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UCC Hails Film Industry’s Role in Job Creation, Tourism & Global Recognition

UCC Hails Film Industry’s Role in Job Creation, Tourism & Global Recognition

The Uganda Film Festival (UFF) has marked its 13th anniversary of promoting local talent, creating jobs, boosting tourism, promoting national identity, enhancing Uganda’s image globally, and driving economic development.An initiative of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), the Uga

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Kaberuka: How Cedric Babu Fell Ill in Kigali

Kaberuka: How Cedric Babu Fell Ill in Kigali

Delivering a deeply personal and emotional eulogy, Dr. Donald Kaberuka, former Rwandan Finance Minister and maternal uncle to the late Cedric Babu, offered mourners a detailed account of how Babu’s sudden illness unfolded and ultimately claimed his life.Speaking on behalf of the maternal

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Uganda Urged to Cut Remittance Costs to Spur Diaspora Investment

Uganda Urged to Cut Remittance Costs to Spur Diaspora Investment

Uganda has been urged to reduce the high cost of sending money from abroad, with officials and development experts warning that current transfer fees are discouraging remittances and stifling diaspora-led investment.The call was made during the commemoration of the Interna

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Denmark Marks Constitutional Day with Renewed Pledge to Support Uganda’s Humanitarian Sector

Denmark Marks Constitutional Day with Renewed Pledge to Support Uganda’s Humanitarian Sector

As Denmark celebrated its Constitutional Day on June 5, a powerful message echoed from its embassy in Uganda: the humanitarian crisis isn’t going away, and neither is Denmark’s support.In a symbolic gesture of enduring friendship, Denmark reaffirmed its commitment to humanitarian aid i

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Eid Al Adha: MP Yeri Ofwono Slaughters 100 Cows, 1000 Goats for Needy Muslims in Tororo

Eid Al Adha: MP Yeri Ofwono Slaughters 100 Cows, 1000 Goats for Needy Muslims in Tororo

In a gesture of compassion and community service, Tororo Municipality Member of Parliament, Apollo Yeri Ofwono, has spearheaded the slaughtering of over 100 heads of cattle and more than 1,000 goats and sheep to benefit the Muslim community during the Eid al-Adha season.The initiative

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Kamuli PWDs Call for Inclusiveness in Access to Services

Kamuli PWDs Call for Inclusiveness in Access to Services

Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Kamuli District are raising urgent concerns over continued exclusion from essential public services due to inaccessible office infrastructure.They are calling on the government to construct inclusive, disability-friendly public buildings that allow all c

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UPDF Officer on the Spot Over Constructing House in a Wetland in Kitagwenda

UPDF Officer on the Spot Over Constructing House in a Wetland in Kitagwenda

A UPDF officer, Lt. Col. Harold Twinomujuni Akiniagi, is under the spotlight for allegedly encroaching on the Rwentuha Wetland, located along the Kitagwenda–Kamwenge road in Kitagwenda Town Council, Kitagwenda District.The accusations come from district environmental authorities who clai

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Bunyoro Kingdom Premier Tips Companies on Giving Back to Society

Bunyoro Kingdom Premier Tips Companies on Giving Back to Society

The Prime Minister of Bunyoro Kitara kingdom Andrew Byakutaga has challenged companies and organizations to embrace corporate social responsibility saying this helps them keep touch with the community but also transformation of society where they operate.Byakutaga made the call as he recei

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Israel strikes southern Beirut on eve of religious holiday

Israel strikes southern Beirut on eve of religious holiday

Israel has carried out several air strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, saying it was targeting Hezbollah's drone production.The attack on Thursday night, the eve of Eid Al Adha, one of the most important celebrations in Islam, followed evacuation warnings for several bui

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Apostolic Nuncio Bids Farewell as He Ends Ugandan Tour of Duty

Apostolic Nuncio Bids Farewell as He Ends Ugandan Tour of Duty

Uganda's Apostolic Nuncio, Rt Rev Luigi Bianco has paid a farewell courtesy call to the Minister of state for Foreign Affairs in charge of International Affairs, Henry Oryem Henry Okello at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as he concludes his diplomatic tour of duty in Uganda.Bianco c

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