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Uganda Economy Shows Strong Momentum Despite Shilling Depreciation

Uganda Economy Shows Strong Momentum Despite Shilling Depreciation

KAMPALA – Uganda’s economy continues to show signs of steady recovery and strengthening activity, supported by rising demand, increased business confidence, and strong export performance, according to the latest Performance of the Economy Report for March 2026 released by the Ministry of Fina

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Uganda Railways Launches Pilot Passenger Train Service to Ease Kampala Traffic

Uganda Railways Launches Pilot Passenger Train Service to Ease Kampala Traffic

KAMPALA – Uganda Railways Corporation has taken a significant step toward reviving passenger rail transport with the launch of a pilot train service transporting students from Mukono to Kampala, in a move aimed at reducing road congestion and improving commuter safety.The inaugural trip,

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Kitgum High Court Clears 70 Cases in Five-Day Plea Bargaining Camp

Kitgum High Court Clears 70 Cases in Five-Day Plea Bargaining Camp

In a sustained effort to address the backlog of criminal cases and ease congestion in correctional facilities, the Kitgum High Court has successfully concluded a five-day Plea Bargaining Camp held at Kitgum Government Prisons.The initiative, led by the Resident Judge, Justice Philip W. Mwa

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The Man United star who showed why club were right to sell Garnacho

The Man United star who showed why club were right to sell Garnacho

By the time Alejandro Garnacho made his acrimonious exit from Old Trafford last summer, Manchester United had already signed the man who would take his place on the left side of their attack.At £62.5million, Matheus Cunha only cost a modest amount more than the £40m United banked from Ga

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Jinja RCC Urges Sugar Cane Dealers to Transition to New Trucks

Jinja RCC Urges Sugar Cane Dealers to Transition to New Trucks

Jinja Resident City Commissioner (RCC) Richard Gulume Balyainho has urged sugarcane dealers and transporters in the Busoga sub-region to urgently replace their ageing fleet with modern trucks.Speaking on Friday during the launch of the new Sinotruk 4-ton box body truck in Jinja, the RCC wa

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Power decides everything: Sejusa warns Africans against peace rhetoric

Power decides everything: Sejusa warns Africans against peace rhetoric

Retired Gen. David Sejusa warns that Africa’s lack of space technology leaves the continent vulnerable, urging leaders to prioritize strategic power over rhetoric.KAMPALA, Uganda — Retired Gen. David Sejusa is warning African leaders to prioritize technological power over “peace rhet

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79% of Cases Unfinished: Inside the Financial Intelligence Authority’s Fragile Fight Against Money Laundering

79% of Cases Unfinished: Inside the Financial Intelligence Authority’s Fragile Fight Against Money Laundering

FIA Executive Director Samuel Were Wandera and Justice Bonny Isaac Teko stand at the center of Uganda’s evolving anti-money laundering landscape, where assertive enforcement meets judicial insistence on due process, highlighting a system striving to balance swift intervention with evidence, ove

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US accuses Rwanda of violating DRC peace agreement

US accuses Rwanda of violating DRC peace agreement

FILE President Tshisekedi (L) of DRC and Rwanda's Paul Kagame (C) at Washington DCThe United States government has accused Rwanda of violating the Washington Accord, a peace agreement aimed at ending the decades-long conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).The acc

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Ugandan Banks Reject Sovereignty Bill, Cite Seven Grounds

Ugandan Banks Reject Sovereignty Bill, Cite Seven Grounds

Uganda’s banking industry has mounted a formal and detailed opposition to the proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, warning that its provisions could disrupt financial intermediation, deter foreign investment, and undermine the country’s broader economic growth strategy.In a l

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Uganda appoints Citibank to mobilise funds for 2.7 billion euro railway project

Uganda appoints Citibank to mobilise funds for 2.7 billion euro railway project

Uganda said on Thursday it had appointed Citibank to mobilise financing needed to fund the country's planned 2.7 billion ‌euro ($3.19 billion) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project.In a post, opens new tab on the X platform, the East African country's finance ministry said Uganda is "in t

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