Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One hundred twenty-eight Equity Leadership Program scholars have secured admission and scholarships to join 62 global universities located in 19 countries around the world. Equity Group Foundation (EGF) Executive Chairman Dr. James Mwangi commissioned the airlift of the 128 scholars drawn from the …
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COMMENT | ADRIAN BUKENYA | Each year, Uganda produces over 700,000 graduates, yet only about 238,000 are absorbed into formal employment. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics, the graduate unemployment rate stands at 15.2 percent, the overall unemployment rate at 12.3 percent, and 50.9 percent of young people aged …
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SPECIAL REPORT | Juanita Williams – ALLAFRICA.COM | U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new executive order that changes how the U.S. government awards research grants and foreign monetary assistance on August 7, 2025. The order is called “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking”, and while the government says this will stop …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in the Karamoja sub-region have blamed the increasing number of school dropouts on parental negligence. Officials say many parents are failing to fulfil their responsibilities in ensuring that their children remain in school, leading to high dropout rates, especially in primary and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd., the company spearheading the development of Uganda’s crude oil export pipeline, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rotary to support the implementation of the EACOP Green Schools Initiative. The MoU establishes a …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwot Acana II, the Paramount Chief of Ker Kwaro Acholi, has emphasized the importance of retaining students within the Acholi sub-region for their education. Speaking at the annual Thanksgiving ceremony at YY Okot Memorial College in Pager Division, Kitgum Municipality, he urged parents to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 1,415,857 candidates have been registered for the 2025 national examinations across all levels, according to the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB). These include candidates for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE), Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE), and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 36,000 students across Uganda have applied for government-sponsored diploma programmes in tertiary institutions to undertake diploma programmes. However, only 4,000 of them, representing only 11 percent of the applicants, will receive government scholarships, leaving over 32,000 applicants without support. Hajj Muzamiru Mukwatampola, …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The West Nile Development Association (WENDA) has launched a school mentoring program aimed at addressing rising school dropout rates and behavioral challenges among learners in the region. According to recent statistics from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), 60 percent of children in the West …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new locally driven technology initiative is bringing hope to thousands of Ugandan students by addressing the country’s persistent digital divide between rural and urban learners. The “One Student, One Computer” program is equipping learners from low-income and remote communities with affordable laptops designed specifically …
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