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Cultural gala blends art, oil dev’t and China-Uganda friendship

Buliisa, Uganda | Xinhua | An 80-meter-long mural depicting Uganda’s national bird, the crested crane, alongside a Chinese dragon symbolizing harmony, stood as the centerpiece of a cultural gala recently held in Kasinyi Village, a remote community in western Uganda’s Buliisa District. The event, organized by Chinese oil company Sinopec, …

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MUSEVENI: Chinese investment drives industrial transformation

MBALE, Uganda | Xinhua | Chinese-funded industrial parks and factories are playing a vital role in driving Uganda’s industrial transformation, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said on Friday. He made the remarks when visiting the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park in the eastern city of Mbale. Museveni, who inaugurated four new Chinese-invested …

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UNHCR: Political progress key to solving refugee crisis in DRC

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Recent commitments made between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have paved the way for concrete steps in refugee repatriation, with hundreds of Rwandan refugees having already returned home, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Filippo Grandi, head …

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Rwanda confirms arrival of 7 migrants deported from U.S.

KIGALI, RWANDA | Xinhua |  Rwanda has received a group of seven migrants from the United States, marking the first arrivals under a recently signed bilateral resettlement agreement, government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told local media on Thursday. She said the migrants arrived in mid-August and are being housed with support …

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U.S. approves sale of missiles, related equiment to Ukraine

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of air delivered munitions and related equipment to Ukraine for an estimated cost of 825 million U.S. dollars. The principal contractors will be Zone 5 Technologies and CoAspire, and the U.S. government is not aware …

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Safal Uganda Baati Foundation backs rotary cancer run for health equity

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Safal Uganda Baati Foundation will on Sunday, August 31, join thousands of Ugandans in the Rotary Cancer Run, underscoring its commitment to advancing public health through community-driven action. The Foundation, which operates as the corporate social responsibility arm of Uganda Baati Limited, will participate …

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