The World Bank has commended Uganda’s recent economic growth performance but warns that the country’s continued dependence on nature-driven agriculture poses a major risk to achieving its long-term development targets. Agriculture contributes about a quarter of Uganda’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and accounts for 35 per cent of export earnings.
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Uganda’s State Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Martin Mugarra Bahinduka (C), speaking to the media Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), in partnership with the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA), last night hosted a vibrant “Uganda Night” cultural showcase at Villa Soraya in Rabat. This is part of the high-level
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A leading Chinese Newspaper has penned a strongly worded editorial condemning the United States’ latest move to advance a massive arms sales package to Taiwan, describing it as a dangerous escalation that undermines the very foundations of China–US relations. In the editorial, The China Daily notes that the reported US$11
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Bishop Lawrence Mukasa closes the “Holy Door,” assisted by Xaverian missionaries, after Mass at Kasana Cathedral on Sunday, December 28, 2025. PHOTO BY BERNARD BAKALU The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kasana–Luweero, Rt. Rev. Lawrence Mukasa, has urged Catholics to rid their homes of all fetishes and objects
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NUP Presidential candidate Bobi Wine and his supporters holding the National Flag at a rally Ugandans using the national flag without authorization risk being arrested and prosecuted for abuse of the national symbol, according to Uganda Police Force. The police through its Spokesperson, ACP Kituuma Rusoke, has echoed the voice
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VP Alupo Addressing media at her Home in Katakwi Town council -Photo by Emmanuel Olinga The government of Uganda has allocated Ugx 80 billion to commence the cattle rehabilitation in Teso, Lango, and Acholi regions. The Presidential Cattle Rehabilitation Committee handed over its report to President Museveni on Wednesday, September
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President Museveni has insisted that Uganda must get rid of exporting raw minerals like this one. "I banned the export of minerals from Uganda and personally I banned them," he said When President Yoweri Museveni imposed a ban on the export of unprocessed minerals, his message was blunt and
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Henry Musasizi, Uganda’s Minister of State for Finance The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has been given a task to collect over UGX40Trn to finance the UGX69.399Trn 2026/27 national budget. The rest of the funds will be raised through borrowing. The details are contained in the National Budget Framework Paper for
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Financial institutions approved loans to a tune of UGX1.930Trn in October 2025, with personal loans taking the biggest share. This is according to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development’s the Performance of the Economy Monthly Report for November 2025 that was released last week. “The value of credit
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President Museveni addressing a campaign rally in Dokolo in 2024 where the voters and politicians raised concerns about the Fisheries Protection Unit President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the end of the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) and landing site committees. This comes after years of protests from fishing communities, legal
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