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Uganda celebrates women’s progress at 2025 Women’s Day Banquet

A focal point of this year’s event was the success of Tooke Flour, an innovative product made from green bananas developed under the Presidential Initiative for Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) led by Florence Isabirye Muranga. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda marked International Women’s Day on March 25, 2025 …

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Perinatal deaths in Lango blamed on malaria, teenage pregnancy

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical personnel have attributed the high level of perinatal deaths in Lango sub region to teenage pregnancies and malaria. Data have shown that 180 newborn babies died from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Lira Regional Referral Hospital in the year 2024. In …

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China donates rice to northeastern Uganda to alleviate food shortage

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | China has donated 1,610 metric tonnes of rice to Uganda’s semi-arid northeastern region of Karamoja, where thousands of people are struggling with food shortages. Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong handed over the donation to a representative of Ugandan Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja at an …

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Uganda sees over 70% surge in coffee export value in past 12 months

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s coffee export value has surged by more than 70 percent over the past 12 months, the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries announced on Wednesday. A ministry statement indicated that Uganda’s coffee exports increased by 6.99 percent in quantity and 70.71 percent …

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Gov’t explains current power outages

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The country is currently facing increase in power outages and load shedding, a situation that has left users calling for an explanation form the responsible authorities. It comes amidst the final transition stages from the expiring 20-year distribution concession held by Umeme Ltd to …

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Buwembo hopeful of winning Rubaga South on NUP ticket

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Renowned Kampala political and human rights activist, Habib Buwembo, is confident that if he secures the National Unity Platform (NUP) ticket he will win Rubaga South constituency on his second attempt. Buwembo crossed from Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) to NUP about two years …

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