 75 millio

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Speaker Among Halts Probe into Nakivubo Channel Redevelopment

Speaker Among Halts Probe into Nakivubo Channel Redevelopment

Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has halted COSASE’s investigation into tycoon Hamis Kiggundu’s Nakivubo Channel redevelopment, redirecting the probe to a select team under the Physical Infrastructure Committee — a move that has sparked fierce resistance from Kampala leaders.COSASE

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Inside Uganda’s Cybercrime Battle: How Sophisticated Syndicates Are Draining Billions

Inside Uganda’s Cybercrime Battle: How Sophisticated Syndicates Are Draining Billions

At the VISA-Uganda Bankers Association (UBA) Cybersecurity Summit 2025 held on August 20, 2025, at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala, the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) delivered a sobering revelation: cybercrime is no longer a distant threat but a sophis

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Kololo Turns Yellow as Museveni Vows to Scrap School Fees in Public Schools and Win War on Poverty

Kololo Turns Yellow as Museveni Vows to Scrap School Fees in Public Schools and Win War on Poverty

Kololo Ceremonial Grounds was awash in the iconic yellow of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) as thousands of delegates gathered to attend the party’s National Delegates Conference.The vibrant atmosphere was marked by a sense of anticipation and pu

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Party politics in NUP nips people power

Party politics in NUP nips people power

Shamim Malende at a court appearance in Masaka for the bail hearing of Eddie Mutwe and others. (Shamim Malende) High-stake games for 2026 constituency slots become flashpointsNEWS ANALYSIS |

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Museveni Proposes Select Committee to Resolve Cattle Compensation in Lango

Museveni Proposes Select Committee to Resolve Cattle Compensation in Lango

Museveni addressing the people of Lango over the weekend.President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has proposed the formation of a select committee of trusted representatives from the Lango subregion to directly engage the government on the long-standing issue of

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