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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...
IFT and Seeding The Future Foundation Announce Growth Grant and Grand Prize Winners of USD $1 Million Food Innovation Challenge
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 9, 2025-- Seeding The Future Foundation and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) are proud to announce the Seeding The Future Grand Prize and Growth Grant winners for the 2024 Seeding The Future Global Food...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Uganda’s Quality Quest Kicks Off with New Standards Council
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 4, 2025
By David Mwanje KAMPALA– Uganda is doubling down on its mission to elevate the quality of its goods and boost its global trade standing with the inauguration of the 10th National Standards Council (NSC), the top governing body of the Uganda...
Uganda Prepares for President Museveni’s Nomination as NRM Chairman And Presidential Flag Bearer
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 4, 2025
As Uganda gears up for the 2026 General Elections, President Yoweri Museveni is poised to formalise his candidacy for the position of National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the party’s presidential flag bearer. His...
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...
Uganda Chairs High-Level Virtual AU Peace and Security Council Meeting on Somalia, July 2025
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 4, 2025
In a significant diplomatic engagement, Uganda, this afternoon, presided over the 1287th session of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC), held virtually at Ministerial level. The meeting chaired by Uganda’s Minister of Foreign...
PostBank showcases innovative financial solutions at Jinja Agricultural Exhibition
Independent (Uganda)
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July 8, 2025
PostBank Uganda officials delivered a key presentation to 15 rural women group leaders from different regions of the country, plus an 11-woman delegation from Kenya and a 3-woman delegation from Zambia. Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a...
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...
Ugandan student chosen to learn from world-class innovators at Silicon Valley
Independent (Uganda)
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July 3, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan student Hakim Nakaana Kakooza was among 14 students from the African Leadership University (ALU) who participated in the fourth annual Silicon Valley Global Leadership Programme — a transformative,...
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...
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...
Free camp gives newcomers to Sask. a shot at realizing their big hoop dreams
CBC/Radio-Canada
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July 19, 2025
When Emmanuel Kabwari arrived in Regina two years ago he felt lost and lonely — his Congolese family had just left the refugee camp in Uganda where he'd spent his childhood — but basketball soon changed all that. The 17-year-old discovered the...
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...
Uganda’s human rights movement has racist origins
Independent (Uganda)
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July 3, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Ugandan civil society organizations hold a press conference during the times of COVID. The Colonial Legacy of Uganda’s Civil Society: How western human rights discourse undermines authentic African struggles by curtailing domestic...