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Vipers SC boycott FUFA’s new league format over ignored concerns.

Wakiso, Uganda: Reigning Uganda Premier League champions, Vipers Sports Club, Thursday announced it will not participate in the newly introduced FUFA league format, citing lack of consultation, dismissal of concerns, and threats to the integrity of Ugandan football. In a letter dated October 2, 2025, club president Dr. Lawrence Mulindwa said Vipers had repeatedly raised […]

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Binance Launches The Blockchain 100 Award to Honor Top Creators Driving Blockchain Innovation

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, October 2, 2025/ — Binance (www.Binance.com), the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume and users, today announced the inaugural launch of The Blockchain 100 (https://apo-opa.co/42kDgRn). This new annual awards show is designed to recognize and celebrate the most influential creators advancing blockchain education, innovation, and community engagement. The Blockchain 100 aims to spotlight individuals

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Growing Beyond Borders: dfcu Bank Sends Ugandan Farmers to Learn from the Netherlands

Kampala: dfcu Bank, in partnership with Vision Group, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and Koudijs BV, has officially flagged off the winners of the 2024 Best Farmers Competition for a transformative, week-long study tour in the Netherlands. The ceremony, held at dfcu Bank’s Head Office in Nakasero, marked

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI RALLIES OTUKE, PLEDGES OIL-BACKED TRANSFORMATION AS 2026 CAMPAIGN TRAIL GAINS MOMENTUM

  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flagbearer in the 2026 General Election, today traversed more parts of the Lango subregion, holding his third and fourth rallies in Alebtong and Otuke districts.   The President told thousands of cheering supporters gathered at Orum Primary School grounds in Otuke that Uganda is on

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UDB Wins Global Sustainable Finance Award.

By Solomon Lubambula/KMA Updates Uganda Development Bank (UDB) has been honored with the Outstanding Business Sustainability Achievement Award 2025 at the Karlsruhe Sustainable Finance Awards, during the Global Sustainable Finance Conference (GSFC) in Karlsruhe, Germany.  The accolade was received by UDB’s Managing Director, Dr. Patricia Ojangole, and marks another milestone in the Bank’s journey toward

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Police human rights boss AIGP Charles Kataratambi dead

Kampala, Uganda: The Uganda Police Force has confirmed the death of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Charles Kataratambi, the Director of Human Rights and Legal Services. Kataratambi, who previously headed the Special Investigations Division (SID), passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2025, after battling diabetes and related complications. Police confirmed his death in a statement,

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Kenyan activists reportedly abducted in Uganda while supporting Bobi Wine

Two Kenyan human rights activists, Bob Njagi and Nicholas Oyoo, remain missing after what rights groups allege was an abduction in Kampala on 1 October 2025. Eyewitnesses say the pair — who had traveled to Uganda to join opposition leader Bobi Wine on the campaign trail — were stopped at a petrol station in Kireka, Kampala, under the

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Court upholds EC decision to bar Akena from UPC presidential ticket

The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a petition filed by Mr Jimmy James Michael Akena, the leader of the Uganda Peoples Congress (UPC) party, challenging the Electoral Commission’s decision to bar him from running for president on the UPC ticket in the 2026 elections. In a ruling delivered via email on October 1, 2025, Justice

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Morocco pledges reforms as death toll rises to 3 in anti-government protests

RABAT, Morocco — Morocco’s government said Thursday it would address grievances fueling youth-led protests, a day after security forces killed three people during unrest. Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said he mourned the deaths, praised law enforcement for its efforts to maintain order and indicated that the government was prepared to respond favorably to the protestors demanding

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Rwanda launches CyberHub to boost cybersecurity skills and innovation

The government will on October 2 unveil CyberHub, a national centre of excellence in cybersecurity and data protection that seeks to build the country’s talent pool, strengthen innovation, and position Rwanda as a regional leader in digital security. The initiative, spearheaded by the National Cyber Security Authority (NCSA), will be hosted at the University of

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