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Bank of Uganda Reports Strong Banking Sector in 2025
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 7, 2025
By David Mwanje The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has shared its latest Financial Stability Review, showing that Uganda’s banking sector is doing well as of March 2025. The report says the sector is strong and can handle economic shocks, thanks to better...
VP Mpango to open Pan-African Social Security Summit in Arusha
Daily News Tanzania
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July 7, 2025
ARUSHA: VICE-PRESIDENT, Dr Philip Mpango, is expected to officially open the 14th Africa Social Protection Policy-Makers Conference to be held in Arusha Region. Organised by the Africa Social Security Association (ASSA), the summit is scheduled...
School lightning tragedy in Uganda sparks global campaign
Independent (Uganda)
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July 7, 2025
Students of Palabek Secondary School in Lamwo District stand outside a classroom block which was recently fitted with a lightning protection system. Lightning bolts are quite common in this part of northern Uganda. INDEPENDENT/RONALD MUSOKE....
Uganda’s export revenues dip on high informal trade
Zawya
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Uganda’s exports to East African Community (EAC) markets have declined by Ush820.5 billion ($228.19 million), blamed on a host of challenges confronting business owners in the past one year. These challenges, including non-tariff barriers, are...
NYC mayoral elections: Meet the millionaires supporting socialist Zohran Mamdani - why they are backing him
The Times of India
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Zohran Mamdani, a self-declared democratic socialist surged to victory in the Democratic mayoral primary by a resounding 12-point margin over Andrew Cuomo and some of the people cheering loudest from the sidelines are venture capitalists, hedge...
Vietnamese PM meets with world leaders in Brazil
Vietnam News Agency
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính met with a host of world leaders and the head of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday (local time) on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit. At a meeting with...
‘We thought we could be ourselves’: they fled Uganda’s harsh anti-gay laws only to face the same in Kenya
The Guardian
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July 7, 2025
Sitting on the porch of their shared house on the outskirts of Nairobi, Entity* and Rock* are chatting amiably. Aged 27 and 33 respectively, the Ugandan housemates have much in common – both exiled to Kenya for the the violence they faced at home...
Know Your Team: the Uganda Cranes and their Road to CHAN 2024
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 7, 2025
By Nabakiibi Doreen Malaika Uganda’s Cranes have secured their place in the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) with strong intentions to improve on past performances. Uganda automatically qualified for the tournament as one of the three host...
Tanzania to Convene Pan-African Social Security Summit in Arusha
News Ghana
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July 6, 2025
Tanzania will host a Pan-African social security summit in Arusha on July 10, 2025, announced Minister of State Ridhiwani Kikwete. Delegations from 15 African nations including Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe will discuss social...
Officials crack down on crime ring operating deep inside forest reserves: 'The rule of law must apply to everyone'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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July 19, 2025
Uganda is taking action to protect its rapidly disappearing forests. For the first time, that effort includes holding government staff accountable. According to The Observer, the country's National Forestry Authority arrested five people tied to...
United in song: Ugandan choir tours U.S., visits Blair County
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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Members of the Imani Milele Choir perform at a concert during their six-month tour of the East Coast. Courtesy photoThey may be more than 7,200 miles away from Kampala — capital of their native Uganda — but the children in the Imani Milele Choir...
Prevalence, Etiological Patterns and Factors Associated with Bacteraemia Among Febrile Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda
Dove Medical Press
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July 7, 2025
Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder caused by a mutation in the β-globin gene, a single base substitution changes from GAG to GTG, leading to the replacement of glutamic acid with valine at the sixth position of...
Uganda MP 'alive but weak' after abduction
Eye Witness News
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KAMPALA - A Ugandan member of parliament critical of President Yoweri Museveni has been found "alive but very weak" after being abducted over the weekend, his wife told AFP on Monday. Uganda has seen increased pressure on opposition figures ahead...
Uganda mulls free access to Shs103m HIV prevention drug injection
GhanaWeb
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June 30, 2025
The Ministry of Health is assessing a new biannual HIV prevention injection for inclusion in essential medicines, with the goal of providing free access, the Uganda Aids Commission has indicated. Lenacapavir, the injectable drug developed by a...
Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni, 80, confirms he will seek reelection
Times LIVE
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Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni has confirmed he intends to contest in next year's presidential election, potentially extending his rule in the east African country to nearly half a century. In a post on the X platform late on Saturday Museveni...
Uganda rolls out digital hub for deafblindness
Independent (Uganda)
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June 30, 2025
Minister Asamo speaking Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has rolled out a digital platform designed to support individuals with deafblindness, their caregivers, educators, and policy makers. The Global Deafblindness Resource Hub, the...
Local Arab American leaders weigh in on Zohran Mamdani’s NYC primary win
The Arab American News
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July 7, 2025
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral primary election has sparked online discourse and a wave of support from Arab and Muslim Americans. In defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mamdani has become the first Muslim American to...
Ruvuma’s best-kept secret? Ruhila Zoo has it all
Daily News Tanzania
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July 7, 2025
RUVUMA: AS part of our ongoing series highlighting the tourist attractions of Ruvuma Region, Daily News turns the spotlight today on Ruhila Wildlife Garden (Ruhila Zoo), located under the jurisdiction of the Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority...
Uganda’s New Financial Clearance Guidelines to Drive Economic Growth and Equity
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 30, 2025
By David Mwanje The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development launched the revised Guidelines for Financial Clearance for July 2025, a transformative framework designed to streamline the evaluation and implementation of policy and...
Suspected Ugandan rebels apprehended in Kajo-Keji
Number One Citizen Daily
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July 7, 2025
By Kei Emmanuel Duku South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) intercepted two suspects believed to have links with Ugandan rebel group operation along the border. The suspects were arrested during security operation in Ajio and Birigo,...