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Uganda in race to meet new EU coffee export rules

Uganda in race to meet new EU coffee export rules

Bags of Ugandan coffee stored at a bulking centre as they await shipping to overseas markets. Over 60% of the country’s coffee ends up in the EU market signifying its importance to Uganda. COURTESY150 days left to comply with new to

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Refinery negotiations still ongoing, Ugandan job seekers urged to be patient

Refinery negotiations still ongoing, Ugandan job seekers urged to be patient

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans seeking employment in the oil refinery in the Albertine Graben need to be patient as the negotiations go on.State Minister for Energy, Okasaai Opolot says Ugandans will get jobs during and

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Is the world finally growing weary of Kagame’s excesses?

Is the world finally growing weary of Kagame’s excesses?

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has cruised to another incredible 99%-plus victory in the country’s presidential elections. The latest results showed he had amassed 99.18% of the vote. That would be a record, topping the 98.79% he won in 2017.The preci

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Shs 1 Trillion corruption scandal rocks NITA-U

Shs 1 Trillion corruption scandal rocks NITA-U

A project worth USD200million (about Shs1.1 trillion) by the World Bank hangs in balance following allegations of corruption and infighting at National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U), this publication can exclusively report.In 2022, the

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Putin Ally Signs Nuclear Deal With NATO Member

Putin Ally Signs Nuclear Deal With NATO Member

Belarus on Wednesday signed a nuclear deal with Hungary, a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) following a bilateral meeting.Hungaria

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Why Russia is Uganda and Africa’s key ally in trade, security

Why Russia is Uganda and Africa’s key ally in trade, security

Over the past six decades, Uganda and Russia have nurtured a burgeoning trade relationship characterized by mutual benefits. In recent years, the trade volume between the two nations has shown a significant upward trajectory.In the global arena, strateg

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Vision named among top 'kiosks' bleeding the taxpayer

Vision named among top 'kiosks' bleeding the taxpayer

President Museveni authorised a late Shs14 trillion tax increment that Minister Kasaija added to the Budget Estimates, leaving Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda in a tiffFrom the standard gauge railway to Lubowa hospital and Kiira Motors to the Preside

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Equity Group registers strong recovery

Equity Group registers strong recovery

Equity Group Chief Finance Officer Moses Nyabanda, Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi and Chief Internal Auditor Beth Kithinji during the Q1 2024 Investor Briefing eve

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Bangladesh raises gold prices again

Bangladesh raises gold prices again

Jewellers have hiked gold prices by Tk 1,831 to Tk 117,281 a bhori (11.664 grammes).One gram of 22-carat gold will be priced at Tk 10,055 effective from today, the Bangladesh Jewellers Samity (Bajus) said in a statement. The c

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Kigen Moi: Little Known Gideon Moi’s Son At The Helm Of Multi-billion Power Plant Sosian Energy

Kigen Moi: Little Known Gideon Moi’s Son At The Helm Of Multi-billion Power Plant Sosian Energy

Last month, Energy Minister Davis Chirchir announced that three companies, including Sosian Energy, will generate 105 megawatts of electricity from steam produced by the Menengai geothermal field.Sosian Energy, a local independent power company (IPP), expects to produce 22 megawatts of electricit

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