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  TODAY Uganda vs South Sudan – MANDELA STADIUM, NAMBOOLE 7pm Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The last time Uganda Cranes shared an AFCON qualifying group with South Sudan was during the 2021 AFCON qualifiers. The two teams split the six points between them, with Uganda winning their home …

🟢Impeachment vote ✳ YES – 281 ✳ NO- 44 ✳ ABSTENTION – 1 Nairobi, Kenya | THE STAR |  At least 281 MPs on Tuesday voted to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua. Speaker Moses Wetangula called the vote after only 44 of the required 117 MPs voted to save the DP. …

KAMPALA | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said he is ready to mediate peace in the ongoing conflict in Sudan that has left thousands dead and millions displaced. According to a statement issued here on Tuesday, Museveni made the remarks during a meeting with visiting United Nations Special …

  The $300 million JP Magufuli Bridge on Lake Victoria will provide a crucial link between Tanzania and neighboring Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi Entebbe, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES |  Tanzania has this week completed construction of East Africa’s longest bridge built across the gulf of Mwanza. The new bridge forms …

Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG & AGENCIES | After last month’s foray into Africa, plans for Uganda Airlines to launch new international flights to London Gatwick by the end of 2024 are well on track. A report on @ukairport24 indicates that Uganda Airlines is already seeking to recruit a station and …

How EU agreed to delay deforestation-free coffee export directive to December 2025 COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | Sustained pressure from both within the European Union and coffee-producing countries such as Uganda has compelled the EU to extend the implementation of its Deforestation Regulation directive by 12 months. The ban is now …

  Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Executive Director and Census Commissioner Dr. Chris Mukiza has admitted that there were significant errors in the information on tribes, in the 2024 Census results he released this week. “There were no contractions in the number of people across …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report from the 2024 Population and Housing Census has revealed that life expectancy in Uganda has risen to 68.5 years, an increase from the 63.7 years recorded in the 2014 census. According to the report, females continue to live longer than their male counterparts. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is on high alert following the confirmation of an outbreak of Marburg viral hemorrhagic fever in neighbouring Rwanda. Dr Sabin Nsanzimana, the Rwandan Minister for Health said on Thursday, that the country had recorded seven new cases of the highly infectious disease bringing …