LONDON | Xinhua | Bank of China on Monday hosted a roadshow in London to promote the global use of the renminbi (RMB), as officials, financiers and policymakers from China and Britain explore new ways to deepen cross-border financial cooperation. Nearly 100 representatives from the People’s Bank of China, …
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SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** Defense Calls State Witness’ Evidence “a Disgraceful Pack of Lies” Yesterday, October 20, the defense continued its cross-examination of the lead investigator in this case, DSP Bibiana …
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BEIJING | XINHUA | China has become a crucial stabilizer and driving force for the global economy, with its green transformation and innovation breakthroughs offering significant value, said an official with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). “Despite a complex and fast-changing external environment during the 14th Five-Year Plan period …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) produced a wayward article written by Wycliffe Muia and titled “Uganda’s Special Forces Command: The elite unit with a license to kill” in their recent publication. This is not an exposé, but it is a relic of the colonial imagination, written …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda will lead a three-day strategic visit to oil and gas operations in the Albertine Graben this week, the company announced Monday. The delegation, scheduled to tour the area from October 21-23, will be led by the company’s Managing Director, Joanita Mukasa …
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Mbale, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | BrighterMonday Uganda, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, held the Eastern Edition of the Career Fair at the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), Mbale, marking the first time the institution hosted such an event. The two-day fair drew over 1,400 students and young professionals from …
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His sovereign voice shaped a nation and a continent OBITUARY | ALEX ATWEMEREIREHO | In remembering Baba Raila, we are not simply eulogizing a man; we are commemorating a phenomenon, a force that altered the trajectories of Kenya and, by extension, the hopes of Mother Africa. From his birth on …
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Entebbe, Uganda | Phillip Corry | Mulungi Sseruwo, returned to the club house at Entebbe Club with the lowest score of 63 nett to claim the October MTN Monthly Tee on Saturday. The handicap 28 player beat a field of 188 men and ladies golfers at East Africa’s oldest golf …
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The man with a regional foot-print who changed Kenya without ever ruling it NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Raila Amollo Odinga, who has died at the age of 80, was something of a paradox in the post-independence politics of Kenya, the East African region, and the African …
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Can he be first to run marathon under 2hrs? COVER STORY | BY AGENCIES | Uganda’s Jacob Kiplimo, in just his second ever competitive run over 42.195KM, dominated to win the men’s 2025 Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2:02:23. That win has reawakened a question that Sean Ingle, the …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
