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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Eight national teams will tussle it out in the 2024 Rugby Africa Cup slated to take place on July 18-29 in Kampala, Uganda. Godwin Kayangwe, President of the Uganda Rugby Union (URU) told Xinhua on Friday that they are excited about hosting a big event …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda on Friday experienced a nationwide power blackout for a better part of the afternoon, bringing several businesses to a standstill across the country. Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (UETCL) announced via its official X handle, formerly Twitter that the nationwide power blackout followed a …

Group G Uganda 🇺🇬 1  Botswana 🇧🇼 0 FULL TIME Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Muhammad Shaban’s second half goal gave the Uganda Cranes victory on their return to Mandela National Stadium on Friday. The Zebras of Botswana held on to a goalless first half under floodlights in the third matchday of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As Uganda joined the rest of the world today to mark World Environment Day, Equity Bank has reiterated their commitment to supporting projects dedicated to clean energy, environmental preservation, and combating climate change. In a statement to mark World Environment Day, Equity Bank Uganda said …

Opaque oil contracts and mysterious gold export data dent EITI validation performance ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | With a score of 78.5 points out of a possible 100, Uganda has been commended by the Oslo-based Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Board following a recent validation of the country but, persistent issues …

WAKISO, Uganda | Xinhua | Power outages once plagued Ndejje Health Center IV, a hospital serving 40,000 people, in Uganda’s central district of Wakiso. Surgeons would get stuck in theater. Midwives used to improvise, using phone light to aid births. Now, the situation has improved, with solar panels transforming the …

MBALE, Uganda | Xinhua | As dawn breaks, Hellen Mugala, 27, joins hundreds of her colleagues on their way to work at the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park, located in the eastern Ugandan district of Mbale. “This industrial park has helped many local people. I have acquired skills and earned a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s national debt has grown to 24.60 Billion dollars (93.38 Trillion shillings), according to latest report by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for the period up the December 2023. This is an increase from 23.66 that was recorded at the end …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Norwegian Oil for Development Programme (OfD) is ending over thirty years of support to Uganda’s Petroleum sector, that is now ready for take off. Gunnar Sjögren, the Project Director of International Cooperation at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD)  said Uganda’s petroleum sector’s building …

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | The UN World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday said it is seeking about 109 million U.S. dollars to support refugee operations in Uganda through 2024. Michael Dunford, the WFP regional director for Eastern Africa who is currently on a tour in Uganda, said the crisis …