Maama Janet and I started the day in Luuka District. I thank God ( Kibumba) because Busoga has been part of my journey for a long time, both in the struggles and in work. In 1972, I passed through Iganga with 12 machine guns from Tanzania. I kept them in a small lodge locked it […]
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President Museveni accompanied by First Lady Janet Museveni pose for a photo with Chinese investors during the flag off of Uganda’s first batch of chili containers to the Chinese market on Thursday. PPU Photo On Thursday, 20th November, 2025, Uganda marked a major milestone in its agricultural export ambitions as President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni flagged
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday 20th, November ,2025, commissioned a USD50 million cassava starch processing plant in Namasagali, Kamuli District, marking a major milestone in Uganda’s push toward industrialization and pharmaceutical self-reliance. The facility, spearheaded by Ugandan scientist and entrepreneur Dr. Matthias Magoola under Dei BioPharma Ltd., forms the first phase of what is
Market Voices: How the Philippines is Creating a new Digital Payments Blueprint Earlier this year, we explained how the Philippines is moving beyond QR towards mobile-first, digitally issued payments. In this follow-up, we take a deeper look at this vibrant market. Digital payments in this country are advancing quickly, boosted by supportive government plans, increasingly
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MTN Uganda CEO Sylvia Mulinge, together with programme partners, during the launch of MTN AWE programme in Gulu City on November 20, 2025. For Immediate Release: MTN Uganda, together with its partners MTN Mobile Money Uganda, American Tower Corporation (ATC) Uganda, dfcu Bank, and The Innovation Village, yesterday opened applications for the second cohort
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed the latest sanctions that have targeted over 170 vessels responsible for shipping Iranian petroleum and petroleum products A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed oil pipeline in this illustration. Reuters The US Treasury Department has imposed a slew of
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appealed to Ugandans, particularly the people of Busoga, to renew the National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s mandate in the 2026 general elections based on what he called the party’s “seven factual contributions to Uganda’s house.” The President, who was accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports,
The COP30 climate summit was disrupted in Brazil on Thursday after a massive fire broke out at the venue, prompting a swift evacuation. People use fire extinguishers to put out a fire at the Pavilion of Countries in the Blue Zone at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, November 20. Reuters
During his visit to the United States, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, pledged to invest $1 trillion in Washington. But can the Saudi Kingdom afford to meet the big promise? US President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia attend the US-Saudi Investment Forum
President Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will have a meeting at the White House on Friday, the president said Wednesday in a post on Truth Social. Mamdani held a news conference Thursday morning at City Hall Park in Manhattan, where faced questions about the upcoming meeting, among other topics. New York City’s new mayor-elect,
