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CAF Announces Record $10.4 Million Prize Pool For CHAN 2024, Super Eagles Eye First Title
Naija News
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July 29, 2025
The financial windfall comes as part of CAF’s renewed commitment to boost the visibility and value of CHAN, a competition exclusively for players active in their domestic leagues. For the first time, the champions will walk away with a whopping...
New York City's socialist mayoral candidate enjoys lavish 'billionaire wedding' under armed guard at parents' sprawling estate
GB News
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July 29, 2025
New York City's socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, held a lavish wedding celebration at his parents' sprawling Ugandan estate. Donald Trump-hating Mamdani is said to have thrown a large-scale party last weekend at the property in Buziga...
'Heartbroken': Indian-origin Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani reacts to Manhattan office shooting; thanks first responders
The Times of India
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July 29, 2025
Indian-origin mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, currently in Uganda for his wedding, expressed heartbreak over the deadly Midtown Manhattan shooting that claimed five lives, including a police officer. The gunman, Shane Tamura, with a documented...
Uganda to Host Inaugural African Development Finance Summit
News Ghana
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July 25, 2025
Kampala will convene over 400 financial leaders at the Uganda Development Finance Summit from September 1-2, 2025, addressing Africa’s critical funding gaps. Organized by the Uganda Development Bank (UDB), the summit’s theme “Transforming Africa...
Zohran Mamdani’s presidential-style Uganda wedding bash
Recently Heard
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July 28, 2025
Socialist NYC mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani celebrated his recent nuptials with a lavish, three-day affair at his family’s ritzy, secluded Ugandan compound — complete with masked security guards and a cellphone jamming system, The Post has...
CORRUPTION! Uganda Railways Rocked by Fresh Sh300m Repairs Scandal, Top Engineers Cited
Red Pepper
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July 28, 2025
A shocking scandal has erupted at Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) involving alleged corruption and theft by some engineers in the Mechanical Department. The scandal centers around the faking of various repairs especially on traction motors...
Mr. Mugasa’s Tenure Marks Transformational Growth in Uganda’s Gaming Industry
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 28, 2025
Mr. Denis Mugasa’s leadership at the helm of Uganda’s gaming regulatory body has been hailed as a game-changer, with significant reforms that boosted revenue, improved oversight, and increased public trust in the sector. Under his tenure, annual...
Uganda: Seven remanded over murder of NGO boss
GhanaWeb
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July 24, 2025
Mukono Grade One Magistrate’s court presided over by Elizabeth Peace Lamunu on Wednesday remanded seven suspects to Luzira prison in connection with the murder of Godfrey Wayengera, a Finance Director at Compassion International Uganda. The...
Kadaga Advocates for Development Through Education
Red Pepper
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August 3, 2025
The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Community Affairs, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, recently praised the efforts of the faith-based community development initiatives implemented by Atanansi Community Based...
Zohran Mamdani’s elopement and 3-day luxe wedding with cell jammers and armed guards sparks Ugandan backlash
The Economic Times
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July 28, 2025
Zohran Mamdani wedding controversy: New York City’s Democratic mayoral nominee, Zohran Mamdani, made headlines this week for his extravagant wedding celebration in Uganda, a three-day, invitation-only fiesta at his family’s private compound near...
Uganda Launches Chan-2024: a New Era for Sports and Regional Unity
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 25, 2025
Uganda has today officially launched the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2024, marking a historic chapter in the country’s sports development and regional integration. The event held at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds was filled with messages of...
Bloody Church Massacre Condemned by World Leaders: 'Deeply Disturbing'
Newsweek
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July 28, 2025
An attack against a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo over the weekend that killed nearly 50 civilians drew condemnation from global leaders. Vicky Hartzler, who chairs the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom...
Uganda sees nearly 70 pc drop in mpox cases over four weeks
The Hans India
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July 25, 2025
Kampala: Uganda has recorded a 69.9 per cent decline in mpox cases over the past four weeks, according to a new situation report released on Friday by the Ministry of Health. The report shows that weekly reported cases dropped consistently from...
Faith leaders hope bill will stop the loss of thousands of foreign-born clergy serving US communities
America Magazine
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July 28, 2025
Faith leaders across the U.S. are hoping a bipartisan bill, recently introduced in the U.S. Senate and House, might finally bring resolution to an immigration issue that has been hindering their service to their communities for more than two...
Controversy Erupts Over Zohran Mamdani’s Lavish Wedding in Uganda
Times News Global
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July 28, 2025
KAMPALA, Uganda — Zohran Mamdani, the mayoral frontrunner from New York City, recently celebrated his marriage to artist Rama Duwaji in Uganda with a grand, three-day event at his family’s estate in the affluent Buziga Hill area. Reports emerged...
Ghana Confirms First Mpox Death Amid Surge in Infections Across West Africa
teleSUR
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July 28, 2025 Hour: 1:33 pm Ghana has recorded its first death linked to Mpox, health authorities confirmed Sunday, as the country grapples with a sharp rise in infections. The Ghana Health Service (GHS) reported 23 new cases in the past week,...
Nigeria’s Super Eagles B set for opener in 8th African Nations Championship
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 3, 2025
Days after racing to a 10th triumph in the Women Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria will on Tuesday begin another serious quest for a continental title when the home-based senior men’s team, Super Eagles B take on Cup holders Senegal in the opening...
Escape the Crowds: The 12 Best August Travel Spots You Haven’t Thought Of
Travelbinger
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July 28, 2025
August is travel’s ultimate paradox. It’s when you have vacation time but everywhere you want to go is packed with everyone else who also has vacation time. It’s when the weather is perfect for travel but the prices are perfect for bankrupting...
Merck Foundation Together with African and Asian First Ladies Mark ‘World Assisted Reproductive Technology Day’ 2025
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 28, 2025
BusinessWire India Banjul [The Gambia] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 28: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, marks 'World ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) Day 2025' together with African and Asian First...
African Leaders Advocate for Action and Inclusive Growth at UN Food Systems Summit in Addis Ababa
Ethiopian News Agency
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Addis Ababa, July 28, 2025 (ENA) -- African leaders at the Second Food Systems Summit, held at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) headquarters in Addis Ababa, called for a decisive shift from dialogue to concrete action to...