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Insurance industry urged to tap into Uganda’s growing pension sector
Independent (Uganda)
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July 9, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Insurance companies in Uganda have been encouraged to design retirement-focused products to take advantage of opportunities in the fast-growing pension sector. Speaking at the inaugural Thought Leaders Forum on...
Deputy Speaker’s Kampala Convention bill passes third reading in both chambers
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 9, 2025
The Senate has passed for third reading the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (Domestication and Enforcement) Bill, 2025. The legislation seeks to domesticate the Kampala Convention into...
Senate Passes Kampala Convention Domestication Bill On IDPs
The Will
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July 9, 2025
July 09, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Senate has passed the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons (Domestication and Enforcement) Bill, 2025 for third reading. Adopted by the African Union in 2009,...
Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion
Scroll.in
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Zohran Mamdani’s sensational defeat of the Democratic Party establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral primary election is reverberating in the US and globally. His win has revealed the weaknesses of the Democratic Party and...
Kenya Simbas Triumph Over Uganda to Reach Rugby Africa Cup Semifinals
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 9, 2025
By David Mwanje The Kenya Simbas clinched a thrilling 32-24 victory against the Uganda Rugby Cranes at Kampala’s Mandela National Stadium on July 8, 2025, securing their spot in the Rugby Africa Cup semifinals. This high-energy East African...
Uganda commissions upgraded Karibuni Executive Lounge at Entebbe Airport
Independent (Uganda)
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July 5, 2025
Inside the children’s hub of the new Karibuni Executive Business Lounge. PHOTO URN Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has commissioned a newly expanded Karibuni Executive Business Lounge at Entebbe...
2025 Uganda top 100 mid-sized companies survey launched
NTV Uganda
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2025 Uganda top 100 mid-sized companies survey launched Nation Media Group Uganda, in collaboration with KPMG, has officially launched the 2025 edition of the Uganda Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies Survey today. This year, the survey is proudly...
Uganda's Military Chief Hits Out at Kenya
Kenyans.co.ke
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July 5, 2025
Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has called out Kenya's role in the ongoing Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti. In a series of explosive tweets on his official X page, Muhoozi criticised the Kenyan...
Vance unleashes on socialist Mamdani in fiery patriotic speech: 'Who the hell does he think that he is?'
Fox News
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July 9, 2025
Heritage Foundation senior fellow Mike Gonzalez critiques Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s use of the racial category system on ‘The Will Cain Show.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Vice President JD Vance...
Vocal critic of West wants reelection as Ugandan president
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN) Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has declared his intention to run for a seventh term in the 2026 elections, potentially extending his nearly four-decade-long rule to almost 50 years. Known for his strong opposition to Western influence...
14-Year-Old Vaibhav Suryavanshi Becomes Fastest and Youngest Centurion in Youth ODIs; India Clinch Series Against England
Latestly
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July 5, 2025
Mumbai, July 6: Impressive Vaibhav Suryavanshi continued to push his stocks up, smashing the fastest Youth ODI hundred to guide India Under-19 to a series-winning 55-run victory in the fourth match here on Saturday. India have an unassailable 3-1...
Liberia: Mark Yallah Signs with Uganda’s Vipers SC
Front Page Africa
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July 9, 2025
Monrovia – Liberian striker Mark “Bigmanshot” Juwle Yallah has officially joined Vipers SC, a top-tier club in the Ugandan Premier League, marking a significant step in his professional career. By: Christopher C. Walker | [email protected] Yallah...
Taxing shifts in company control in Uganda: The fragile framework of change in ownership rules
Observer
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July 9, 2025
Although Uganda’s desire to protect its tax base is justified, especially in today’s global economy where value can quietly shift through complex offshore structures, the 2018 changes to the Income Tax Act (ITA) may just have been too sweeping and...
Lukwago elected PFF interim leader.
Radio One Uganda
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July 9, 2025
09 July 2025 The National convention of the People Front for Freedom party –PFF elects Lord Mayor of Kampala Erias Lukwago as National Executive chairperson of the party to serve with a new executive that has been mandated to lead the party for...
Sports News | Suryavanshi Becomes Fastest and Youngest Centurion in Youth ODIs
Latestly
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July 5, 2025
Worcester, Jul 5 (PTI) Impressive Vaibhav Suryavanshi continued to push his stokes up, smashing the fastest Youth ODI hundred to guide India Under-19 to a mammoth 363 for nine against their English counterparts in the fourth match here on...
Uganda Begins Drafting National AI Policy to Balance Innovation and Data Privacy
I Africa
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July 4, 2025
Uganda has begun drafting its first national policy on artificial intelligence, aiming to regulate the fast-evolving technology while harnessing its potential for innovation, national development, and digital transformation. “We must move fast to...
Social Voices trains African journalists on gender equity reporting
The Cable
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July 4, 2025
Social Voices has trained over 130 journalists, writers and media professionals from across Africa on reporting gender issues through a solutions-driven lens. The three-day virtual training, in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network,...
India to host 18th BRICS summit in 2026, gets backing for UNSC seat & climate leadership
Organiser Weekly
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The leaders of BRICS nations have unanimously extended their full support to India’s Chairship of the 18th BRICS Summit, scheduled to be held in 2026. The endorsement came in a joint declaration issued at the conclusion of the 17th BRICS Summit...
Torture in Uganda: From ‘never again’ to ‘maybe, sometimes’ to ‘what will you do?’ Part 2
Observer
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July 9, 2025
General Muhoozi Kainerugaba In last week’s column we started an examination of Uganda’s journey towards prohibiting torture – in law and in fact. We noted that the State itself had been born out of the trauma of torture (alongside many other...
Independence Day: ‘Dreams of liberation are now nightmares’- SSPLM Leader Tut
Radio Tamazuj
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July 9, 2025
A former member of the Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA) representing Nasir County and a member of the Pan-African Parliament who resigned both roles on 11 June and launched a rebel movement said in an Independence Day anniversary...