Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom has called for a strategic partnership with the European Union (EU) to help unlock and develop the region’s tourism potential. Speaking through Prime Minister Andrew Byakutaga, the Kingdom highlighted a wide range of untapped attractions, including cultural heritage sites, royal tombs, …
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Uganda Moves to Convert Australian Tourism Interest Into Visitor Numbers After Countrywide Familiarisation Tour. Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | A delegation of Australian tourism professionals who recently completed a countrywide familiarisation tour across Uganda has met Uganda’s High Commissioner to Australia for a strategic reflection on how …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has summoned the National Resistance Movement’s (NRM) Central Executive Committee (CEC) for an urgent meeting on Friday, May 22, as the ruling party moves to settle on its preferred candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the 12th Parliament. The parliamentary elections …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Ministry of Health has released fresh Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) aimed at protecting learners, teachers, and staff following the Ebola outbreak. The guidelines come at a time when schools across the country are set to reopen for the second term of 2026. ADr. Denis Mugimba, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Amid heightened Ebola alertness in the country, the swearing-in of the Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) Lord Mayor Ronald Balimwezo Nsubuga and 34 councilors at City Hall was conducted under strict health protocols that significantly limited public participation. The ceremony, held on Wednesday, took place under …
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Gulu, Uganda | URN | Richard Todwong, the Secretary General of the ruling National Resistance Movement, has said the party will officially pronounce itself on its preferred candidate for the Speaker of Parliament after a meeting of the party’s Central Executive Committee scheduled for Friday. Todwong said the highly anticipated …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Service Cops Limited has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Insurance Training College to establish the ITC–Service Cops Innovation Hub, an initiative aimed at driving digital transformation, innovation, and skills development within Uganda’s insurance and financial services sector. The partnership, announced in Kampala on May …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | A growing number of Ugandans desperate for work abroad are falling into the hands of international trafficking syndicates, ending up trapped in brutal scam compounds across Myanmar, Thailand and parts of Southeast Asia, where survivors describe torture, forced labour, starvation and threats of death. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Reach A Hand has launched the latest edition of “Beyond the Canvas” with a renowned global motivational speaker, Nick Vujicic, headlining the unveiling at Reach A Hand, Africa Headquarters in Kampala, Lungujja on May 18, 2026. Now in its 3rd edition, running under the …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | A multi-agency corruption investigation targeting alleged financial misconduct in Parliament and other government institutions has reportedly recovered cash, electronic devices, and documentary evidence linked to former Speaker Anita Among following a four-day search operation at her residences and offices. The operation, which sources say was …
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