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President Museveni Positions Industrialization as Key Driver For Uganda’s Transformation
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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August 30, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed that Uganda’s future lies in industrialization, describing it as the surest path to wealth creation, modernization, and mass employment. The President made the remarks yesterday while commissioning...
EAC turns to technology to fix long-standing integration hurdles
The Citizen
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Dar es Salaam. The East African Community (EAC) is increasingly turning to technology to overcome some of the persistent barriers that have long held back regional integration. From customs procedures to cross-border payments, new digital...
AyaHQ “Demo Day” spotlights eight startups shaping Africa’s tech future
Business and Financial Times
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August 29, 2025
By Buertey Francis BORYOR AyaHQ, Africa’s leading blockchain incubator, has showcased eight promising startups at its Demo Day in Accra, after a rigorous selection process that began with more than 300 applications. The event marked the close of...
Uganda Faces Backlash Over Controversial US Migrant Deal
Arise News
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August 29, 2025
Uganda, home to Africa’s largest refugee population, is facing mounting criticism after agreeing to take in migrants rejected by the United States under a deal linked to the Trump administration. The East African nation’s foreign ministry...
Uganda and Kenya to Host 4th Cross-Border Tourism Conference in Malindi
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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August 29, 2025
East Africa’s tourism industry is set to take center stage as Uganda and Kenya prepare to host the 4th Uganda-Kenya Coast Tourism Conference and Exhibition from 27th to 28th October 2025 at Ocean Beach Resort and Spa in Malindi, Kenya. With the...
In Uganda, a Yale doctor helps train the first interventional radiologists at public hospitals
Yale University - Connecticut
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August 29, 2025
Before the Road2IR program in Uganda, image-guided biopsies were the only IR-related procedures available to patients in public hospitals, and patients would either wait to get surgery, travel abroad for care, or visit private hospitals where...
Azerbaijan, Uganda explore prospects for scientific and educational cooperation
Azertag
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August 29, 2025
Baku, August 29, AZERTAC Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Science and Education Hasan Hasanli met with a delegation led by John Mulimba, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs of Uganda. The discussions focused on the...
Lynden Christian students support project in Uganda
Lynden Tribune - Washington State
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FFA projects support Ugandan agriculture LYNDEN — In 2024, Lynden Christian Intro to Ag teacher Kelly DeJong introduced her students to Growing Hope Globally to teach about the about the need for sustainable agriculture in developing countries....
MTN Foundation Chair urges shift to technology to curb joble...
Modern Ghana
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The Board Chairman of MTN Foundation, Prof. Franklyn Manu, has cautioned that Ghana’s rising youth unemployment could spark a national crisis if urgent efforts are not made to harness technology and innovation to create jobs. Speaking at Bright...
Uganda: Backlash over US migrant deal
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
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August 28, 2025
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Uganda’s decision to approve the Trump administration’s offer to take in migrants unwanted by the United States has sparked criticism in the East African nation that already houses the continent’s largest refugee...
Kenya and Uganda look to youth, technology to boost tourism
Independent (Uganda)
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August 29, 2025
Juliana Kaggwa, CEO of the Uganda Tourism Board, Uganda and Kenya to host 4th Cross-Border Tourism Conference in Malindi Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East Africa’s tourism industry is set to take center stage as Uganda and Kenya prepare to...
RPF Party Reaffirms Solidarity with Uganda’s NRM, Hails “Historical and Ideological” Bonds
KT Press Rwanda
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August 28, 2025
2 Secretary-General of the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), Amb. Wellars Gasamagera, speaking today at the NRM Party National Delegates Conference KAMPALA, Uganda – In a powerful display of pan-African solidarity, the Secretary-General of the...
Researcher offers to use colonial map to settle South Sudan-Uganda boundary
Eye Radio
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August 27, 2025
Author: Madrama James | Published: 9 hours ago South Sudan Map JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) — A South Sudanese researcher says he has the original colonial-era map detailing the border between South Sudan and Uganda, and he is ready to hand it...
Uganda's Official Highlights Youth Collaboration As Engine For Justice-Based Partnerships
MENAFN
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August 27, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 27. Uganda takes pride in its commitments to promoting humanism, mutual support, and brotherly solidarity, said John Mulimba, Uganda's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trend reports....
Mpox in Busia: Stories of survival, resilience, science
Star
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Interaction with a person suspected of Mpox in Alupe hospital Isolation Center./KNA At the border where Kenya meets Uganda lies Busia County, a strategic gateway and a public health pressure point. With an estimated 1,800 people crossing daily...
Researchers push for region-tailored vaccines to tackle African Swine Fever
Business Ghana
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An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs against some strains of the virus but offers little or no protection against others. The findings point to the need for...
Researchers Advocate For Region-Specific Vaccines To Combat African Swine Fever
News Ghana
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August 27, 2025
Researchers push for region-tailored vaccines to tackle African Swine Fever Plum Island Animal Disease Centre, NY-USA & Nairobi, Kenya – An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect...
Uganda Waragi named Africa’s brand of the year at AMC awards
Independent (Uganda)
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August 27, 2025
Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Waragi has been named Brand of the Year at the African Marketing Confederation (AMC) Awards held recently in Ghana. The Uganda Breweries product Uganda Waragi also got a gold medal for Most Effective...
AMC–TICON Africa 2025 closes with talks on tech, marketing empowerment
CNR Citi Newsroom
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August 28, 2025
The African Marketing Confederation (AMC) and Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa) are pleased to announce the successful conclusion of the AMC–TICON Africa 2025 Joint Conference, held from August 20–22 at the Labadi Beach...
Why Africa’s best tech investments solve physical problems
Disrupt Africa
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August 28, 2025
“When we first met the BuuPass team, we saw something fundamentally different: a company that understood Africa’s transport sector wasn’t just a digital problem to be solved with elegant code, it was a deeply physical challenge requiring...