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16 Jun '25
A moment of comic relief unfolded during a press briefing when Uganda’s Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj. General Kahinda Otafiire, gave an unexpected and fiery response to a journalist's question regarding vehicle number plates.
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09 Jun '25
Rehabilitation of a crucial nine-kilometre road in Agali Sub-County, Lira District, has stalled following the breakdown of the district’s only functional grader, despite the road being prioritised in the 2024/2025 financial year budget.The road, which connects Agali Seed Secondary School
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05 Jun '25
In a bid to address the low insurance penetration and rising out-of-pocket healthcare expenses in Uganda, Opportunity Bank Uganda has partnered with micro insurance provider Turaco to launch ‘Opportunity Sanyu, a micro medical cover product designed to cushion Ugandan families against medical a
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05 Jun '25
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticised the US proposal for a new nuclear agreement, insisting it will not stop enriching uranium.Iranian negotiators are set to respond in the coming days to the plan presented at talks last Saturday. It would reportedly
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01 Jun '25
The government and the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) have issued a joint appeal to the international community amid worsening global funding shortages that threaten the country’s refugee support operations.In a statement released on May 30, 2025, the Government o
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31 May '25
Uganda and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have issued an urgent appeal for international support as the country faces a steep rise in refugee arrivals amid a deepening funding crisis.In a joint statement released on May 30, the Government and UNHCR warned that un
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17 May '25
The price of brown sugar has soared across Uganda, with consumers and traders alike feeling the pinch of global supply disruptions and erratic weather that has battered production in leading sugar-exporting nations.A kilogram of brown sugar now sells for between Shs5,500 a
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14 May '25
The State Minister in charge of the Office of the Vice President, Diana Mutasingwa, was joined by the Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness, Relief, and Refugees, Lillian Aber, to commemorate Women's Day in Buikwe.The celebration, held at Lugazi Mehta Stadium, honored the strength, a
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04 May '25
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has publicly praised the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) for their successful joint military operation with the South Sudan Army, which resulted in the recapture of the strategic town of Nassir from armed militias.
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28 Apr '25
ActionAid has criticised the outcomes of the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), calling for the United Nations to take over the global debt resolution process, amid warnings that low-income countries face worsening economic hardship.The global jus