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Speaker Among runs to Pope Francis amid Escalating Sanctions

Speaker Among runs to Pope Francis amid Escalating Sanctions

Speaker Anita Among sharing light moment with Pope Francis (file photo)Ugandan Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has sought a private audience with His Holiness Pope Francis.This move comes amidst escalating sanctions by Western countries mountin

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Entebbe airport reports increase in passenger numbers

Entebbe airport reports increase in passenger numbers

The departure lounge at Entebbe Airport. Entebbe International Airport handled total of 164,705 international passengers, an average of 5,313 passengers per day in April, 2024.Of these, 82,247 were arrivals and 82,458 departing passengers.Ac

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Tanzania President Samia eyes more Chinese loans at this year’s Focac

Tanzania President Samia eyes more Chinese loans at this year’s Focac

President Samia Suluhu Hassan will visit China in September for the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (Focac), where she is expected to sign new loan deals as Tanzania begins to implement a freshly revised foreign policy.According to the Ministry of Fore

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The erosion of Western diplomacy

The erosion of Western diplomacy

How there is an increasing reliance on war and sanctions as the main instruments of Western foreign policyTHE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Western nations are facing a foreign p

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Pep Guardiola says Manchester United have a player who is ‘top five’ in world football

Pep Guardiola says Manchester United have a player who is ‘top five’ in world football

Pep Guardiola has admitted that Manchester United have a player who is one of the ‘top five’ in the world.Man United defeated City 2-1 in the FA Cup final yesterday, with teenage d

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Why Russia is Uganda and Africa’s key ally in trade, security

Why Russia is Uganda and Africa’s key ally in trade, security

Over the past six decades, Uganda and Russia have nurtured a burgeoning trade relationship characterized by mutual benefits. In recent years, the trade volume between the two nations has shown a significant upward trajectory.In the global arena, strateg

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Vision named among top 'kiosks' bleeding the taxpayer

Vision named among top 'kiosks' bleeding the taxpayer

President Museveni authorised a late Shs14 trillion tax increment that Minister Kasaija added to the Budget Estimates, leaving Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda in a tiffFrom the standard gauge railway to Lubowa hospital and Kiira Motors to the Preside

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 Parties gear up for 2026 elections amidst growing Museveni monarchy concerns

Parties gear up for 2026 elections amidst growing Museveni monarchy concerns

No ExcerptAs the 2026 elections loom on the horizon, political parties across the nation are gearing up for what could be a pivotal moment in Uganda's political landscape.However, amidst the anticipation, there's a growing concern among opposition parties

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Scrapping graduate visa route ‘would have small effects on net migration’

Scrapping graduate visa route ‘would have small effects on net migration’

Scrapping the graduate visa route for international students would have a limited effect on reducing net migration, a Government adviser has suggested.Recent immigration policy changes – such as the ban on many overseas students bringing dependants and the increase in the salary threshol

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Bangladesh raises gold prices again

Bangladesh raises gold prices again

Jewellers have hiked gold prices by Tk 1,831 to Tk 117,281 a bhori (11.664 grammes).One gram of 22-carat gold will be priced at Tk 10,055 effective from today, the Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (Bajus) said in a statement. The c

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