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Improving Education in Hoima: Government Steps Up Monitoring to Ensure Better Services

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Hoima District, Bunyoro Sub-region | The Ugandan government has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering quality education and strengthening public service delivery in Hoima District through active monitoring and policy enforcement. This comes as Senior Presidential Advisor on Mobilization, Lt Col (Rtd) Ambako Kibrai, convened a high-level stakeholders’ meeting in the district as part of the […]

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EABC and AfDB Sign USD 1 Million Grant Agreement to Accelerate Sustainable Industrialization in East Africa By Nao

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By Naome Namusoke /KMA Updates Arusha, Tanzania | In a major boost for East Africa’s industrial transformation agenda, the East African Business Council (EABC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a landmark USD 1 million grant agreement aimed at driving sustainable industrialization across the region. The agreement, signed in Arusha, marks a key

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Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Emergency Landing After Mid-Air Depressurisation

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The plane landed at Mumbai airport after seven persons on board fell ill due to the mid-air cabin depressurisation. New Delhi: In a continuous trail of incidents related to mid-air crises, an Ethiopian Airlines Dreamliner was forced to make an emergency landing at the Chhattrapati Shivaji Maharaj International airport at 1:32 am on June 27. As per

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President Museveni’s brother Sedrack Nzeire Kaguta picks forms for Vice Chairperson for the Western Region on the NRM Central Executive Committee (CEC).

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Sedrack Nzeire Kaguta being declared as a candidate by the NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson Dr.Tanga Odoi.Photo by Ronald Kabuubi/KMA Updates. As Uganda’s political environment heats up ahead of the 2026 general elections, many Ugandans continue to express interest in various elective positions. On Tuesday, President Yoweri Museveni’s brother, Sedrack Nuwomugisha Kaguta, picked up expression of

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Detained Chadian opposition leader Succes Masra ends hunger strike

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Chadian opposition leader Succes Masra alights from a car during a political rally© Oduor, Michael/ Chadian opposition leader and former Prime Minister Succès Masra, who has been in detention since mid-May, has ended his hunger strike after about a week of fasting, his lawyers announced Monday. ” President Masra, physically weakened but morally combative […] is suspending

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Philippines’ Payments Evolution: Moving beyond QR Payments for a culture embracing Credit Instalments

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Author: Norman Frankel, Chief Growth Officer, Stanchion Payments Solutions Arriving in the Philippines from Indonesia on our South-East Asia tour supported by AusTrade was in stark contrast to Indonesia, both in terms of the arrival at the airport and the trip from the airport to the central district. As a European, this was visually what

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MTN MoMo Launches Cover by MoMo, Starting with “Family Cover” Insurance Offering in Partnership with Sanlam Uganda.

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Built on MTN MoMo’s commitment to drive financial inclusion through digital innovation, Cover by MoMo brings insurance to the palm of every Ugandan. – Chief Product Officer, MoMo Jemimah Kairuki MTN MoMo Launches Cover by MoMo, Starting with “Family Cover” Insurance Offering in Partnership with Sanlam Uganda. MTN MoMo has launched “Cover by MoMo”, starting

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Building the Infrastructure for Kenya’s Digital Leap

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Wojtek Piorko, Vertiv By Wojtek Piorko, managing director, Africa at Vertiv Kenya is entering a new digital era, one defined by accelerated connectivity, data growth and the move towards artificial intelligence (AI). But to fully make use of these opportunities, the country must address the infrastructure demands driving tomorrow’s digital economy. Across Africa – and

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“Jaguza ne Standard Chartered Bank” Deposit Campaign launched

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Display of some of the giveaways to be won during the launch Kampala, Uganda – Tuesday, 1 July 2025: Standard Chartered Bank Uganda has today unveiled its latest deposit campaign dubbed “Jaguza ne Standard Chartered,” designed to reward clients for saving, transacting and maintaining deposits with the Bank. Running from 01st July to 30th September

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Uganda’s Annual Inflation Inches Up to 3.9% as Food Prices Surge – UBOS Report

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By Naome Namusoke/KMA Updates KAMPALA, Uganda – The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has announced that the country’s annual headline inflation rose slightly to 3.9% in June 2025, up from 3.8% in May, largely driven by increasing food prices. The figures, released on Monday, 30th June 2025, were measured using the Consumer Price Index (CPI),

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