KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | A senior Ugandan official on Tuesday welcomed China’s decision to fully implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries with diplomatic relations, starting from May 1, saying the move will accelerate industrialization and economic development across the continent. Oryem Henry Okello, Uganda’s minister of state for …
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Maya Majueran | At the 39th African Union Summit on Saturday, China announced that it will fully implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries having diplomatic relations with China starting from May 1, 2026. It is not only a routine trade policy update but also a signal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christians across Uganda joined millions around the world on Wednesday to mark Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40-day Lenten season, a solemn period of prayer, fasting, repentance, and renewal ahead of Easter. But beyond the ash placed on foreheads, church leaders used the …
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Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s political battlefield was jolted Wednesday after Mawokota South legislator Yusuf Nsibambi formally defected from the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to the ruling National Resistance Movement, a move analysts say deepens the widening cracks inside the country’s opposition ranks. Nsibambi was officially …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new group of 20 Ugandan students has been selected to benefit from the Airtel Africa Tech Fellowship, a Shs 3.85 billion initiative aimed at supporting talented learners from disadvantaged backgrounds who are pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The programme, run …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi will spend more time on remand at Luzira Prison after the Prosecution requested additional time to verify the sureties presented in his bail application. Mabirizi is facing charges of malicious communication and hate speech linked to alleged TikTok posts targeting …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua-based FUFA Big League side Onduparaka FC has turned to music concerts to address mounting financial challenges threatening the club’s operations and competitive future. Since being relegated from the Uganda Premier League at the end of the 2022/23 season, Onduparaka has struggled to generate the …
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Nsibambi tired of opposition politics Kampla, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yusuf Nsibambi, the veteran Mawokota South Member of parliament has officially crossed from the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), announcing that he is returning his FDC membership card at the party secretariat. …
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The $4 billion-plus pipeline, now about 79% complete, is designed to export crude from Uganda’s Lake Albert oilfields to Tanzania’s Indian Ocean port of Tanga Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda is approaching a pivotal economic moment, according to Stanbic Bank Uganda Chief Executive Mumba Kalifungwa, who said the country must …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority City Hall Court has remanded more than 100 suspects on charges related to disturbing public peace across Kampala and Wakiso Districts. The suspects, including two women, were arraigned before Grade One Magistrate Edgar Karakire and denied the charges. They were …
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