New Orleans, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s premier fashion house, ARAPAPA by Santa Anzo, will take center stage at the 37th Annual UNAA Convention & Trade Expo. Hosted at the Hyatt Regency in New Orleans, the event runs from today, Friday, August 29, to September 1. The collaboration with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has briefed the Diplomatic Corps in Kampala about Uganda’s decision to submit her candidature for the chairmanship of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Council of Administration for the 2025–2029 cycle. The event, presided over by Amb. John L. Mugerwa, …
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Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT @ UGU MEDIA | Championships are not won on the opening day of the competition. But they can be lost. Tanzania’s day one leader Neema Olomi will not quite pop champagne yet. In taking a four-stroke lead into today’s second day at the par-71 course, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Works and Transport, General Katumba Wamala, has commissioned a Foton Motors assembling facility at the Foton Motors showroom in Namanve. Foton Motors, a subsidiary of Sunbelt Motors and globally recognised in the automotive manufacturing sector, launched the assembling facility in Uganda …
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Kigali, Rwanda | BBC | Seven migrants deported from the US have arrived in Rwanda, the first of 250 expected to be taken in by the African state under a deal reached with President Donald Trump’s administration. “The first group of seven vetted migrants arrived in Rwanda in mid-August,” Rwandan …
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COMMENT | NANCY QIAN | During the summer, one would expect mothers of rising sixth-graders to try to make whatever time they get to spend with their children as fun and relaxing as possible. Unfortunately, this is not the case in China, where mothers of rising middle-schoolers, and the children …
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Serere, Uganda | Apophia Agiresaasi , Global Press Journal Uganda| Family ties are shaping Uganda’s Parliament. People who die in office are increasingly succeeded by close relatives — children, spouses or even siblings — and often with strong support from political parties and local communities. At least five members of …
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Port Louis, Mauritius | THE INDEPENDENT | Reunion continued their dominance into the final day, clinching the Africa Region IV Junior Golf Team Championship in Mauritius by a big margin on Thursday. The junior golfers from Reunion emerged best with a total of +28 with Kenya finishing as runners-up at +59. …
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Uganda and Kenya to host 4th Cross-Border Tourism Conference in Malindi Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East Africa’s tourism industry is set to take center stage as Uganda and Kenya prepare to host the 4th Uganda-Kenya Coast Tourism Conference and Exhibition from 27th to 28th October 2025 at Ocean …
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NRM delegates conference closes with Museveni emphasizing war on corruption at district level Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni closed the NRM Delegates Conference Thursday with a strong call to leaders at all levels to intensify the fight against corruption, particularly in districts, warning that the vice undermines …
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