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Uganda Jails Tiktoker for Anti-Museveni Video
News Central TV
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August 6, 2025
A Ugandan student has been detained for two months due to a social media message criticising the country’s president, police announced on Wednesday, raising concerns about freedom of expression as the upcoming elections approach next year....
Uganda Women League champions Kampala Queens signs two experienced Ethiopians
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Uganda Women's League champion Kampala Queens FC has signed two Ethiopian players ahead of the new season. Head coach Frew Haile Gebriel confirmed to Xinhua on Wednesday that the club has signed internationals Amedu...
Nigeria, Uganda unite on data protection for digital economy
The Sun Nigeria
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August 6, 2025
From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja Nigeria and Uganda are deepening regional cooperation on data protection and privacy in a bid to strengthen Africa’s digital economy and boost investor confidence. The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) on Tuesday...
10 Best Travel Agencies And Groups For Black Jetsetters
NewsOne
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August 6, 2025
Traveling while Black comes with its own set of considerations: safety, cultural respect, and a desire to see the world in a way that acknowledges and celebrates Black identity and history. Fortunately, several travel agencies are not only...
African Youth to Take Center Stage in D.C. for Inaugural KidzAFest Cultural Exchange
The Washington Informer
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August 6, 2025
Used as a way to preserve the past, document the present and influence the future, storytelling in art has historically been a cornerstone of African culture, and Sankofa Foundation Incorporated is working to keep that tradition alive. Based in...
Uganda's Sebatindira wins ITTF Africa Youth Cup U15 title
Xinhua News Agency
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KAMPALA, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Uganda's table tennis prodigy Joseph Sebatindira claimed the 2025 ITTF Africa Youth Cup U15 boys' singles title on Tuesday night. Sebatindira, 10, dispatched Algeria's Zouitene Bilel 3-2 at the semifinal stage, and went...
Haruna Named Fintech CEO of the Year for Driving Innovation at Mobile Money LTD
Kumasi Mail
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August 6, 2025
The Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Money Limited, Shaibu Haruna, has been honoured with the CEO of the Year – Fintech award at the 4th edition of the Ghana CEO Vision and Awards. The award, held at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra, recognises...
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus S.Lukashevich meets the Ambassador of Uganda
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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06 August 2025 On August 6, 2025 the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Sergey Lukashevich, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uganda to the Republic of Belarus with...
Cuomo flips script on Mamdani for owning property in Uganda despite its anti-LGBT laws: 'Silence is violence'
Fox News
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August 6, 2025
The New York Democrat continues to walk back past wishes to ‘defund’ the police at the National Night Out Against Crime event. (Credit: Kevin Downs for NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The race for New York City mayor intensified this...
Ugandans under State surveillance ahead of 2026 elections
GhanaWeb
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August 5, 2025
Uganda’s state security agencies are constantly prying into the private lives of citizens, giving them no room for privacy, a new report reveals. The report describes Uganda as becoming increasingly an authoritarian state, where civil society is...
World News in Brief: Crisis for financing refugees in Uganda, academic freedom tested in Serbia, rural resilience in Afghanistan
The European Times
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August 5, 2025
Uganda has a progressive refugee policy that allows refugees to work and access public services. This coupled with its geographic proximity to the crises has made it the largest country of accommodation for refugees on the continent. “Emergency...
Uganda's deadly garbage landfill survivors await justice 1 year on
Sabah
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August 6, 2025
When the massive landfill in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, gave way a year ago, Zamhall Nansamba first mistook the thunderous roar for an airplane taking off. Moments later, screams pierced the air as a torrent of garbage tore through the area,...
Tubikima Waste: Revolutionizing Uganda’s waste management for cleaner, greener cities
Independent (Uganda)
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August 6, 2025
Officials from the Bigseal Holdings addressing reporters about Tubikima Waste Mobile App at KatiKati Restaurant on Thursday July 2025m under. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For decades, Uganda’s rapidly urbanizing towns and cities...
Uganda: Parliament Mourns Rhoda Kalema, Pioneer Of Women's Emancipation
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) Parliament has mourned the passing of Hon. Rhoda Nsibirwa Kalema, a trailblazer in Uganda's political history and a champion of women's rights, who passed away on 3 August 2025. She was 96. Speaker of Parliament Anita Among,...
NDPC Hosts Ugandan Data Protection Agency
TVC News Nigeria
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August 6, 2025
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has welcomed a high-level delegation from Uganda’s Personal Data Protection Office (PDPO) in Abuja as part of a strategic study tour aimed at strengthening regional ... The Nigeria Data Protection...
Ugandan Student Jailed for TikTok Criticism of President Yoweri Museveni
Face of Malawi
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August 6, 2025
No featured image set for this post. 315 words • approx. 2 min read A 23-year-old university student in Uganda has been sentenced to two months in prison after posting a TikTok video that criticised President Yoweri Museveni, a move that has...
Youth leaders want MP contenders disqualified
NTV Uganda
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Youth leaders want MP contenders disqualified The race for Uganda’s National Female Youth MP seat, has been hit by a series of petitions seeking to disqualify two of the three candidates in the race. A section of youth leaders have petitioned the...
Uganda, Egypt discuss Nile River utilization, regional cooperation
Independent (Uganda)
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August 6, 2025
President Yoweri Museveni and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdellaty together with his delegation at State House Entebbe pose for a photo. KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr...
Uganda suffer heavy defeat in CHAN opener
Premium Times
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August 5, 2025
Uganda’s hopes of a strong start at the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) PAMOJA 2024 were dashed on home soil on Monday. The Cranes suffered a humbling 3-0 defeat to a clinical Algerian side in front of a full house at the...
Kenya to leverage sports to boost tourism sector
The Peninsula
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August 6, 2025
NAIROBI: Kenya said on Wednesday that it will harness the power of sports to boost the tourism sector, underscoring the country's commitment to diversifying the sector beyond wildlife and beach products. Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of...