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AFDB: Africans should stop crying over lost USAID aid

“Africa should improve governance in order to improve transparency, close illicit financial flows. Africa loses almost ninety billion dollars every year. That is far much more than we get from aid and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) every year” Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire | THE INDEPENDENT | African Development Bank Group Secretary General …

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Muloni tasks Nankabirwa on electricity at Sub counties

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Energy Minister, Irene Muloni has tasked her predecessor to explain why most sub counties in the country don’t have access to the national electricity grid. Muloni, an Electrical Engineer was the Minister of Energy Minerals until 2019. and was at the Ministry when the …

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Acholi opposition MPs seek voters views on cooperation with Govt

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Acholi Sub-region has launched consultations with their constituents to gather feedback on their recent decision to cooperate with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) government. This comes more than a month after the legislators …

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EXPERTS: PDM cash minus market support waste of time

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have warned that the continued extension of handouts or money to farmers through programmes such as the Parish Development Model (PDM) without offering them support on how to market their products will not help them create sustainable wealth. Delivering a keynote address …

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🟥FULL LIST: Govt-sponsored students at Makerere University

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has released the admission lists for Government-sponsored students for the 2025/2026 Academic Year. According to Makerere News, the Office of the Academic Registrar of the university has also released Cut Off Points for Government Admissions. BELLOW is the full list of students who have made …

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Shadow Cabinet demands IGG probe of alleged sh100M payout to MPs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Shadow Cabinet has demanded an investigation by the Inspector General of Government (IGG) into the alleged sh100 million payout to Members of Parliament from classified expenditure, describing the transaction as “organized corruption” orchestrated by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.Speaking at a press conference held on …

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Armed thugs rob Hoima businesswoman in daring raid

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown armed thugs raided a shop in Hoima City on Tuesday morning, robbing a businesswoman of sh2.5 million and several other valuables. The robbery occurred at around 3:30 a.m. near the Shell Pump Fuel Station in the heart of Hoima City. According to information obtained …

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