Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More candidates attained a C grade and above in the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations than in 2024, signalling improved application of knowledge and skills to real-life situations. Arts and humanities subjects registered the strongest performance, while science subjects recorded a notable …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | African sugar giant once courted by Tanzania’s Kagera Sugar and heralded as a possible triumph of a continental sugar business spanning East and South Africa is heading for liquidation. Kagera Sugar was eliminated early in the process to reconfigure Tongaat’s business which also included Zimbabwe’s …
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COMMENT | ANYA SCHIFFRIN & ROBERTA CARLINI | Media outlets worldwide are dying. On top of a persistent lack of funding, they must now contend with AI summaries and chatbots, which are siphoning away audiences. A recent study found that in 2025, online traffic to news sites fell by one-third. This problem …
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Pearl Bank’s Partnership with World Vision Set to Rehabilitate Water Sources in Kamwenge for Long-Term Sustainability Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pearl Bank (formerly PostBank Uganda), World Vision Uganda, and Vision Fund International have announced a landmark partnership to rehabilitate water infrastructure across Kamwenge district. The initiative …
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The deployment is part of a broader fleet modernisation programme across the airline’s network Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | In a sign of how Emirates values its Ugandan customers, the airline is upgrading its service to Entebbe International Airport with the next generation A350, the ultra modern aircraft transforming …
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Nairobi, Kenya | BBC | Kenya’s border with Somalia will re-open in April almost 15 years after it shut because of attacks by Islamist militant group al-Shabab, President William Ruto has announced. Based in Somalia, the group has masterminded a series of deadly assaults in Kenya including one on a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting golf in Uganda by sponsoring 10 golfers to experience the 2026 Magical Kenya Open, while injecting UGX 100 million towards the tournament experience. Of the 10 flagged-off golfers, a select group will participate in the Pro-Am …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda has strengthened its internal capacity to attract new clients and mobilize green finance opportunities following an intensive training under the Uganda Green Enterprise Finance Accelerator (UGEFA). The three-day Green Loan Product Development Training, facilitated by UGEFA’s Green Finance Experts, brought together …
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COMMENT | JOSEPHA JABO | On Thursday, February 5, 2026 the minister for Kampala, Minsa Kabanda, addressed journalists at Uganda Media Centre, briefing them about the new trade order, available workspaces in public markets for street vendors and the revival of the Sunday Market. The press conference began with …
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BEIJING | Xinhua | Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for strengthening the strategic, forward-looking, and systematic layout of basic research and supporting scientists and researchers in delivering more original innovations. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, …
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