Budongo, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Across the scenic Murchison Landscape of Western Uganda, the northern Albertine Rift is celebrated for its outstanding biodiversity richness. The region harbors an astounding ecological community, accounting for 52% of Africa’s bird species, 39% of its mammal species, 19% of its amphibian …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda has imposed an immediate one-month moratorium on the granting of new mineral licences and exploration rights as the government moves to tighten oversight, eliminate speculative claims and align the mining sector with its economic transformation agenda. The temporary freeze was announced by Energy and …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has launched a study to assess the usage and impact of mobile phones, particularly smartphones, in Uganda as the country works towards achieving 100 percent national network coverage by 2030. The assessment will examine smartphone penetration, the cost of devices, and …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | URN | Personnel from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UDPF) and the Police have been deployed at the Tooro Kingdom administrative offices at Muchwa in Fort Portal City. The Muchwa also houses the kingdom’s parliamentary chambers (Orukurato Orukuru Orwensanju). The deployment followed an announcement by Tooro …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s ambition to expand its economy nearly tenfold by 2040 will depend largely on the country’s ability to mobilise and channel capital into businesses, housing and infrastructure, Housing Finance Bank has said. The bank made the call at the REDi Mbarara 2026 – Ankole …
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Alicante, Spain | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Ugandan entrepreneur Samuel Nabeeta Mulowooza has received an international honorary award in recognition of his role in advocating for renewable energy use, supporting innovation and youth empowerment in the East African nation. The honorary award was presented to Nabeeta on Sunday, August 30, at …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | President Yoweri Museveni has, for over the last 20 years, been passionately crusading for wealth creation for all Ugandans. Indeed, he has championed several programmers all meant to uplift the economic status of Ugandans. From Entandikwa to Operation Wealth Creation, NAADS to now …
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The boy who inherited a crown and made it his own COVER STORY | ISAAC KHISA | There are easier ways to become an adult than by becoming a king first. King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV had little choice in the matter. At three, he inherited …
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But the virus is still advancing next door in DRC Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda finally got the Ebola declaration it had effectively claimed for itself a month earlier. On Thursday, Aug. 27, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and …
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Cwinya-ai finished the final two days stronger, climbs to third Kampala, Uganda | UGU MEDIA | Dominic Musonda didn’t play his best game in the fourth and final round of the Uganda Open. But that was largely because he didn’t need to. At one point, midway through the …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
