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27 Jan '26
Uganda is sitting on a gold rush worth billions — but for most citizens, the shine stops at the headlines.Gold exports have exploded over the past decade, rebounding strongly after a brief slump in 2022/23 caused by a tax dispute that temporarily halted exports. By 2025, Uganda’s gold
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19 Jan '26
Uganda’s Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, retires at the age of 70, concluding a legal and public service career spanning over forty years.Appointed Chief Justice in August 2020, he oversaw reforms aimed at improving access to justice, reducing case backlogs, and modernizing
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19 Jan '26
Uganda’s Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, retires at the age of 70, concluding a legal and public service career spanning over forty years.Appointed Chief Justice in August 2020, he oversaw reforms aimed at improving access to justice, reducing case backlogs, and modernizing
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16 Dec '25
Around the world, some 40 million people are living with HIV. And though progress in treatment means the infection isn’t the death sentence it once was, researchers have never been able to bring about a cure. Instead, HIV-positive people must take a cocktail of antiretroviral drugs for the rest
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12 Nov '25
Finance State Minister Amos Lugoloobi has finally walked free after the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) dropped all charges against him in the famous Karamoja iron sheets scandal, a case that once shook the government and angered millions of Ugandans.The DPP’s decision comes at
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07 Nov '25
Musician Geosteady and ex-lover Prima Kardashi have reconciled after nearly a year of public bickering and social media battles.The two had been at loggerheads — with Prima accusing Geosteady of neglecting his parental duties, while the singer claimed he was blocked from seeing his child
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13 Oct '25
An artistic impression of an oil refinery. Uganda hopes to complete construction of a 60,000 barrels/day refinery by 2030. COURTESY IMAGE/PETROLEUM AUTHORITY OF UGANDA.Delayed construction heightens importance of missing piece in
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26 Aug '25
President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, a major escalation in his battle against the US central bank.In an announcement made on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump posted a letter addressed
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07 Aug '25
He is the general who took bullets meant to sile
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11 Jul '25
Ordinarily you’ve no objection to last-minute changes in plan. But with so much moving so swiftly, having to rethink things yet again could be overwhelming. Instead of trying to handle it all yourself, get others involved. They’re not only well informed, the