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Glitz and music as Absa Business Club relaunched

    Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | Lively social interactions and laughter, accompanied by cocktails and entertainment from the Sheraton’s Xavieliee Band capped a day that saw Absa Bank Uganda relaunch the Absa Business Club. “This club is more than banking. It’s a growth engine and a community designed to …

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Zembo Motorcycles secures FMO backing to scale electric transport in Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a significant boost to Africa’s clean transportation sector, the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO has approved a loan of up to $1 million to Zembo Motorcycles, a Ugandan-based electric mobility company. The funding is aimed at accelerating the company’s mission to provide sustainable, affordable, and efficient transport solutions …

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Why Trump has invited five African leaders to the White House

Washington, US | BBC | US President Donald Trump began a three-day summit in Washington DC with the leaders of five African states, an event the White House sees as an “incredible” commercial opportunity. Trump’s guests include the leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal – none of whom …

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Trump sends tariff letters to 8 more countries

NEW YORK | Xinhua | U.S. President Donald Trump sent letters to the leaders of eight countries Wednesday, notifying them that tariffs ranging from 20 percent to 50 percent will be charged on goods imported from these countries starting Aug. 1. Trump first posted letters to seven countries — the …

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Ugandan journalist wins Luxembourg Peace Prize

Luxembourg | THE INDEPENDENT & PEACE NEWS | Ugandan journalist Gloria Laker Adiiki Aciro has won the 2025 Luxembourg Peace Prize for outstanding peace journalism. Aciro is the founder of the Peace Journalism Foundation (PJF), and has reported on people building peace in the midst of the crisis surrounding the Lord’s Resistance …

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