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07 Mar '25
Despite covering only 2 percent of the world’s land area, Uganda boasts a rich variety of flora that serves as a foundation for food security, medicine, water conservation, and biodiversity sustenance.Uganda has identified 42 Important Plant Areas (IPAs), criti
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06 Mar '25
Last week, the Kenyan newspaper called Muhoozi a "Four-Star Brat" and described him on the front page in unforgiving terms, leading to protests from his supportersKenyan newspaper The Standard has softened its stance on Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General
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05 Mar '25
Germany's action comes after the European Union and the United Kingdom, Sweden as well as Canada, announced plans to suspend bilateral aid to Rwanda.Rwanda has accused Germany of politicising development cooperation after Berlin announced it was halting new devel
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05 Mar '25
Musician and opposition figure Nubian Li has strongly condemned the violence inflicted on supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) during campaigns for the party’s Kawempe North candidate, Elias Nalukoola.
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03 Mar '25
The Director of Communications for the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Emmanuel Dombo, has made bold claims against the National Unity Platform (NUP), accusing them of misleading Ugandans for years.Speaking du
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03 Mar '25
BBC | US tariffs against Canada and Mexico are set to come into effect on Tuesday but their level will be decided by Donald Trump, the US commerce secretary has said.The US president has threatened to impose 25% tariffs, which are a tax on imports, on his two neighbours on
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03 Mar '25
BBC | The West African regional bloc, Ecowas, says a mission deployed to Guinea-Bissau to help resolve an election dispute has left the country after the president threatened to expel it.The team was sent in last month to help reach a "political consensus" on how to hold e
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03 Mar '25
Bebe Cool has issued a legal warning to Comedy Store Uganda proprietor Alex Muhangi over the unauthorized use of his performances for commercial gain.Through his lawyer, Timothy Sentongo of RSK Associates, Bebe Cool has expressed his intention to sue Muhangi for allegedly broadc
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03 Mar '25
The late Hajji Bulaimu Muwanga Kibirige (BMK) was a businessman in Uganda. He built a strong business empire, including Hotel Africana, which expanded to different parts of Africa. Since his passing, his businesses are facing financial difficulties, with debts t
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03 Mar '25
In response to escalating violent crimes along Kampala's Northern Bypass, police have initiated a crackdown on criminal gangs. These groups, often on boda bodas, target motorists in traffic jams by smashing car windows and robbing occupants.