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U-signup: Uganda’s new app to promote the sign language through digitization

More than 2,000 people have downloaded the app so far. It’s compatible with both iOS and Android, local media outlet Monitor reported. The Uganda National Association of the Deaf has added various training videos that learners are using to teach themselves sign language and interact with each other, according to Robert Nkwangu, the organization’s executive…
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July 5, 2024
The devil carries census forms: Ugandan cult members arrested for calling 2024 census “satanic”

🇺🇬 Five members of the Peace of Trumpet Ministry, a religious sect based in northern Uganda, have been arrested on suspicion of sabotaging the ongoing national census, local media reported. The suspects, who ranged in age from 19 to 30, reportedly rode around on bicycles convincing residents not to participate in the national census, claiming…
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May 11, 2024
Seven in ten Ugandans spend beyond their income, survey-based study shows

🇺🇬💵 “Seven out of every 10 Ugandans were operating a personal budget deficit (needing more money than they are earning to cover their personal budget),” the FinScope 2023 survey done by the not-for-profit company Financial Sector Deepening Uganda read. What is interesting is how the Ugandans’ strategy for coping with this financial situation has changed.…
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April 20, 2024
Ugandan president’s son vows crackdown on graft after taking over military

🇺🇬 The son of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to fight corruption in the military after taking over as its top commander, a move widely expected to accelerate his rise to eventually succeed his father. Museveni named 49-year-old son Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the East African country’s new Chief of Defence Forces last week. In…
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March 30, 2024
🇺🇬 Salaam Bank launches Uganda’s first Islamic bank

A unit of Djibouti-based Salaam Group launched in Uganda on Wednesday as the country’s first Islamic banking-compliant financial institution, the Ugandan president’s office said. The launch of the Salaam Bank Limited’s operations follows a law legalising Islamic banking in the east African country last year. Islamic finance follows Islamic religious principles such as bans on…
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March 28, 2024
Uganda future oil projects

🇺🇬🛢 Uganda has launched its first drilling rig to develop the Kingfisher oil field. On Jan. 24 first four oil rigs were commissioned. Starting drilling is a pivot point for the country that is planning to get first oil output in 2025 after a long delay. ▪️The Kingfisher project is expected to boost Uganda’s oil…
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March 27, 2024
AU Passport Would Provide Boon To Intra-Africa Air Travel

Southern Africa Tourism Update reports on new study by the international airline organization IATA and the AU efforts to expand inter and intra connectivity of Africa’s airports and countries. IATA announced a 26.1% year-on-year rise in African air traffic; a leading aviation analytics firm believes that the adoption of an African Union (AU) Passport would…
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March 24, 2024
Enhancing Bilateral Ties: PAPSS Visits LBDI in Monrovia, Liberia

In a significant diplomatic development, Monrovia, the capital city of Liberia, recently played host to high-profile visits from the Pan-African Parliament Secretariat (PAPSS) and the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI). The interactions during these visits underscored the commitment to strengthening diplomatic and economic ties between Liberia and the broader African community. The Pan-African…
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December 26, 2023