Legal
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Legal dilemma : MTIC ignores BoU’s request to de-register non-compliant large SACCOs
KAMPALA, January 7, 2026 — The Bank of Uganda’s [BoU] bid to license and regulate large Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations [SACCOs] in the country has suffered a setback after the Ministry…
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Ugandans to post bonds of up to Shs 54mln for US visitor visas
KAMPALA, January 7, 2026 — Ugandans applying for United States B-1/B-2 visitor visas [tourism and business] will now be required to post a visa bond of between Shs 18 million and Shs…
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District boss calls for refugee repatriation as UNHCR funding cuts strain health services
ADJUMANI, January 7, 2026 — The Adjumani district LCV Chairperson, Ben Anyama, has warned that refugees may have to be relocated from the district if humanitarian agencies are no longer able to…
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Africa’s Upstream Future: Momentum builds, but investment discipline remains a hurdle
By NJ Ayuk CAPE TOWN, January 6, 2026 — Two breakthrough offshore discoveries in Namibia in 2022 — one by Shell and one by TotalEnergies — marked an important milestone for the…
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WOCCU publishes new white paper on ethical AI for credit union
KAMPALA, January 6, 2026 —World Council of Credit Unions [WOCCU] International Advocacy today released a whitepaper entitled Navigating the Ethical Landscape of Artificial Intelligence in Credit Unions that is designed to equip credit…
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Gov’t approves use of HIV injectables in Uganda
KAMPALA, January 5, 2025 — The National Drug Authority [NDA] has approved the use of lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention [PrEP] injection manufactured by Gilead Sciences, a U.S.-based company. The approval is…
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US captures Maduro, carries out ‘large scale strike’ in Venezuela, says Trump
WASHINGTON DC, January 3, 2025 — President Donald Trump said the U.S. “successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela” and said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were “captured…
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Historical recognition for Akinwumi Adesina: University of Gambia re-names Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences in his honour
BANJUL, January 3, 2026 — The President of the Republic of The Gambia, President Adama Barrow has unveiled a plaque renaming the University of Gambia’s School of Agriculture and Environmental Services as…
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Teso Emyooga team launches drive to recover loans from defaulters
SOROTI, December 29, 2025 — The Teso Emyooga team has launched a campaign aimed at recovering loans from beneficiaries who have defaulted, in a bid to enhance accountability and ensure effective utilisation…
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Politics: Gov’t sets Shs 125,000 minimum cane price to protect Busoga farmers
KAMPALA, December 24, 2025 — Government has intervened in the sugarcane sector, directing millers to pay a minimum of Shs125,000 per tonne following complaints from out-growers over persistently low prices offered by…
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