UMA Launches 31st Uganda International Trade Fair By Naome Namusoke/KMA updates Manufacturing Sector Recognized as Key Economic Driver The Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has officially launched the 31st Uganda International Trade Fair, scheduled to take place from October 2 to 12, 2025, at the UMA Showgrounds in Lugogo, Kampala. This year’s event comes at […]
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Netherlands Sends Final Dispatch of F-16 Warplanes to Ukraine The Dutch Ministry of Defense confirmed on Monday that the final batch of six F-16 fighters promised to Kyiv has left the Netherlands on its way to Ukraine. The Netherlands has been a key ally of Ukraine and an early advocate for Ukraine to receive fighter jets from the
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South Korea police impose travel ban on former PM Han and ex-finance minister Choi SEOUL — South Korean police have banned former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and ex-Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok from travelling abroad as part of a probe into alleged insurrection linked to former leader Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law bid, a police official said.
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2 dead, 9 injured in Memorial Day shooting in Philadelphia, police say Two people were killed and nine others, including three teenagers, injured in a shooting at Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park on Memorial Day, police said on Tuesday (May 27). All the nine injured in the Monday night shooting are in stable condition. A male and
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South Africa’s Independent Power Producers (IPP) Office backs Youth Energy Summit CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 27, 2025/ — We are proud to welcome the Independent Power Producers Office (IPP) as the overall Summit Sponsor of the 2025 Youth Energy Summit (YES!). The event, happening from 18-20 June in Cape Town, will unite more than
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Ivanhoe Mines President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to Speak at African Mining Week 2025 CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 27, 2025/ — Marna Cloete, President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Canadian mining firm Ivanhoe Mines will speak at the upcoming African Mining Week. During the event, Cloete will participate in the Women in
Candidate spouses take centre stage in South Korea’s heated presidential race SEOUL — The wife of South Korea’s main conservative party candidate has taken a leading role ahead of next week’s elections, campaigning on her own to tarnish the image of the liberal frontrunner and his spouse and turbocharge her husband’s bid. Last week, Seol Nan-young
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Kholo Capital and Maia Capital provide Catapult Group with R250 million mezzanine debt funding JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 27, 2025/ — Kholo Capital Mezzanine Debt Fund I (“Kholo Capital”) (www.KholoCapital.com) and Maia Capital Partners (“Maia Capital”) announced today that they have provided R250 million mezzanine debt funding to Catapult Group (“Catapult”) to fund growth capital
ITFC and TDFD Sign Landmark Agreement with Oil Sustainability Program and BURN Manufacturing to Deliver Clean Cooking Solutions in Nigeria RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 26, 2025/ — The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-IDB.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, signed a multilateral financing and implementation agreement to support the Forward7
Youth Charter Marks 2025 George Floyd Anniversary with Global Call 2 Action: From Taking the Knee to Taking a Stand LONDON, United Kingdom, May 26, 2025/ — The Youth Charter (www.YouthCharter.org), a leading international charity in sport-for-development and peace, has released a powerful new essay commemorating the fifth anniversary of the death of George Floyd, calling on
