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MTN Uganda opens applications for second cohort of Advancing Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Programme

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 […]

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US tightens sanctions on Iran’s oil network: Mahan Air, one Indian company in its list

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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KAMULI: PRESIDENT MUSEVENI URGES BUSOGA TO BACK NRM, HIGHLIGHTS CORE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE PARTY TO UGANDA

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,

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Massive fire breaks out at Cop30 climate summit venue in Brazil, 13 hospitalised for smoke inhalation

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

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Saudi prince promised Trump to invest $1 tn in US, but does his sovereign fund have enough cash?

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

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President Trump to host New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at White House on Friday

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,

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MTN MoMo Receives Handover of Lira Main Market, Joins City Leaders in Market Cleaning and Beautification.

His Worship Mayor Sam Atul at the official handover event at Lira Main Market on Wednesday 19th November 2025 Egole Lawrence, the RCC Lira City at the launch of the Lira Central Market rebranding to MoMo For Immediate Release:   MTN MoMo has officially received the handover of Lira Main Market from Lira City leadership,

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BEYOND REGISTRATION – TRADERS CALL FOR FAIR REGULATION 

By Naome Namusoke/ KMA Updates Kampala- Uganda’s business community has raised concerns about the rising cost and increasing complexity of business registration and taxation. While more Ugandan enterprises are now entering the formal sector, traders argue that the real burden lies beyond registration in the multiple taxes, licenses and compliance layers that continue to choke

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Has Trump opened a can of worms by signing the Epstein files’ release order?

The Dome of the US Capitol Building is visible behind a statue depicting US President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands on the National Mall on October 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. The bronze-painted statue titled “Best Friends Forever” has returned after being taken down by the National Park Service last week due to

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI COMMISSIONS NEW NRM OFFICE IN MAYUGE

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the National Chairman of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, commissioned a newly constructed party office in Mayuge District as part of his ongoing campaign trail across the Busoga sub-region. The office, located in Katwe village in Mayuge Town Council, will serve as the NRM’s permanent

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