Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 90 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda’s wood industry have begun a four-month business incubation programme aimed at improving competitiveness, strengthening value addition and positioning the country’s forestry sector for greater economic returns. The programme, launched by the Food and Agriculture …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority has officially launched the Open Park Days Influencer Campaign, an initiative aimed at inspiring more Ugandans to visit the country’s protected areas through authentic digital storytelling by content creators. The campaign was flagged off at Murchison Falls National Park, where …
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Independent MPs Sign Cooperation Agreement Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) has further consolidated its influence in the 12th Parliament after dozens of Independent Members of Parliament signed a cooperation agreement allowing them to work closely with the ruling party. The memorandum of …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania have endorsed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at reshaping East Africa’s energy economy by shifting the region’s focus from crude oil exports to building an integrated regional energy and …
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Five months into the job, Ato Girma Wake is quietly rebuilding Uganda Airlines from the inside out COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | When Ato Girma Wake accepted the role of acting chief executive officer of Uganda Airlines five months ago, he inherited something few airline executives would envy. An …
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Parliament approves UPDF deployment to Gaza after heated debate Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament on Thursday approved the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) to the Gaza Strip after a heated and deeply divided debate. The motion, introduced unexpectedly during plenary by the Minister ofa …
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COMMENT | IVAN DARLINGTON MWEBE | Recent fuel price shocks across East Africa have once again exposed a structural vulnerability the region can no longer ignore. In Kenya, diesel prices have climbed past Ksh 206 per litre, with petrol following closely. In Tanzania, fuel now trades above TSh 3,800 …
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COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE | Recent remarks by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on the rising cost of bride price and increasingly expensive wedding ceremonies have sparked an important national conversation. Whether one agrees with every aspect of his argument or not, the concern he raised deserves serious …
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COMMENT | MATHIAS RUKUBA | Every morning, thousands of Ugandans leave their homes and get onto the roads with a simple expectation. To return safely at the end of the day. They hug their children goodbye, promise to be back for supper, head to work, school, business, or the market, …
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East Africa’s shrinking mountain glaciers on three peaks in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania will soon be no more. The 2025 State of the Climate in Africa report (page 13) estimates that the ice areas on Mt Kenya, the continent’s second-highest peak, have shrunk 96% in the past 115 years. The …
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