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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda today marked her 59th Independence Day anniversary, with President Yoweri Museveni saying the country has in the past two years shown it can defeat any challenge. ****** FULL SPEECH Countrymen and Countrywomen, Today, the 9th of October, 2021, is the 59th Independence day …

Prime Minister Obote speech on eve of Uganda’s Independence in 1962 “Countrymen and friends, At midnight tonight Uganda shall become Independent. We shall have a Uganda flag, a National Anthem and Coat of Arms. These will be symbols, but independence does not begin and end with the selection and raising …

🔴 LIVE FT: Rwanda 🇷🇼 0 Uganda 🇺🇬 1 ● Oct 10 Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Rwanda 🇷🇼 – St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 40th minute goal by Fahad Bayo gave  Uganda Cranes all three points in their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying match in Kigali on …

● Oct 7 Rwanda 🇷🇼 vs Uganda 🇺🇬 – Kigali 7pm ● Oct 10 Uganda 🇺🇬 vs Rwanda 🇷🇼 – St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes will hope to put back on track their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifying campaign when they take on Rwanda …

Serunkuma: Most of the NUP leaders are inexperienced, and most of them generally broke, and seeking to build their personal lives ANALYSIS | BAKER BATTE |  It is almost 10 months since the 2021 general elections were held, bringing back to power the leader of the National Resistance Movement-NRM party Yoweri …

This will potentially be the largest IPO on the Ugandan market and will be delivered primarily through a digital paperless/ green platform which is the first of its kind in East Africa Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has today announced intentions to float 20% of their shares …

  Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija on Monday morning signed the first investment deal at the Dubai Expo, with global financing company, Modha Investments which focuses on commercial agriculture and food processing. Modha’s license in Uganda targets the development …

BGP ISSUES: When one types Facebook.com into a web browser, the browser has no idea where to find Facebook.com, and so returns an error page San Francisco, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |  Facebook and its sister properties Instagram and WhatsApp are suffering from ongoing, global outages, according to tech investigators …

Ethiopia PM Abiy sworn in for new five-year term Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | Ethiopia’s incumbent Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in on Monday for a new five-year term in office. The swearing-in ceremony was held as part of the first day of the Ethiopian House of Peoples’ …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 81 passengers have today flown aboard the maiden Uganda Airlines flight to Dubai. The 259-capacity Airbus A380-800 Neo aircraft left Entebbe International Airport after 12:18 pm on Monday, with 76 passengers in its economy class and five other flying business class. The …