500 benefit from Absa Bank Uganda’s Ramadan donations

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has donated food items worth UGX 20,000,000 to provide meals for 500 beneficiaries during this period of Ramadan. Led by the bank’s Muslim colleagues, this initiative reflects Absa’s deep-rooted …

Reflecting on 10 Years of Laudato Si: Uganda’s Kampala Catholic Archdiocese, Partners Plan Workshop

Activities of the second day of the workshop will include Holy Mass presided over by Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere, the Local Ordinary of Kampala Archdiocese. After the Holy Mass, there will be a keynote note address on Laudato Si, followed by speeches from …

Uganda: Angry voters turn down jembe donations from MP seeking votes, demand mor...

A member of parliament on the campaign trail thought that by offering jembes to his constituents, he would win their affection However, he was shocked when they rejected the offer, insisting that they needed something more substantial “You can’t assume …

DIGITAL: flydubai partners with Network to introduce a payment option in Kenya and Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Network International (Network), a leading enabler of digital commerce in the Middle East and Africa, has extended its partnership with Dubai- based carrier flydubai to introduce mobile money payments for its customers …

Uganda Plans Consulate in Iraq

By John Lee. Uganda is reportedly considering establishing a consulate in Iraq to better support its growing migrant workforce, which was estimated at 20,000 six years ago. According to New Vision, officials from Uganda's embassy in Tehran, led by …

Uganda celebrates women’s progress at 2025 Women’s Day Banquet

A focal point of this year’s event was the success of Tooke Flour, an innovative product made from green bananas developed under the Presidential Initiative for Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) led by Florence Isabirye Muranga. Kampala, Uganda | THE …

MTN Group and Airtel Africa sign network sharing deal for Uganda and Nigeria

Pan-African telcos MTN Group and Airtel Africa have signed a tower-sharing agreement that covers Uganda and Nigeria. The agreement will see the two telcos share network infrastructure in the two countries. The two telcos expect to improve network cost …

Uganda’s $5-Billion Oil Export Pipeline Secures Initial Funding

The $5-billion East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), which is planned to export crude oil from Uganda via a port in Tanzania, has secured the first tranche of external financing for the project. EACOP Ltd., the company in charge of the construction and …

Nakivale (Uganda) : a Burundian refugee child found dead, burned

The victim disappeared last Saturday before being found three days later, burned and mutilated, far from his village. One person has been arrested as part of the investigation. INFO SOS Médias Burundi A tragedy has rocked the Nakivale refugee camp in …

Uganda: Government Tables Shs4.8 Trillion Supplementary Appropriation Bill