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Great: UIA Scoops $900m Investment Deals In Diplomatic Partnerships

Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), an autonomous body dedicated to promoting and facilitating investment in Uganda, has once again demonstrated its prowess by attracting investors from Egypt, Turkiye, Qatar, Morocco and India During the recently concluded EA Investment Summit, organized alongside NAM, UIA’s

January 20, 2024

Business·National News

Uganda, Cuba Sign New Barter Trade Cooperation Deal

Uganda and Cuba have once again signed another Memorandum of Understanding, this time on Trade cooperation. This is the 3rd cooperation agreement being signed by the two nations after two others which were signed in September last year. The agreements signed in

January 19, 2024

Politics

Rage As Ugandan MPs Allocate UGX 3.9B For Financial Crime Awareness Campaign

A section Ugandan Nitizens have slammed the Parliament of Uganda after legislators allocated Shs3.9 billion for a comprehensive financial crime sensitization campaign to combat financial scams and embezzlement. This move is seen as a renewed commitment to addressing the complex issue that

January 18, 2024

News

Shock As Catholic Bishop Steps Down Few Days To Installation,Marking Second Consecutive Resignation

Bishop Gustavo Larrazábal the auxilary bishop of San Juan de Cuyo in Argentina resigned, Wednesday, January 17, 2024, just three days before his installation and 35 days after Pope Francis appointed him as Bishop of Mar del Plata in eastern Argentina. This

January 18, 2024

Crime

Court Adjourns Kampala Businessman Asiimwe Forgery Case

The matter in which the Kampala city businessman and company director at Taifa Partners Limited, Emmanuel Asiimwe is accused of forging and uttering false documents has been adjourned to February 9, 2024. Asiimwe appeared in court on Thursday before the Chief Magistrate

January 18, 2024

Africa

Sudan Cuts Ties With IGAD Mediation Group Ahead Of Summit In Uganda

The Foreign Ministry in Sudan has announced suspending its involvement in mediation attempts with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) regarding the current crisis in Sudan. IGAD is a collection of East African states that have offered to arbitrate between the leaders

January 18, 2024

Op-ed

Dan Matsiko: Without Cecilia Ogwal’s Excellent Leadership Style The Country Is More Poorer In Intellectual & Refined Current Wisdom

Where do I start and end ladies and gentlemen here ? Mama FDC, Mama Uganda, Mama Lango, Mama Dokolo, former UPC party iron lady in the 80s and 90s before she joined the mighty FDC mass political party of Uganda. Our icon

January 18, 2024

Op-ed

FDC Are Wedded To The Idea That Nandala Mafabi Is Their Long Term Leader-Nathan Kikku Mubiru

Elias Lukwago, who experienced a vote of no confidence by United Forces of Change this morning through their demonstration against poor roads in his area of governance, Kampala will never be president of the Forum for Democratic Change “any time soon”, according

January 18, 2024

News

Sad: Veteran Legislator Cecilia Ogwal Succumbs To Cancer In India

Former miss Uganda and Dokolo District woman Member of parliament Hon.Cecilia Barbara Atim Ogwal,77 has died. The information coming from the family members reveals that Ogwal succumbed to cancer at a hospital in India on Thursday morning where she had gone for

January 18, 2024

National News

Just In: M7 Pardons Former NSSF MD David Jamwa,10 Other Prisoners

Jailed former NSSF MD David Chandi Jamwa tops a list of 10 inmates who have been offered forgiveness under the Presidential prerogative of mercy, a signed document by president Museveni has revealed. ” Yes. That letter is authentic and I think he

January 17, 2024