Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uwelukoosi the Third Umukuuka uwe (Cultural Leader of the) Bamasaaba/Bagisu, Jude Mike Mudoma, has arrived in Washington DC to attend week-long activities marking the inauguration of President Elect Donald J. Trump. Mudoma and his delegation arrived in Washington, USA, on Saturday morning aboard an SN …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | CEO Summit Uganda, an executive think tank in December visited vulnerable children at the Noah’s Ark Village in the spirit of holiday cheer. Noah’s Ark Village is a community-based organization that supports children with special needs with temporary shelter, long-term care, educational programs, and …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | CMC Motors Group, one of the oldest dealers in motor vehicles in East Africa, has announced it is ceasing operations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The Company, originally known for the distribution of Ford, Mazda and Suzuki vehicles said in a January 17 statement, …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The number of cholera cases in Uganda has risen to 67 since the disease outbreak was announced in the northern part of the country on Jan. 7, the Ministry of Health said Friday. Daniel Kyabayinze, director of public health at the Ministry of Health, told …
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Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health and Kyotera District Health authorities are intensifying surveillance operations at Mutukula border-post, and other entry points following an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Tanzania. The outbreak was traced in Kagera Region, particularly the two districts of Biharamulo and Muleba. MVD is a severe …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has received 2,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) for a prevention campaign to be launched next month, a senior government official said on Friday. Ugandan Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng told reporters that …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called on investors worldwide to come and do business in Uganda in particular and Africa in general which he said offers a myriad of investment opportunities in various sectors. He said that Uganda’s economy is growing at a fast rate …
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GROUP A: Kenya, Morocco, Angola, DR Congo, Zambia GROUP B: Tanzania, Madagascar, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic GROUP C: Uganda, Niger, Guinea, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2 GROUP D: Senegal, Congo, Sudan, Nigeria Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Draw for the finals of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The head coach of Uganda’s U-17 women’s team is confident that her team will be capable of picking up positive results in the first round of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2025 qualifiers. Sheryl Botes Ulanda, the head coach, told Xinhua on Wednesday that her …
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Growth in oil, gas, and mining drives economic ambitions amid global and regional opportunities Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | This year, Uganda’s extractive sector is on the cusp of significant growth and transformation, fueled by both regional and global dynamics. Spanning oil, gas, and mining, the sector is set to …
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