Tag: Uganda
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Algeria, Nigeria and Uganda received the status of BRICS partner countries
At the BRICS summit held in Kazan, a decision was made to introduce the status of a partner country of the association. It has already been received by 13 countries, including Nigeria, Algeria and Uganda. Also now included among BRICS partner countries are Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. Currently,…
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Uganda sentences LRA commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years for war crimes
A court in Uganda has sentenced Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) commander Thomas Kwoyelo to 40 years in prison after a landmark war crimes trial over his role in the group’s two-decade reign of violence. The sentence was announced on Friday by Michael Elubu, the lead judge in the case, at a court in the northern…
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Ugandan Defense Forces Chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba gave the US Ambassador a three-day ultimatum
Ugandan Defense Forces Chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba Issues Ultimatum to US Ambassador In a dramatic turn of events that has escalated tensions between Uganda and the United States, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Chief of Defense Forces of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) and son of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has issued a public ultimatum…
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Uganda commissions $1.7 bln China-financed hydropower plant
Uganda on Thursday commissioned its largest electricity generation plant, a 600 megawatt (MW) power plant built on the River Nile that cost $1.7 billion, financed with a loan from China. The Karuma Hydropower Project (KHP), constructed by Sinohydro Corporation, sharply raises Uganda’s generation capacity to slightly above 2000 MW. Construction of the plant, which began…
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‘We are guilty’: Politician blames gov’t for Ugandan Olympian’s killing
Thousands have attended the funeral for Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei who was killed by her ex-partner in Kenya. She was buried with full military honours in her family’s village, where a politician said many were to blame for ignoring Cheptegei’s domestic abuse.
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IMF predicts Uganda’s economic growth will reach double digits next year due to crude oil production
According to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report released late Wednesday, Uganda’s economy is anticipated to grow by 10.8% in the 2025/2026 fiscal year, starting in July, a significant increase from the previously expected growth rate of 6.2%. After nearly two decades of delays, Uganda is on the verge of beginning the production and export…
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Paris to name sports venue after dead Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei
The French capital will pay tribute to Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set on fire by her boyfriend, by naming a sports facility in her honour, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday. The marathon runner, who competed in the Paris Games last month died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in…
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Son of Uganda’s president ends 2026 election bid
The son of Uganda’s long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni said on Saturday he had abandoned plans to run for presidency at the next election in 2026, urging his supporters to endorse his father instead. President Museveni, who has led the country for 38 years, is widely expected to run for re-election even though he has not…
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Uganda’s Bobi Wine injured by policeman – aide
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine has been injured in the leg in a confrontation with a policeman in uniform, according to his personal assistant Najja Ssenyonjo said the pop star-turned-politician was believed to have been shot and was currently receiving treatment at Nsambya Hospital in the capital, Kampala. He said the incident had occurred while…
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Bobi Wine’s National Unity Platform Seeks North American Support
Kampala, September 3, 2024 – Uganda’s opposition leader, Bobi Wine, and his National Unity Platform (NUP) have recently concluded a strategic tour across the United States and Canada. The tour aimed to garner political, intellectual, and diaspora support amid rising tensions between the Ugandan government and Western diplomatic circles. During their North American visit, Bobi…
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