KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and his visiting Central African Republic (CAR) counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadera have held talks aimed at developing transport infrastructure linking the two countries. Museveni on Wednesday told a public rally at celebrations to mark Uganda’s 62nd independence anniversary that the CAR could …
Read More »Clerics decry declining morals among Ugandans
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders across the country have called upon their followers to use this year’s Christmas to refrain from all behaviors that are antichrist. In their Christmas messages, the leaders said that Uganda is a religious country but many of the acts happening don’t reflect that …
Read More »Ugandan youngster Dembe signs with Sweden’s BK Hacken
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda’s U-20 national team player John Paul Dembe has signed with Swedish Premier League side BK Hacken. Dembe, who has been on professional trials with BK Hacken’s U-19 team for over four months, confirmed his signing on Friday. “I am very happy that after a …
Read More »Congolese, Ugandan handed six year jail term for illegal possession of firearms
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people, one from Congo and the other from Uganda, have earned themselves a six-year jail term after confessing to illegal possession of firearms. Sadiki Gashendure, 29, hailing from Bunagana town, Karambo chiefdom in Rutshuru region, North Kivu area of the Eastern Vote-based Republic of …
Read More »Ugandan doctors recognized for excellence in cancer care
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) has honored two experts in cancer treatment for winning the International Award of Excellence in cancer care in South Korea. The awards were given by the Lee Jong-Wook Fellowship which is run by Yonsei University. Dr. Martin Origa a Gynecologist …
Read More »Congolese national, Ugandan man held over illegal possession of firearms
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Congolese and a Ugandan have been arrested for illegal possession of firearms. The suspects currently being detained at Kisoro police station are: Sadiki Gashendure ,29, a resident of Bunagana village, Karambo chiefdom in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo …
Read More »Jamila Mayanja wins U.S. Leadership Impact Award
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jamila Mayanja, the founder of Smart Girls Uganda is the winner of the 2023 Leadership Impact Award. She is being recognised for equipping young women with hands-on vocational and practical skills through the ‘Girls with Tools skilling program’. The annual Leadership Impact Award recognizes the individual …
Read More »THIS WEEK: 50% of Ugandans would spend more to pay teachers better, global survey
THIS WEEK: 50% of Ugandans would spend more to pay teachers better, global survey Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Global Parents Survey 2018 released last week shows that more than any other country polled across the world, if there were additional funds to spend on their children, 56% of …
Read More »UPDF: 100 ADF rebels killed in DR Congo strikes
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s army on Wednesday claimed that its operations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed over 100 members of a Ugandan Muslim rebel group accused of murdering UN peacekeepers. “Over 100 terrorists were killed with several others wounded and their logistic stores destroyed,” said general …
Read More »VIDEO: Ugandan exporters to engage Gulf importers to increase exports
VIDEO: Ugandan exporters to engage Gulf importers to increase exports Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | In an effort to grow the value of exports to the United Arab Emirates from the current 83 million, Uganda exporters will engage Gulf importers in Dubai in an expo and convention scheduled for October …
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