Kampala, Uganda | URN | Public health specialists have called for new strategies to identify Ugandans who are living with HIV but remain unaware of their status, warning that traditional facility-based testing alone may not be enough as the population continues to grow. The call follows the release of preliminary …
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As Uganda pursues a US$500bn economy, policymakers face a difficult question: how much revenue can the country afford to sacrifice in the pursuit of growth? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s tax policy is facing an increasingly important test: whether the revenue government gives up through exemptions, …
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There is therefore a possibility that the projects could compete for crude supplies and regional markets Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East Africa is moving towards a new era in oil refining, with major projects planned in Kenya and Uganda and another proposed in Tanzania as governments …
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COMMENT | OBED K. KATUREEBE | While canvassing for votes in the last presidential and parliamentary elections of 2025/6, President Yoweri Museveni conceived the recent uniform five-cow per-household restocking plan for Teso, Lango and Acholi subregions. This followed widespread public dissatisfaction and corruption concerns over the initial legalistic compensation …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The World Health Organization’s decision to remove Uganda from its list of countries facing severe health worker shortages has attracted mixed reactions, with stakeholders divided over the opportunities and risks that come with exporting Ugandan health professionals. The WHO’s Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The water sector is making measurable progress across the country, but lawmakers say there is a deeper last-mile crisis in which entire communities remain without reliable safe water. The warning came after Water and Environment Minister Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire presented the ministry’s performance for …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nutrition activists are calling for greater attention to the nutritional needs of adolescents and young people, warning that Uganda’s traditional focus on malnutrition among children under five is leaving older children with less attention. The call was made during a three-day Sports for Health tournament …
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Why is energy critical to a country? SPECIAL FEATURE | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Energy is one of the most important utilities that enable the functioning of modern life. Without it, most aspects of our day-to-day lives would grind to a halt. You can link a country’s energy …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda is positioning digital innovation and artificial intelligence (AI) as drivers of tourism growth, President Yoweri Museveni said Sunday as the country marked World Tourism Day. Museveni made the remarks while presiding over a national World Tourism Day commemoration held in the eastern district of …
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Lamu, Kenya | URN | President Yoweri Museveni has backed the construction of a mega petroleum refinery at Lamu in Kenya, but says Uganda will not invest in the project for now. Museveni says that before the Dangote East Africa Refinery project was finalised, he held discussions with Nigerian businessman …
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