What needs to change: First, the sugar mills should stop signing contracts with males only COMMENT | JAMES KINTU | Busoga, in eastern Uganda, is a low, fertile plateau surrounded on three sides by Lake Victoria, the River Nile and Lake Kyoga. Most of its 4.3 million people farm …
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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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Uganda to unveil sobering Food Security Report with focus on Karamoja Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja will this morning release the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis at the Office of the Prime Minister, alongside the Ministers of Agriculture, Health, and …
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The Uganda government is courting global lenders to revive the €2.7 billion stalled project COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda’s long-delayed Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project is facing another major financing test, with questions over whether the government can secure the €2.7 billion (Shs13.31 trillion) needed …
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New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has urged the international community to move beyond ad-hoc security cooperation and operationalize a balanced, predictable financial burden-sharing partnership to secure long-term stability across Africa. Ambassador Rebecca Amuge Otengo, Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the African Union, made the call while addressing …
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New York, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has urged the international community to move beyond ad-hoc security cooperation and operationalize a balanced, predictable financial burden-sharing partnership to secure long-term stability across Africa. Ambassador Rebecca Amuge Otengo, Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the African Union, made the call while addressing …
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One of the most dangerous misconceptions about breast cancer is that it must hurt, or that there must be a lump COMMENT | DR ALEESHA ADATIA | Every October, the world is painted pink. The pink ribbon has done a phenomenal job of bringing breast cancer into …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has barred travelers with a history of travel to neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from transiting through the country to prevent the spread of Ebola, the Health Ministry said Friday. The move followed a case involving a traveler suspected of having a …
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As continental leaders gather in Bahir Dar, Kiryowa Kiwanuka challenges conventional development metrics and calls for local value addition, warning that raw material exports bleed the continent dry BAHIR DAR, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister of Defence, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has issued a firm call for African nations …
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Chris Lukkien, Chief Executive Officer of ZOA International visits as Uganda sets sights on stronger support for vulnerable communities Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | ZOA Uganda is marking 20 years of humanitarian and development work, reaffirming its commitment to supporting refugees, host communities and other vulnerable populations …
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