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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....
Uganda re rolls out USSD verification for COMESA yellow card
NTV Uganda
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Uganda re rolls out USSD verification for COMESA yellow card In a move to combat counterfeit insurance and drive up regional motor insurance uptake, Uganda Reinsurance Company, in collaboration with COMESA, has rolled out a USSD-based verification...
Uganda’s End-of-Life Care Pioneer’s Legacy Continues
News Central TV
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July 2, 2025
In a modest home in Uganda’s capital, Jane Mwesige, a nurse from a hospice that has revolutionised end-of-life care in Africa, sings a gospel song with her patient, Jonathan Luzige. These home visits, which blend affordable medical treatment with...
Business : China Looks Forward To Work With All Parties To Consolidate BRICS Partnership
Bernama
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July 3, 2025
From Kisho Kumari Sucedaram BEIJING, July 3 (Bernama) -- China looks forward to work with all parties to consolidate the BRICS strategic partnership, make due contributions to safeguarding multilateralism, promoting common development and...
Vivo Energy and UNOC partner for major LPG hub
Independent (Uganda)
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July 29, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Uganda and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), on behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, today formalized a landmark partnership to develop significant Liquefied Petroleum Gas...
Five reasons why the UAE is fixated on Sudan
Black Agenda Report
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Sudanese refugees in Chad. Over 10 million people have been forcibly displaced in over a year of war in Sudan. Photo: Wikimedia commons. This article was first published at Al-Akhbar English. Last month, the Sudanese army accused Libya’s Khalifa...
Uganda Charts New Path for Reproductive Agency Amid Global Fertility Decline
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 1, 2025
By David Mwanje KAMPALA- The 2025 State of the World Population Report, unveiled at the Uganda Media Centre, redefines the global demographic challenge under the theme “The Real Fertility Crisis: The Pursuit of Reproductive Agency in a Changing...
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...
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...
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 to begin blending ethanol with petrol to boost quality
Business Insider Africa
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July 1, 2025
Starting January next year, Uganda will require all fuel distributors to blend locally produced ethanol into the petrol sold across the country. The development was announced by Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa, who revealed that the blending...
BRICS+ Series: Uganda Leads the African Union on Refugee and Migration Policy
IOL
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Uganda stands out for its progressive refugee policy, a cornerstone of its leadership in refugee affairs. This policy, which has been carefully crafted through legal and institutional frameworks championed by Kampala and endorsed by AU assemblies,...
Absa Business Club relaunched with strategic partners to drive trade, innovation and SME resilience
Independent (Uganda)
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July 10, 2025
Absa team with partners in a group photograph after the launch of Absa Business Club Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda today officially relaunched its flagship Absa Business Club, an enhanced platform designed to accelerate the...
Uganda imports Chinese hybrid goats to boost livestock industry
The Malaysian Star
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July 1, 2025
ENTEBBE, Uganda, July 1 (Xinhua) -- Nine Chinese hybrid goats, also known as Jianzhou big-eared goats, have arrived in Uganda as the East African country seeks to boost its goat meat production and livestock industry. The goats -- three males and...
Uganda To Mandate Ethanol-Blended Petrol From January 2026 To Cut Import Costs And Emissions
Arise News
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July 1, 2025
Beginning January 2026, Uganda will require all petrol sold in the country to be blended with locally produced ethanol, the Ministry of Energy announced on Tuesday. The new policy is aimed at reducing the country’s hefty petroleum import...
Uganda will begin blending ethanol and petrol in January
World Energy News - Connecticut
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The energy ministry announced on Tuesday that Uganda will begin requiring fuel distributors to mix locally produced ethanol with all petrol sold within the country in January next year. This could help reduce the nation's oil import bill. Uganda...
Nigerian and Ghanaian currencies among those seen stable
Business Recorder
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July 10, 2025
ABUJA: The Nigerian, Ghanaian, Ugandan, Kenyan and Zambian currencies are expected to be stable against the dollar in the next week to Thursday, traders said. Nigeria Nigeria’s naira is seen broadly unchanged on both the official and parallel...
Ugandan opposition MP abducted and tortured ahead of elections
Modern Ghana
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Barnabas Tinkasiimire, a Ugandan member of parliament critical of President Yoweri Museveni, was abducted over the weekend and apparently tortured before his release, a member of the law society said on Monday. Uganda has seen increased pressure...
NCBA launches inaugural parent & child golf tournament at Uganda Golf Club
Independent (Uganda)
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July 10, 2025
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank Uganda hosted its inaugural Parent and Child Golf Tournament at the Uganda Golf Club last weekend, bringing together parents and their aspiring young golfers for a memorable fun day filled with...