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Rebuild programme transforms lives, advocates for scaled-up cash grants in Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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July 11, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa |A groundbreaking study on the Rebuild programme, a collaborative effort by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the IKEA Foundation, has clearly demonstrated the transformative power of cash grants in...
Trump Is Once Again Threatening to Nuke the Economy
Slate Magazine
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July 12, 2025
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Nigeria names strong squad for CHAN tournament
Premium Times
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July 24, 2025
Head Coach Eric Chelle has selected team captain Junior Nduka, defender Sikiru Alimi, and forward Godwin Obaje among a list of 23 players that make up the final squad of Super Eagles B for the 8th African Nations Championship taking place in...
World Bank defends decision to resume funding to Uganda
Erasing 76 Crimes
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July 11, 2025
World Bank says its mitigation measures ensure it won’t discriminate against LGBTQ Ugandans World Bank President Ajay Banga (left) and Ugandan LGBTQ rights activist Pepe Onziema (right) The World Bank has played down claims that its decision to...
Vivo Energy Uganda launches “Ebyakabi Nze Abirina #SityaMbeera” campaign for boda- boda Riders
Independent (Uganda)
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July 11, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda has kicked off an exciting new campaign called “Ebyakabi Nze Abirina #SityaMbeera,” a powerful message of confidence and toughness for every motorcyclist in Uganda. This campaign shines a...
Uganda commissions upgraded Karibuni Executive Lounge at Entebbe Airport
Independent (Uganda)
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July 5, 2025
Inside the children’s hub of the new Karibuni Executive Business Lounge. PHOTO URN Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has commissioned a newly expanded Karibuni Executive Business Lounge at Entebbe...
Too late for New York to save ‘The Late Show’
Gothamist - New York
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Uganda, India and beyond: What Zohran Mamdani’s win reveals about the insecurities of expulsion
Scroll.in
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Zohran Mamdani’s sensational defeat of the Democratic Party establishment candidate Andrew Cuomo in the New York City mayoral primary election is reverberating in the US and globally. His win has revealed the weaknesses of the Democratic Party and...
Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company buys Ghana assets
Just Drinks
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July 10, 2025
Coke bottler Equatorial Coca-Cola Bottling Company is to buy Ghana-based businesses Voltic (GH) and West African Refreshments. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Voltic is a subsidiary of Coca-Cola Beverages Africa....
Fugitive ‘White Widow’ terrorist Samantha Lewthwaite ‘is still alive and active in terror cell financing jihadists’
The U.S. Sun
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July 12, 2025
THE notorious 'White Widow' Brit terrorist linked to 400 deaths who married a 7/7 suicide bomber is still alive and active in terror cells, a new investigation has claimed. Samantha Lewthwaite has been one of the world's most wanted terrorists...
Uganda Tourism Association Holds Successful AGM
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 5, 2025
On July 3rd, 2025, the Uganda Tourism Association (UTA) held its Annual General Meeting at Fairway Hotel, marking one year of transformative leadership under President Yewagnesh Biriggwa. In her remarks, the President reflected on a year of...
Zembo Motorcycles secures FMO backing to scale electric transport in Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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July 10, 2025
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...
Equity Bank disburses Equi-Green credit facility worth sh22 billion in 3 years
Independent (Uganda)
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July 11, 2025
Equity Bank supports efforts toward clean energy Global Energy Independence Day July 10th: Equity Bank’s Commitment to Energy Sustainability Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank is emerging as a key driver of clean energy access through...
Giving on the Edge: Effective Altruism’s Post-SBF Comeback
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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July 24, 2025
The news was as bad as it gets for a philanthropic movement: Its biggest donor and most prominent spokesperson had been convicted of seven counts of fraud, conspiracy and money laundering and was heading to jail for 25 years. Sam Bankman-Fried,...
A New Yorker's thoughts on Zohran Mamdani
The Berkshire Eagle - Massachusetts
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With the New York City mayoral general election underway, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani already has drawn a variety of attacks from his opponents as well as President Donald Trump. The President has weighed in with his usual demagogic and...
How Digital Marketing is Changing Small Businesses in Uganda
Observer
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July 11, 2025
In this current digital age, small businesses in Uganda are not dependent on only walk in customers and word of mouth, to grow their business and serve loyal customers anymore. The emergence of mobile phones, mobile money and social media has...
Liberia: War Crimes Court Office Submits Roadmap to President Boakai With 2026 Start Date for Economic Crimes Court
Front Page Africa
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July 11, 2025
Jallah Barbu, executive director of the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court of Liberia at a national transitional justice stakeholders’ meeting. Credit: Anthony Stephens/New Narratives. The Office of the War and Economic Crimes Court has...
Uganda secretly sends hundreds of troops to DR Congo - UN experts
Africanews
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July 4, 2025
More Ugandan soldiers have poured into Congolese territory under the pretext of fighting armed groups, without Kinshasa's authorization. As many as 1,000 troops have deployed in Bunia, as well as to the Mahagi and Djugu territories in Ituri...
Humanitarian situation in Eastern Africa rapidly worsening: UN report
Capital FM Kenya
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July 23, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 23 — The humanitarian situation in Eastern Africa is rapidly deteriorating due to a convergence of escalating conflicts, economic shocks, disease outbreaks, and extreme climate events, a new report by the United Nations Office...
Uganda’s Quality Quest Kicks Off with New Standards Council
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 4, 2025
By David Mwanje KAMPALA– Uganda is doubling down on its mission to elevate the quality of its goods and boost its global trade standing with the inauguration of the 10th National Standards Council (NSC), the top governing body of the Uganda...