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Uganda's 80-year-old president in bid to extend 40-year rule
BBC
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July 6, 2025
Uganda's long-serving president, Yoweri Museveni, 80, has been declared the governing party's candidate in next year's presidential election, opening the way for him to seek to extend his nearly 40 years in power. In his acceptance speech,...
Zimbabwe start Rugby Africa Cup defence with win over Morocco
New Zimbabwe
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July 8, 2025
By Sport Reporter The Zimbabwe senior men’s rugby team started its 2025 Rugby Africa Cup campaign with a 43–8 win over Morocco on Tuesday at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium in Nambole, Kampala. The victory saw Zimbabwe securing a place in the...
PostBank showcases innovative financial solutions at Jinja Agricultural Exhibition
Independent (Uganda)
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July 8, 2025
PostBank Uganda officials delivered a key presentation to 15 rural women group leaders from different regions of the country, plus an 11-woman delegation from Kenya and a 3-woman delegation from Zambia. Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a...
African Petroleum Producers' Organization (APPO) Secretary General To Speak At The African Energy Week (AEW) 2025 As Africa Energy Bank Prepares For Launch
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a significant step toward bolstering financing for Africa's energy sector, the African Petroleum Producers' Organization (APPO) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) are advancing plans to launch the African...
NMG, KPMG and Equity Bank set for Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies Survey launch
Independent (Uganda)
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July 8, 2025
Equity Bank Managing Director Mr Gift Shoko Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank’s role in supporting Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Uganda will come into focus when the 2025 Top 100 Mid-Sized Companies Survey is officially...
Ugandan Film “Janani: The Last Stand” is the top film this year at the Zanzibar International Film Festival
Anglican Ink - Florida
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July 6, 2025
Matt Bish’s biographical drama about Anglican martyr Archbishop Janani Luwum earns acclaim at East Africa’s premier film festival A Ugandan film chronicling the final days of Archbishop Janani Luwum has achieved significant recognition at the 2025...
Policy rate cut sparks debate over economic logic
Daily News Tanzania
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July 8, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: A debate has emerged following the Bank of Tanzania’s (BoT) decision to cut its benchmark Central Bank Rate (CBR) by 25 basis points to 5.75 per cent, a move the central bank said was necessary to sustain economic momentum in the...
Ugandan leader nominated as ruling party's presidential candidate for 2026 polls
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was on Saturday nominated as the sole candidate to represent the ruling party in next year's presidential election. Museveni, who will seek a seventh consecutive five-year term, was...
NAC’s Uganda GBV model scales down Intimate Partner Violence
The News Hawks
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July 8, 2025
BY BRENNA MATENDERE ANNASTANCIA Zendakwaye, National Aids Council’s District AIDS Coordinator for Zaka, has revealed how a model to tackle Gender Based Violence which originated in Uganda titled SASA, has gone a long way in scaling down Intimate...
Behind bars, Ugandan opposition figure Besigye launches a new political party
Newsday - New York
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KAMPALA, Uganda — The party of opposition figure Kizza Besigye was launched in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Tuesday, with its jailed leader behind bars for alleged treason. Supporters at the event carried a framed portrait of Besigye, who was...
How the World Bank Left African Hospital Patients “Detained” and in Crushing Debt
Mother Jones
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July 8, 2025
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was produced in partnership with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Jacob Njagi’s newborn son...
Who’s Afraid of Zohran Mamdani?
New York Mag
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July 8, 2025
Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo To win the nomination for mayor, Zohran Mamdani outwitted and outworked the city’s lethargic Democratic political Establishment. And that seems to be driving the old guard mad. Think of New York’s Democratic...
Voices: Norman Tebbit carried a torch for a ‘true-blue’ politics now embraced by Nigel Farage
The Independent
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Evolve Group Africa to host inaugural women in marketing summit in Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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July 8, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Evolve Group Africa is set to host the first-ever Women in Marketing Summit & Honors 2025. This landmark event aims to bring together leading figures in the marketing industry to celebrate and empower women....
Rugby Africa Cup underway in Kampala
Informante
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July 8, 2025
Namibia starts its Rugby Africa Cup campaign against Senegal at Kampala’s Mandela National Stadium today at 13:00. Eight nations — including hosts Uganda and defending champions Zimbabwe — are competing for a World Cup qualifying spot. Fans will...
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Urges China for Technical Support to Boost Uganda’s Export Standards
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 8, 2025
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Thomas Tayebwa, expressed gratitude to the Government of China for granting duty-free and quota-free market access to Ugandan products under 98 tariff lines. However, he noted that Uganda’s biggest...
Uganda commissions upgraded Karibuni Executive Lounge at Entebbe Airport
Independent (Uganda)
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July 5, 2025
Inside the children’s hub of the new Karibuni Executive Business Lounge. PHOTO URN Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has commissioned a newly expanded Karibuni Executive Business Lounge at Entebbe...
Lavrov slams IMF and World Bank for favoring Ukraine over Africa
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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Russias foreign minister has called for the reform of global financial institutions and the more equitable distribution of aid Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for what...
Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion
Scroll.in
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Zohran Mamdani’s sensational defeat of the Democratic Party establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral primary election is reverberating in the US and globally. His win has revealed the weaknesses of the Democratic Party and...
New Entebbe airport business lounge to be altered after public backlash
Observer
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July 7, 2025
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has pledged to make adjustments to the newly launched Karibuni Business Lounge at Entebbe International Airport following a wave of public criticism, particularly about its interior design. Unveiled last...