Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s total public debt stock increased to USD 34.86 billion (UGX 131.2 trillion) by the end of December 2025, up from USD 34.21 billion (UGX 128.7 trillion) at the end of September 2025. This is despite the debt service totaling UGX1.563 trillion. The 52.7 …
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COMMENT | CRISPIN KAHERU | Lately, Uganda keeps appearing in international headlines. Usually it is about politics, security, or some geopolitical something. That is how the world often meets us. But if you walk around the country itself, the story feels different. Recently, I attended a forum where a joint British and …
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Mengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A nationwide drive to raise $4 million to complete the building of the first Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) facility in Uganda has got the backing of the Katikiro of Buganda. The Katikiro of Buganda Owek. Charles Peter Mayiga today hailed the Joint Clinic Research …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda could face a sharp rise in drowning deaths if urgent safety training is not introduced for island communities and residents living near landing sites, water transport safety experts have warned. The warning comes as the World Health Organization continues to rank Uganda among …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has enacted the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2025, bringing to a close one of the longest-running legislative battles in Uganda’s creative industry. The amendments update the 2006 Copyright Act, introducing stricter penalties for piracy, stronger digital protections against online infringement, and …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda on Tuesday launched a phased relocation of southern white rhinos to Kidepo Valley National Park in the country’s northeast, marking their return more than 40 years after disappearing from the area. The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said in a statement that the first two …
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An electric vehicle requires roughly four times more copper than a conventional internal-combustion engine car because of their heavy reliance on electric wiring, motors and batteries. SPECIAL FEATURE | DERRICK LAMAR WATIMA | In the 20th century, oil shaped global power — it made and unmade nations. Nations sitting on vast petroleum …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 43 Ugandans have been arrested in the past seven months for attempting to apply for visas to the United States of America using forged documents. Addressing journalists at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, James Bloomer, the Regional Security Officer at the United …
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The NGO Bureau chief says about 7,000 NGOs operate in Uganda, though many have closed or downsized due to funding and compliance challenges Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The future of Uganda’s non-governmental organisation sector is increasingly uncertain, as a combination of donor withdrawal, regulatory scrutiny and operational …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 7,000 illegal gaming machines worth Shs8.8 billion have been seized across Uganda over the past five years in operations aimed at curbing unlicensed gaming and protecting the public from exploitation. The enforcement operations, conducted from the 2021/2022 financial year to date, targeted unlicensed …
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