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Trash to Treasure: Western Uganda Urban Leaders Challenged to Rethink Waste and Land

Trash to Treasure: Western Uganda Urban Leaders Challenged to Rethink Waste and Land

Urban authorities in Western Uganda have been urged to take a more strategic and proactive approach to waste management and land use, seen as crucial levers for sustainable city growth.The call came during a meeting of the Western Region Urban Authorities Association of Uganda (UAAU) in Ru

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Airtel Strikes Deal to Extend Starlink's Satellite Internet to Uganda

Airtel Strikes Deal to Extend Starlink's Satellite Internet to Uganda

Airtel Africa announced an agreement with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in African countries, including Uganda.Currently, SpaceX has acquired requisite licenses in 9 out of 14 countries within Airtel Africa’s footprint. Operating licenses

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Meet The First Ugandan to Own a Bus And How He Transformed The Industry In Uganda

Meet The First Ugandan to Own a Bus And How He Transformed The Industry In Uganda

Martin Jerome Okec Aliker, a prominent Ugandan businessman and dental surgeon, is celebrated as the first Ugandan to own a bus. His pioneering efforts in the 

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China tells Trump: If you want trade talks, cancel tariffs

China tells Trump: If you want trade talks, cancel tariffs

China has called on the US to cancel its sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods entering the country as a sign that the President Donald Trump is serious about resolving the trade war between the two countries.A Chinese official said there had been no trade talks with the US, despite suggestion

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Electricity Costs to Remain High Due to Expensive Investments - Prof Nuwagaba

Electricity Costs to Remain High Due to Expensive Investments - Prof Nuwagaba

Speaking at the Diaspora Exchange Forum hosted by Equity Bank, under the theme “Re-Routing Back Home: Funds Transfer for Powering Personal and Continental Growth,” Prof. Nuwagaba explained that the high cost of borrowing to develop electricity infrastructure makes lower electrici

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Keith Kalyegira appointed Absa Bank's board chairperson

Keith Kalyegira appointed Absa Bank's board chairperson

Absa Uganda has appointed  Keith Kalyegira as the new chairman of the bank's board, effective 1 March 2025.Kalyegira is a highly respected and seasoned advisor on strategy, investments, and capital markets, with a wealth of experience cutting across both the public and priva

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Katikkiro calls for dialogue among conflicting parties

Katikkiro calls for dialogue among conflicting parties

The Katikkiro of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has called on Ugandans, including politicians, to denounce violence and embrace dialogue as a means of resolving conflicts.His remarks came as Members of Parliament from the National Unity Platform (NUP) visited Bulange, Mengo, to purchase ki

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Union Minister Piyush Goyal asks startups to focus on high-tech sectors like robotics and AI

Union Minister Piyush Goyal asks startups to focus on high-tech sectors like robotics and AI

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday (April 3, 2025) asked the Indian startup community to shift their focus from grocery delivery and ice cream making to to high tech sector like semiconductor, machine learning, robotics, and artificial intelligence.He also said there is a ne

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Umeme Says It’s Been Compelled to Hand Over Electricity Distribution; Considers Arbitration in London

Umeme Says It’s Been Compelled to Hand Over Electricity Distribution; Considers Arbitration in London

Umeme insists that the government’s audit undervalues the company’s investment and has formally notified authorities of a dispute under Section 9.1 of the Support AgreementInside and outside the Ntinda substation in Kampala, where Umeme r

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Museveni Witnesses Agreement for Oil Refinery Construction in Hoima

Museveni Witnesses Agreement for Oil Refinery Construction in Hoima

Uganda has taken a major step in its oil sector after signing an agreement with Alpha MBM Investments LLC, a company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the construction of a crude oil refinery in Hoima District.

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