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‘EU, US, shouldn’t beat us at World Trade Meeting’

As the 14th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference approaches next month in Cameroon, Ugandan civil society leaders are urging African governments to speak with one voice in defending ...
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Court stops URA from enforcing disputed tax assessment on betting firm

The Commercial Division of the High Court has ordered the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to halt the collection of at least ...
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Teso’s cattle make a comeback after decades of decline

For generations, cattle were central to life in Teso, shaping livelihoods, culture, and social status. Soroti once hosted a ...
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Digital tax reforms contribute to steady growth in URA revenue

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has recorded sustained growth in domestic revenue ...
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Nandala rejects 2026 election results, demands EC resignation

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate Nathan Nandala Mafabi rejected the ...
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TUBERCULOSIS: Mobile clinic deployed as Teso records 467 cases

The Teso sub-region has recorded 467 tuberculosis patients in the last three months, prompting the Ministry of Health to ...
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President Museveni hosts AU–EAC–SADC Panel on DRC

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday hosted leaders of the AU–EAC–SADC panel of facilitators for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) peace process at State House, Entebbe. The meeting was ...
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LC III elections in slow start across the country

The election of LC111 and municipality division chairpersons and councillors is witnessing a slow start, as voters stay away across the country. Voting is taking place in much of Uganda, except for ...
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Son of Muammar Gaddafi confirmed dead in W. Libya armed attack

TRIPOLI | Xinhua | Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, was killed in an armed attack in western Libya on Tuesday, according to a statement from his political team ...
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Xi calls for cooperation with Uruguay in multiple areas

China and Uruguay should strengthen the alignment of development strategies, and deepen cooperation in areas such as economy and trade, finance, agriculture and animal husbandry, infrastructure ...
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Experts say weak performance in Social Studies highlights need for teacher retraining

Some teachers in parts of the country are raising alarm after the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results. The results revealed that Social Studies with Religious Education (SST) registered ...
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Green Deal or Green Wall?

Inside the EU’s climate rules and the hidden costs they impose on African economies Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In mid-December 2025, under the chandeliers of a conference hall in Speke Resort ...