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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Regional Referral Hospital is in a state of disrepair significantly hampering its ability to provide adequate medical services. According to Professor Mary Margaret Ajiko, a consultant surgeon at the hospital, there is need for new infrastructure and resources. She highlighted that since the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ‘Kwiso Mu Cinema’ is becoming popular among youth in many suburbs of Kampala city – for a good reason. It is while enjoying publicly availed film and TV through the Kwiso Mu Cinema initiative,  that many of them are now getting information about sexual …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture has donated 500 heifers worth 1.5 Billion Shillings to address poverty in the Busoga sub-region. The heifers were procured through, the National Agriculture Advisory Services-NAADS. Thomas Nsemerirwe, the NAADS livestock development officer,  says that the heifers issued to the beneficiaries are disease …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has given Uganda’s economy a positive midterm outlook but forecasts slower growth rates than the government projections. According to the 23rd Edition of the Uganda Economic Update, the economy will grow by 6.2 percent next financial year and improve further to 6.6 …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has called for the urgent contribution of Euro 5 million (about 19.8 billion shillings) to aid the start of delivery of reparations to victims of former Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen. …

Uganda’s coffee industry has made a significant breakthrough in the Turkish market, with exports increasing by a remarkable 2,200% between 2019 and 2024. Ankara, Turkey | THE INDEPENDENT |  From a modest 2000 bags (120 tons) in 2019, Uganda’s coffee exports to Turkey have surged to 44,000 bags (2,640 tons) …

Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 380 students at Bishop Dunstan Nsubuga Memorial School on Bugala Island in Kalangala District are set to benefit from enhanced access to digital learning, thanks to a generous support of 20 computers by MTN Uganda staff and its partners. This initiative, valued at …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda continued its initiative to support regional small and medium enterprises (SMEs) – Tupange Business Ne Equity – with a visit to the western region city of Mbarara on Thursday. As several business leaders shared their experiences, and participants heard from Equity Bank of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged public servants to eradicate corruption and cease working in cliques, emphasizing that these vices hinder citizen inclusiveness in policy implementation and thereby impede economic growth. Museveni stressed that no state or country can develop, grow, or transform without …

Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In April 2019, seven-month-pregnant Dorcus Aceng met her death when she unknowingly came into contact with an agitated elephant that had strayed from Murchison National Park. That fateful day, Aceng was at home going about her normal business when the elephant came running across her …