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Uganda Races to Meet EU Coffee Export Certification Deadline

Uganda Races to Meet EU Coffee Export Certification Deadline

Uganda’s coffee exports to the European Union (EU) are expected to remain unaffected by the looming December 2024 deadline of the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR), according to Hon. Henry Musasizi, the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties). The mi

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Does your home really need a revamp?

Does your home really need a revamp?

As the festive season approaches, many homeowners find themselves preoccupied with various ways to refresh their homes, even when everything is still perfectly functional. Ronald Atwine, a civil engineer and managing director of SandBolt Limited, highlights a significant issue; many homeowne

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Happy Independence Day, but our work is still cut out

Happy Independence Day, but our work is still cut out

As Uganda marks 62 years of flag Independence today, the vibrant civic society we once hoped would shape our shared life after the Union Jack was lowered remains elusive to this day. The answer to a seemingly simple question, that is: who exactly are we, is not quite forthcoming.  Often

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Mozambique votes in tense election likely to see ruling party win

Mozambique votes in tense election likely to see ruling party win

Mozambique votes on Wednesday in a tense general election highly likely to deliver victory to the ruling party, Frelimo, which has governed the Southern African nation since 1975. Four candidates are vying to replace President Filipe Nyusi, who is stepping down after serving two terms. T

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Museveni preaches unity at prayer breakfast meet

Museveni preaches unity at prayer breakfast meet

President Museveni has rallied religious leaders to preach and promote unity in the country as opposed to discriminatory messages made against traditional healers. In his brief message delivered at the 26th National Prayer Breakfast held at State House Entebbe yesterday, Mr Museveni disc

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How mismatched data plagued Uganda's 2024 census report

How mismatched data plagued Uganda's 2024 census report

Following the release of contradicting figures in the 2024 National Housing and Population Census by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (Ubos) last Thursday, the Monitor now traces how the errors could have come about. In an interview, Mr Vincent Ssennono, the principal statistician and the

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Women activists call for reforms in land management

Women activists call for reforms in land management

Women activists in the land sector have urged the government to implement reforms in land management to better protect women’s rights to land ownership and usage. As the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development intensifies land reforms through its Program Implementation Action

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Uganda at 62: Where did we go wrong?

Uganda at 62: Where did we go wrong?

How old were you in 1962? I was 14 and I was very lucky because I happened to have been raised in Katwe (a suburb in Kampala), so I walked to Kololo Airstrip where the Union Jack was to be lowered for the last time in Uganda at midnight. Everybody was excited. I witnessed the arrival

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At 62: Singapore innovates, Uganda struggles with waste

At 62: Singapore innovates, Uganda struggles with waste

The 62nd independence event is happening when Uganda’s economy is ailing with a worsening trade deficit at $ 247.93 million as of June 2024. This is in addition to projected debt by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of $993 million, increasing inequalities in all forms, unemployment,

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Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence

Uganda's activists face increasing digital violence

According to the National Library of Medicine, research, biomedical informatics and the world's largest biomedical online library, the Covid-19 imposed restrictions led to an inevitable surge in the use of digital technologies to adjust to new ways of interaction, life, and work.  For U

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