Paris, France | URN | Uganda has called on African countries to introduce a single tourist visa that would allow international visitors to travel across the continent using one travel document. This is part of the country’s efforts to strengthen tourism cooperation and increase revenue from the sector. State for …
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From Abstract Matrices to Nagongera: How a Ugandan scholar’s ‘Neocomplexity’ is building real-world bridges SPECIAL FEATURE | THE INDEPENDENT | On an ordinary day in Nagongera, Tororo District, a gathering of local residents, elders, and visiting researchers exchange ideas, their voices harmonizing over the blueprints of a …
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In June 2026, Uganda and UNESCO validated the country’s AI Readiness Assessment on its preparedness to adopt and govern AI responsibly NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The machine that decides the price of a Ugandan’s airline ticket, helps a farmer detect pest damage or writes a …
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Five Women-Led Startups Receive $10,000 Each Under Standard Chartered Foundation Women in Tech Programme Kampala, Uganda | NEW CORRESPONDENT | Five women-led technology and tech-enabled businesses have received a combined US$50,000 (about Shs185 million) in catalytic funding to support the next phase of their growth under the Standard …
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Geneva, Switzerland | URN | The World Health Organization Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that people living with noncommunicable diseases face a heightened risk of preventable harm while receiving healthcare. Dr Tedros says a new WHO analysis estimates that about one in six people with noncommunicable diseases experience …
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The East African nation is trying to build alternative fuel routes rather than depend on a single route NEWS ANALYSIS | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda’s oil story has, for more than a decade, been told from the shores of Lake Albert. That is where the country’s biggest …
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Entebbe, Uganda | UGU MEDIA | Superlatives are about to be exhausted for Ronald Rugumayo. With a fifth straight professional title and yet again the lion’s share of the kitty, the message from him is ‘Catch Me If You Can.’ Quite clearly, Rugumayo today is competing against himself. You …
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OPINION | ANTHONY KIVUMBI | Drive out of Kampala on any road you like. Take the road to Naggalama, where I went to school. Somewhere beyond the last trading centre, you will likely see a plot with a ring beam but no roof. The blocks are well laid. The windows …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has launched a mobile training programme aimed at taking skills development closer to employees working at Shell service stations and mechanics across the country. The initiative, dubbed “Learning on Wheels,” consists of two mobile training units a Retail Academy and a Shell Lubricants …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | State Minister for Mineral Development Phiona Nyamutoro has said that Uganda needs to ensure that its mineral wealth generates maximum value for Ugandans. Nyamutoro said Uganda’s mining sector must move beyond the extraction and export of raw minerals to create productive investment, employment, industrial capacity …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
