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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The commissioning of Uganda’s first Islamic insurance firm, Tamini General Insurance, has marked a significant milestone in the country’s financial sector, introducing Sharia-compliant insurance services aimed at broadening financial inclusion. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni presided over the launch held at Millennium Park–Lugogo in Kampala …

dfcu highlights its dedicated Food and Agriculture Unit, which delivers value chain financing tailored to crop cycles, livestock production and agribusiness expansion needs Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | dfcu Bank has reinforced its position as a leading financier of agribusiness at the Harvest Money Expo 2026, using the platform …

Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manafwa District, through the Production Department and collaboration with partners, has held a successful farmers’ training and exhibition at the district headquarters that attracted hundreds eager to catch up with new trends in the agriculture sector. Mary Teddy Asio, the assistant commissioner for seed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda (ECOTRUST) joined hundreds of runners at the 8th edition of the Uganda Wildlife Half Marathon at the weekend, standing in solidarity with the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) to honour Uganda’s fallen wildlife rangers and support their children’s education. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Internal Affairs will extend visas for foreign nationals who are stranded in the country due to the ongoing war in Iran, which has grounded flights in several Middle Eastern countries. Speaking to journalists at the government-owned media center, Simon Peter Mundeyi, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has ordered the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board (DAPCB) to submit a full and clear list of all the properties under its control within weeks. The directive follows growing concerns about fraud, missing records …

Spes Medical Centre expands Community Health access with Comprehensive Reproductive Health Camp Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On the eve of the International Women’s Day celebrations, Spes Medical Centre Kitintale will host a Sexual and Reproductive Health Camp for all on Saturday, 7th March. The camp, which will mainly offer free and subsidised …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society organisations have urged the government to swiftly intervene and curb ever-increasing drowning deaths. Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI), Design Without Borders (DWB), and Makerere University School of Public Health (MAKSPH) say the more than 3,000 deaths by drowning that Uganda records every year can be …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has evacuated 43 students from Iran to Türkiye as the escalating conflict between Iran and the United States and Israel continues, a top government official said here. The students were transported by road from Tehran to Istanbul on Saturday and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite years of policy reform by the Ministry of Education and Sports, the return of teenage mothers to school remains uneven and contested across Uganda. A baseline survey conducted by Fields of Life, which supports education programmes in rural districts in eastern Uganda, found …