Investors are targeting continent’s vast untapped gold reserves NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa, the world’s second-largest gold-producing region after China, is witnessing a surge in gold mining investment in 2025, fueled by strong global demand, favourable prices, and vast untapped reserves attracting increased international interest. So far, billions of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director for Legal Affairs in the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Enoch Barata, has announced that the party’s tribunal will begin delivering rulings on various election petitions starting today. The decisions will be communicated to the concerned parties via email. Barata explained that all …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has secured a US$1 million grant from the Government of Japan through UN-Habitat to address urgent environmental and safety risks by decommissioning the Kiteezi landfill in a bid to modernize the city’s waste management system and infrastructure. While addressing …
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NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The World Bank has named Francisca Ayodeji (Ayo) Akala, a Nigerian national, as the new Country Manager for Uganda effective August 1, 2025. She will lead a country portfolio currently worth $4.5 billion, which includes 18 active projects that cover sectors ranging from energy access …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | dfcu Bank reaffirmed its role as a key driver of Uganda’s economic transformation during the Breaking Barriers to Trade 2025 conference, held at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel. The bank showcased its leadership in inclusive finance, entrepreneurial development, and trade facilitation as a headline sponsor and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has launched a new electronic imports portal (e-Portal), aimed at streamlining import inspections and reducing clearance times. This should in turn address inefficiencies, which, according to a 2022 World Bank report on African trade logistics, cost Ugandan …
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Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party has suffered another political setback in Katakwi District following the defection of two key party mobilizers to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM). The defectors are Joseph Ecuman, the Vice Chairperson of Katakwi District, and Abdullah Latif Okeng, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents living near Murchison Falls National Park in Kiryandongo are up in arms over a surge in elephant invasions that have caused widespread destruction to crops and threaten their livelihoods. Over the weekend, stray elephants reportedly raided Bunyama Village in Kyankende, devastating over 10 acres of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite its convenience, cleanliness, and speed, the use of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) for household cooking in Uganda continues to be hampered by deep-seated fears over its safety. For many Ugandans, stories of gas explosions, though rare, have been enough to keep them clinging …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three-time world champion Joshua Cheptegei has confirmed he will not be part of Uganda’s national team heading to the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, scheduled for September 13–21. In an exclusive interview with Uganda Radio Network, the long-distance star revealed that his decision …
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