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Iranian President Raisi was a key ally - Minister Oryem

Uganda, May 22 -- The government has described Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, announced dead on May 20 in a helicopter crash in the East Azerbaijan province, as a "true leader" and advocate of recal... Read More


World Bank unhappy over delayed takeoff of Shs750b Internet project

Uganda, May 21 -- The World Bank is irked by the National Information Technology Authority-Uganda (NITA-U)'s slow implementation of the $200m (Shs750b) project for expanding access to high-speed and a... Read More


Slow Internet to persist as link to Uganda is routed from Europe

Uganda, May 16 -- Internet users across the country should brace for fluctuation in speed- a maximum rate one can transmit data measured as megabits per second (Mbps)-and disruptions following rerouti... Read More


UK tight-lipped over Speaker's UK assets

Uganda, May 15 -- The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London last evening declined to be drawn into discussions around Parliament Speaker Anita Among's alleged property and b... Read More


Have UK sanctions on Speaker Among left her in America, EU crosshairs?

Uganda, May 12 -- A prominent Kampala businessman planning a trip to the Schengen area discovered the hard way two weeks ago the literal meaning of walls closing in on someone when embassies of two Eu... Read More


Uganda, Tanzania trade deficit reduces by Shs22b

Uganda, May 10 -- Uganda and Tanzania reduced the trade deficit in 2023 by about $6m (about Shs22.6b), with exports closing at an estimated $186m (about Shs703b) up from $135m (about Shs510b), and imp... Read More


Oguttu, two others receive lifetime journalism awards

Uganda, May 8 -- Monitor Publications Ltd co-founder and pioneer Managing Editor Wafula Oguttu, Fountain Publishers' James Tumusiime, and Makerere University's Prof Goretti Nassanga have been recognis... Read More


Japan says talks on new Karuma Bridge ongoing

Uganda, May 8 -- The Japanese government has revealed it is "still reviewing" the government's proposal for financing and construction of a new bridge across the River Nile at Karuma at the parallels ... Read More


Internal squabbles rock Leadership Tribunal

Uganda, April 26 -- The Leadership Code Tribunal has been rocked by internal bickering that threatens enforcement of its mandate and functions. The squabbles have pitted a section of members against ... Read More


MPs save Unra in last-minute fight over merger

Uganda, April 24 -- Members of Parliament by acclamation last evening stopped the government plan to subsume Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) under its parent Works and Transport ministry. The ... Read More