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Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament Anita Among Meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican

Leave a Comment / Africa, Breaking News, East Africa, News, Politics, World / Ronald Kabuubi

https://thenewzzone.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/WhatsApp-Video-2025-08-13-at-13.25.05_49b41003.mp4 VATICAN CITY – Speaker of Parliament Anita Among this morning held a meeting with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City, Rome. The engagement came shortly after a Mass led by the Holy Father, during which special prayers were offered for peace, unity, and love among nations. Details of the discussions between the […]

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Vladimir Putin to return to US for the first time in a decade

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will return to the U.S. for the first time in a decade when he meets with President Donald Trump in Alaska on Friday. Following Trump’s announcement last week that the pair would be meeting for an in-person summit – marking the first time a U.S. president will meet with Putin after he invaded

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Musk threatens Apple and calls OpenAI boss a liar as feud deepens

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X owner Elon Musk has threatened Apple with legal action after claiming it had made it “impossible” for apps to compete with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI in its App Store. He called OpenAI boss Sam Altman a “liar” – after Altman claimed Musk used his platform to “benefit himself and his own companies”. The row is the

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AI startup Perplexity offers to buy Google’s Chrome browser for $34.5 billion

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Perplexity AI said it has made a $34.5 billion unsolicited all-cash offer for Alphabet’s Chrome browser, a low but bold bid that would need financing well above the startup’s own valuation. Run by Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity is no stranger to headline-grabbing offers – it made a similar one for TikTok US in January, offering to

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Nigeria’s Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province Bishops in synodal interaction with women religious

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OYO, Nigeria, August 12, 2025/ — By Bishop Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo of Oyo Catholic Diocese (https://CatholicDioceseOyo.org). The Catholic Bishops of Ibadan Ecclesiastical Province of Nigeria, in the spirit of the ongoing synodal process in the Church, have held an interactive session with the Superiors of the Women Religious Congregations working in Ibadan Province. The session, which

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI URGES EGYPT TO INVEST IN UGANDA’S CAPITAL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DRIVE

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PRESIDENT MUSEVENI URGES EGYPT TO INVEST IN UGANDA’S CAPITAL AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP DRIVE President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today called on Egyptian investors to channel capital and entrepreneurship opportunities into Uganda, saying the two countries can transform their centuries-old Nile connection into a powerful engine for economic growth. Speaking at the Egypt–Uganda Business Forum in Cairo

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Airtel Money and URA Partner to Revolutionise Tax Payments Through Mobile Phones

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In a major leap toward digital transformation and financial inclusion, Airtel Money and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) have launched a groundbreaking partnership enabling Ugandans to pay taxes and access government services directly from their mobile phones. The collaboration, announced at a high-profile event, promises to simplify civic and business obligations by eliminating the need

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Kenya Faces Safety Concerns After Crowd Chaos at CHAN Tournament

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Ticket sales for some African Nations Championship (CHAN) matches in Nairobi have been suspended after chaotic scenes overshadowed Kenya’s victory over Morocco on Sunday. The Harambee Stars produced a shock by beating the pre-tournament favourites 1-0 at a packed Kasarani Stadium, yet the result was marred by disorder both inside and outside the venue before

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51 Aspirants Pick Nomination Forms to Challenge Uganda’s President Museveni in 2026

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The race for Uganda’s top office has officially kicked off. The Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed 51 individuals who have so far picked presidential nomination forms on the first day ahead of the 2026 General Elections. The people include six women and 45 men, representing a mix of political affiliations. Two fully registered political parties

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CID arrests 12 officials in hhost worker probe

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KAMPALA, UGANDA – The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has arrested 12 senior government officials from six different agencies in connection with creating “ghost workers” on the government payroll, a police source said. Detectives are still searching for a dozen other suspects. The arrests follow a presidential directive from President Yoweri Museveni to CID Director Assistant

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