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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Explore Digital Banking, Cross-Boarder Transfers and Investment at the Equity Bank Booth New Orleans, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank is set to showcase tailored financial solutions for Ugandans in the diaspora at this week’s Uganda North America Association Convention in New Orleans. The Bank, which is one of the convention …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has announced its senior national team squad ahead of two FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier matches against Mozambique and Somalia. After bowing out at the quarterfinal stage of the ongoing CAF African Nations Championship, the Cranes have quickly shifted their focus to the World …
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Anita Among beats Kadaga in CEC polls, Mukula withdraws Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) National Delegates Conference has endorsed President Yoweri Museveni as the party’s presidential flagbearer for the 2026–2031 term. In his acceptance speech, during the opening of the National Delegates Conference at …
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Port Louis, Mauritius | THE INDEPENDENT & UGU MEDIA | Shaka Kariisa Ndyabahika and Banza Matsiko Gershom promised a stronger showing on the second day in Mauritius. And they duly delivered. Both golfers shot improved rounds at the Tamarina Golf and Spa resort to entrench Uganda’s fourth position at the …
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The United States | THE INDEPENDENT | Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was mistakenly deported but later returned to the U.S., is gearing up for a new phase in his battle with the Trump administration, now staving off efforts to deport him to Uganda. An evidentiary hearing is set to …
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Knight Frank expects more than 100,000 square metres of new Grade A office space to enter the market in the second half of 2025 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s commercial and residential property markets are entering a tenant-favourable phase as supply continues to outpace demand, according to property management …
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The lender’s blend of loan growth, fee income, community outreach and cautious risk-taking offers a model others may struggle to emulate Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s biggest bank is in rude health. Stanbic Uganda Holdings reported a profit of Shs 278 billion for the first half of 2025, up …
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COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | In November 2022, the doyens of Uganda’s long-suffering scuttled opposition surprised us by coming together in a rare show of unity to highlight growing human rights violations and state repression in Uganda. Highlighting the state of dissent, the opposition held the Uganda Human Rights Accountability Conference …
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The airline is set to mark its sixth anniversary on 28 August 2025, and the development adds to the list of milestones since the carrier’s revival Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | Flag carrier Uganda Airlines has reached a technical and strategic milestone with its Approved Maintenance Organisation (AMO), successfully carrying …
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