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Putin, AU discuss sanctions, food access for Africa

Putin and Sall addressed a wide range of cooperation issues, including the importance of enhancing political dialogue as well as economic and...

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Featured

11 UPDF soldiers injured in Moroto road accident airlifted to Bombo hospital

The soldiers were aboard a military vehicle registration number D03DF 117, which got involved in an accident near Hotel Africana - about...

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Featured

Busia district embarks on mass vaccination against rabies

Dr. Patrick Barasa, the Busia District Veterinary Officer says that their target is to vaccinate 8,000 cats and dogs.

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Latest News

UN agencies launch campaign to increase girl enrollment in secondary schools

The UN agencies include UNAIDS, UNESCO, UNFPA, UN Women, and UNICEF. The campaign dubbed, ‘Education Plus Initiative’ aims to accelerate action and...

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Education

Mukono authorities call for incorporation of sexuality education in schools

Dr. Stephen Mulindwa, the Mukono District Health Officer says that the number of teenage pregnancies in the district has continued rising despite...

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Crime

Kitagwenda district officials interdicted for abuse of office

Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, the Kitagwenda Chief Administrative Officer Richard Ssebandeke, said that when he assumed office, he found so many...

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Latest News

Pilgrims at Namugongo feel pinch of rising commodity prices

Fred Muhereza arrived on Tuesday from Isingiro district. He sought to buy drinking water and food when he arrived because he was...

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Business

UNBS to work with trader associations in enforcing standards

Patricia Bagaine, the Deputy Executive Director in charge of standards says some of the trader associations they will collaborate with include Uganda...

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Latest News

Rubanda man buried alive in stone quarry.

A 27-year-old man in Rubanda district was buried alive in a quarry where he was mining stones for economic survival after it...

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Africa

USAID rolls out project to tackle corruption in refugee response

Uganda is currently home to 1.5 million refugees. The majority of the refugees are settled in the West Nile sub-region.

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COVID-19

Gov’t turns to private health providers to salvage high vaccine stocks.

While the National Medical Stores (NMS) doesn’t reveal the exact number of vaccines in stores now, the country has since March 2021...

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Crime

North Kyoga police arrest their own over torture of suspect in custody

They were arrested on Wednesday after a video showing them beating and kicking a suspect in handcuffs started making rounds on social...

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Court

Pastor Ssenyonga’s bodyguards jailed over robbery of church member

One of the guards Ali Ojulango has been convicted in absentia and will be handed his sentence upon arrest whereas Godfrey Mwanda...

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Africa

South Sudan gets first 5-Star hotel

Radisson Hotel Group has launched the first internationally branded 5-star hotel in South Sudan.

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Africa

Uganda shilling plunge may persist till global crises ease: BOU

The official foreign exchange rate by the Bank of Uganda put the dollar at 3,750.91 buying, while it was selling at 3,760.91...

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Africa

Hunger kills 200 in Karamoja.

Rebecca Kwagala, the head of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Karamoja region, said the prevalence of GAM among children in Karamoja...

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Africa

Stop questioning why we are not joining Besigye protest: LOP

According to Mpuuga, NUP leaders made their recommendations in Parliament on how the skyrocketing commodity prices challenges can be resolved by the...