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The chief financial institution in the country, Bank of Uganda has denied reports that have been making rounds on how it will start printing currency locally. An article published by New Vision suggested that the Bank has plans of starting to print money in Uganda next year. Taking to their X page, the bank said that this is not true. ...

Rights activists and religious leaders organized a peaceful march yesterday in a call for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza conflict between Israel and the Hamas. Hundreds of people participated in the street march and some of them held placards and banners. These condemned the Gaza conflict and called for peace to return to the enclave. The march happened to ...

The long-anticipated talks between Joe Biden of the United States and Xi Jinping of China have provided valuable insights into the state of affairs between these influential nations. The two met each other on Wednesday ( November 15) after the latter traveled to San Francisco for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. This is the first meeting between the two leaders ...

President Museveni has also questioned the whereabouts of grasshoppers, popularly known as “nsenene” in Uganda. The “nsenene” is a local delicacy normally harvested in the month of November. The month has even earned it’s name as the month of grasshoppers. Ugandans are always excited for it as they get to enjoy these insects. It’s usually a lucrative business around this ...

The US Intelligence has said it has evidence that Hamas has a command centre under Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. National Security spokesman John Kirby said the group stored arms there and were prepared for an Israeli attack. This is the first time the US has independently backed claims by close ally Israel that Hamas uses hospitals to hide its ...