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    The programme is valued at about Shs2.8bn grant from the French Embassy and Shs400bn co-financing from Stanbic Bank Uganda   Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | France is expanding support for Uganda’s women and youth-led green businesses, moving beyond project funding towards a longer-term pipeline intended to connect …

Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | The Tooro Kingdom has cautioned subjects contributing food towards the September 29 coronation of Crown King Edward Rukidi Nyabongo I against taking items that are prohibited under royal cultural practices to Karuziika Palace. The warning was issued on Monday during a preparatory meeting at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Foundation Uganda has expanded its network of regional innovation centres to eastern Uganda with the establishment of a new hub at Busitema University. The MTN ACE Spark Innovation Hub, handed over to the university on September 15, is the second of four regional …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Traffic Police have extended Operation Ganyegenya into night hours after reports that some taxi operators with unroadworthy vehicles are deliberately taking to the roads at night to evade enforcement. Traffic Police spokesperson Michael Kananura said the Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety had changed its enforcement …

NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | Commercial Banks in Uganda have two days left to meet the new minimum Cash Reserve Requirement (CRR) set by the central bank at 13.5 percent up from the previous 11 percent. CRR is a part of the total customer deposits that a bank should maintain …

Kitgum , Uganda | URN |  Kitgum High Court has dismissed an application by Beatrice Atim Anywar, a former Kitgum Municipality MP candidate, seeking to compel the Electoral Commission to produce the voter register used in the January 15, 2026 parliamentary elections, ruling that the applicant had failed to provide …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) has warned National Resistance Movement (NRM) supporters against attempting to sabotage its activities, as the pressure group intensifies mobilisation for the 2031 presidential bid of its chairman, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba. The warning was delivered by Jimmy Lwanga, former Njeru …

  Dangote IPO will test whether African capital markets are ready to finance Africa’s next generation of industrial giants   SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY |  Dangote’s US$1.6 billion (₦2.15 trillion) refinery IPO is turning one of Africa’s biggest industrial projects into a publicly investable asset, drawing retail and institutional …

Paris, France | URN | Uganda has called on African countries to introduce a single tourist visa that would allow international visitors to travel across the continent using one travel document. This is part of the country’s efforts to strengthen tourism cooperation and increase revenue from the sector. State for …

Moroto, Uganda | URN | Women in the Karamoja sub-region have called upon the government and development partners to address the recurring violence against women, girls, and children if the peace currently being enjoyed in the region is to be sustained. The call was made during a women’s dialogue at …