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Bank of Uganda launches three-year pilot to buy domestic gold for reserves

Bank of Uganda launches three-year pilot to buy domestic gold for reserves

The Bank of Uganda has started buying gold mined in the country and will add it to the official foreign exchange reserves, shifting part of the national safety net from dollars and euros to bullion.In an April 20, 2026 notice, the Central Bank said it had launched a three-year pilot Domest

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KATAKWI: Authorities Close Primary School after Parents Lock-Out Head Teacher

KATAKWI: Authorities Close Primary School after Parents Lock-Out Head Teacher

The current population of Aterai PS during Monday assembly -Photo By Emmanuel OlingaAterai Primary School in Dadas Parish, Akoboi Sub County in Katakwi District has been closed by District authorities after parents went on rampage locking out the Head teacher from his office.The par

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Don’t Send on This Number”: Ugandans Bypass Mobile Money to Escape Aggressive Loan Deductions

Don’t Send on This Number”: Ugandans Bypass Mobile Money to Escape Aggressive Loan Deductions

KAMPALA — A growing number of Ugandans are increasingly finding ways to bypass mobile money loan repayments, highlighting rising tensions between digital lenders and borrowers struggling with daily financial pressures.Reports indicate that many users are diverting transactions to alterna

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JEEMA eulogises MP Nakimuli, urges govt to prioritise health sector reforms

JEEMA eulogises MP Nakimuli, urges govt to prioritise health sector reforms

NUP leaders pay their respect to the casket containing the body of the deceased Kalangala Woman MP Helen Nakimuli during a special council sitting in Kalanagala District on April 21, 2026. PHOTO/ NUP ON XJustice Forum (JEEMA) officials have joined the growing list of Ugandans eulogising Ka

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AFCON 2027 countdown begins as CAF Taskforce lands in Kampala

AFCON 2027 countdown begins as CAF Taskforce lands in Kampala

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The race to deliver the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027 has entered a decisive phase, with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) convening in Kampala to align East Africa’s co-hosting strategy. The high-level two-day technical meeting, running from

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Stop telephoning individual officers for help- police

Stop telephoning individual officers for help- police

The police spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kituuma RusokePolice have deployed at least 1,275 counter phone lines to its operational sub county police stations in a bid to increase timely reporting of incidents and to discourage the public from reaching out to individua

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Today in History: Supreme Court Upholds Museveni Victory in Split 2001 Election Ruling

Today in History: Supreme Court Upholds Museveni Victory in Split 2001 Election Ruling

The majority held that although clear breaches of electoral law had occurred, the petitioner had not sufficiently proved that these irregularities were significant enough to alter the final outcome.On this day in 2001, Uganda’s Supreme Court delivered a landmark ruling in the presidentia

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Ngoma health centre in-charge arrested over stolen solar batteries

Ngoma health centre in-charge arrested over stolen solar batteries

The two solar batteries photographed disconnected from Ngoma Health Centre IV's maternity ward power room on April 16, 2026, hours before they vanished into the Officer-in-Charge's home. PHOTO | COURTESYThe in-charge of Ngoma Health Centre IV in Nakaseke district has been arrested by the p

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Electoral Commission Expresses Condolences to Kalangala After the Loss of Their Woman MP, Explains What Happens When an MP Dies in Uganda

Electoral Commission Expresses Condolences to Kalangala After the Loss of Their Woman MP, Explains What Happens When an MP Dies in Uganda

The Electoral Commission of Uganda has expressed deep condolences to the people of Kalangala District following the untimely death of their Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Hellen Nakimuli. Her passing, after undergoing surgery that was not successful, has left the constituency and the nation in

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Trump 'blocked from accessing nuclear codes' during furious bust-up with military chief

Trump 'blocked from accessing nuclear codes' during furious bust-up with military chief

US President Donald Trump was reportedly denied access to his country's nuclear codes by a senior US military chief, according to explosive claims.Retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson stated on the popular YouTube programme Judging Freedom that during an emergency meeting on Saturday, Trump a

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