Pros 3-6 Nov Gross 4-6 Nov Subs 7 Nov Entebbe, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | The 2025 Uganda Open Pro winner Celestin Nsazuwera, from Rwanda, and Kenya’s Daniel Nduva have entered the Stanbic Bank-sponsored Entebbe Open that tees off with the pros opening the course from …
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Nairobi, Kenya | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | The Office of the Jago (Prime Minister) of the Tieng Adhola Cultural Institution has urged Ugandans living in Kenya to remain united and harness their skills, businesses and networks for the development of their homeland. The call was made on Saturday, 31 October …
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Mukono, Uganda | URN | Health workers have welcomed the launch of Uganda’s first local manufacturing facility for ‘OraQuick’ HIV self-test kits, saying it will significantly increase the number of people who know their HIV status and help the country meet its goal of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. …
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SPECIAL REPORT | Uganda insists it has contained its Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak, but cases in Kenya and Nigeria, conflicting accounts of the patients’ movements and questions about the source of infection have put its public-health assurances under renewed scrutiny, reports Ronald Musoke. In May, this year, as Uganda …
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Mombasa, Kenya | NEWS CORRESPONENT | Ugandan and Kenyan private-sector bodies have signed three agreements on tourism, trade and investment at a regional summit in Mombasa, Kenya. The memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed on the opening day of the fifth Uganda–Kenya Coast Tourism and Innovation Summit …
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The upgraded fibre route linking Nairobi and Kampala underscores the growing importance of regional cable networks NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | SEACOM, a major pan-African telecommunications and ICT company, launched a high-capacity fibre route linking Nairobi, Kisumu and Kampala. The network strengthened a key corridor carrying internet …
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Busia, Uganda | URN | Authorities in Busia District have intensified Ebola surveillance at the Uganda-Kenya border, screening travellers entering and leaving the country following reports of Ebola cases in Kenya.By Monday this week, Kenya had reported nine Ebola cases, including one death, prompting heightened vigilance at the Busia One …
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Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenya’s Ministry of Health on Friday confirmed a second death from the ongoing Ebola outbreak after a 65-year-old woman succumbed to the virus. The patient, the country’s third confirmed case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease, died while undergoing treatment at an infectious disease unit, according …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | No suspect has yet been identified in the beheading case of Rwandan ex-soldier Robert Kabera in Mpigi District. Police have said investigations continue into the killing of the refugee who had previously reported threats to his life. Kabera, 50, popularly known as Sergeant Robert, was …
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State-linked infrastructure group targets KSh68bn in annual revenue by 2030 as it seeks to capitalise on East Africa’s growing petroleum trade Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya Pipeline Company Plc is seeking to expand beyond its traditional business of transporting and storing petroleum products, targeting annual revenue …
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