WASHINGTON | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump met on Friday with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House, downplaying recent tensions. Speaking to reporters after their meeting, both sides said they had a productive discussion centered around improving the nation’s biggest city. “The better he does, …
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His triumph in the recent mayoral election in New York City makes him the first person of Ugandan origin and (dual) citizenship to hold a major elected office in the United States NEWS ANALYSIS | GEOFF SHULLENBERGER | Uganda has few claims to fame in the global imagination, and those …
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34 years from Kampala to New York city mayor COVER STORY | JOSEPH WERE | The historic rise of Zohran Mamdani who was born in Kampala in 1991 to become the chief executive of the wealthiest and power-packed city in the world has excited Ugandans in the same way the rise …
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WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | U.S. Democrats swept multiple elections on Tuesday — a string of victories which some analysts believe could reinvigorate the embattled party. Progressive Democrat Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral race by a landslide while Democrats also secured decisive victories in the gubernatorial …
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COMMENT | PATRICK OYULU | By the time New York woke up this morning, Kampala group chats were already five voice notes deep. Somewhere on the campaign trail, a random New Yorker says, “I used to live in Muyenga,” and Zohran Mamdani replies “Oh, I lived in Buziga. Now, yours …
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Lessons for Bobi Wine from Zohran Mamdani’s campaign to become New York City mayor THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Zohran Mamdani, son of our own Prof. Mahmoud Mamdani of Buziga, Kampala, is poised to win the race for New York City (NYC) mayor. At 34, Zohran has …
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10 things about Uganda‑born Democratic nominee for New York City mayor ANALYSIS | SHERIFF BOJANG JNR | Born in Kampala, raised in Cape Town in post-apartheid South Africa and politically awakened in New York’s Queens, Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s journey to becoming the Democratic contender for mayor of the US’ largest city …
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New York, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Zohran Mamdani, a Uganda-born son of political science Professor Mahmood Mamdani, has upended political expectations by clinching the Democratic nomination in New York City’s mayoral primary, marking a potential turning point for American urban politics. At just 33, the state lawmaker’s bold vision—built …
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