A relative of Rwandan politician, Diane Rwigara, has challenged the police's account of her arrest and her whereabouts. An uncle, who is based in Canada, told BBC's Focus on Africa programme that he has been told by people present during the arrest and by neighbours that the police arrested, handcuffed
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The market for mushrooms is yet to be fully exploited in Uganda. A few farmers who have mastered the art of growing the nutritious delicacy are making a killing from it. Laura Kahuga, a civil servant working with the Ministry of Finance as a Foreign Service Officer is one of
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Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) and Ministry of Works and Transport have come under fire over the poor state of the Mbale-Tirinyi road. MPs from the Eastern Region have threatened to demonstrate on Monday September4 if no efforts are taken to put the road in order. In a joint press
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A teenager shot dead in east London has been named by police. Former RAF cadet Abdul Mayanja, 19, was found by police after shots were fired in Well Street, Stratford, on Friday night. He died later in hospital. Detectives believe Mr Mayanja left his home in Plaistow at about 22:00
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Property developers, suppliers and owners recently got the opportunity to showcase their best projects and services from across sub-Saharan Africa at the Africa Property Investment (API) Awards held on 24 August this year. The awards, which were held at the API Summit and Expo 2017 recognised innovation and outstanding achievement
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Mysterious tycoon Desh Kananura's Panamera Bar in the capital Kampala is being evicted for alleged illegal occupation of the land on which the bar sits. [caption id="attachment_4006" align="alignnone" width="500"] Desh Kananura[/caption] On Wednesday Morning, Court bailiffs arrived at the Naguru based hangout to attach the property but were met by
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By Godfrey Kenneth Gobba If you have failed miserably at something every time you’ve tried it, then perhaps you ought to try trading forex. The business of forex trading is one of those rare endeavors where doing less is ironically one of the main keys to success. Here are what
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Uganda's Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has tasked the Ministry of Internal Affairs and his security counterpart to explain the mysterious killings of women in parts of Entebbe and Nansana municipality. So far 19 women have been gruesomely killed in the two suburbs of Wakiso district. The latest victim was
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Somalia, a failed state in East Africa, has an extremely hostile political and business environment. But its people, the Somalis, are some of the most entrepreneurial people in Africa. Meet five low-key, ultra-wealthy Somali entrepreneurs who founded, own and run businesses with proven annual revenues of eight figures or more
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By Peter Abaanabasazi Bank of Uganda in partnership with Profam For Financial Inclusion in Rural Areas (PROFiRA) has trained over 172 trainers in financial literacy to promote financial inclusion in the country. PROFiRA is a project under Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. The trainees who included Community Development
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