President Donald Trump shakes hands with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, in Washington. AP Contrary to popular assumption, US President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani had a cordial meeting at the White House on Friday afternoon as the […]
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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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,
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,
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,
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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