Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal city authorities are targeting to benefit from a loan the Ugandan government is set to secure from the French Development Agency in order to address climate change and urbanization with the aim of fostering economic growth in the city. The funds are …
Read More »5th Annual Bankers Conference slated for next week
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s banks will next week hold the 5th Annual Bankers Conference focusing on recovering manufacturing, tourism and agribusiness sectors. The two-day conference starting on July 25 will take stock of the financing gaps and other funding challenges therein, how best the financial sector players and …
Read More »Dollar decline to make Americans poorer: economist
New York, U.S. | Xinhua | The de-dollarization or decline of dollar hegemony will put the United States in a slow crash and make everyday Americans poorer, an economist told Xinhua. Other countries have to de-dollarize because of American foreign policy, forcing them to create an alternative, said Michael Hudson, professor …
Read More »Shadow Cabinet condemns MP Kabuye’s detention without trial
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Shadow Cabinet has called for expeditious investigations and trial of Kassanda South MP, Frank Kabuye, who was arrested on Thursday last week in connection to the death of a student at Makerere University. The legislator was picked up together with three others and detained …
Read More »Vehicle rams into roadside vendors in Kitgum
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 13 people are nursing serious injuries following a road accident in Ayul cell, Pager division in Kitgum municipality. The Sunday evening accident involved a Toyota Premio vehicle registration number UAM 825S, that reportedly lost control, swerved off the road and rammed into a …
Read More »Ghana confirms first two cases of Marburg virus disease
Accra, Ghana | Xinhua | Ghana has confirmed the country’s first two cases of Marburg virus disease (MVD), the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said. The confirmation came after samples from suspected infected individuals sent to the Institute Pasteur in Dakar (IPD) tested positive for MVD, the GHS said in a …
Read More »Iran pursues dynamic diplomacy to counter U.S. isolation
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden’s first Middle East tour meant to rally support to counter what he called “Iranian threats” is most likely to see a watered-down achievement, given Iran’s sustained efforts to improve relations with neighbors and other countries in the region, analysts said. A handful …
Read More »Road safety experts, police explain causes of rampant road crashes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | If the latest daily road crashes remain constant, 2022 is likely to be the most brutal year on Ugandan roads. Unlike the previous years where daily deaths in roads crashes have been 10 people, the last three months have seen a spike in road fatalities …
Read More »NRM intensifies vote hunt ahead of Soroti East nominations
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party intensified its mobilization on Sunday ahead of the two-day nominations of the Soroti East by-elections. A group of NRM ministers and legislators traversed Soroti City wards on Sunday and delivered an assortment of medical supplies to Moru Apesur health …
Read More »PDM implementation hangs in balance over biting hunger, insecurity in Karamoja
Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are mixed feelings about the successful implementation of the Parish Development Model-PDM in the Karamoja sub-region because of the biting hunger and insecurity. Early this year, the government launched the Shillings 490 billion program, just about a year after the marketing of Emyooga, another …
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