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Uganda has recorded a decline in both value and volume of coffee exports in April compared to the same period in 2022. This is according to the performance of the economy report for the month of May released by the Ministry of Finance.Despite higher prices during the month, earnings from coffee exports fell by 16.1% compared to March 2023 due ...

103 Muslim pilgrims have made their journey to Mecca including a nine-year-old Ibrahim Male Kakoma. In attendance at the farewell ceremony was Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje. As Sheikh Mubaje saw the pilgrims off, he urged them to refrain from taking pictures purposely for showing off. He also noted that worldly affairs like unnecessary talks on sports or ...

President Museveni has revealed that he apparently tested negative for Covid-19 after 11 days. He confirmed the news through his social media platforms last evening. The president was confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19 almost two weeks ago. However, none of those close to him, not even his wife Janet Kataha Museveni was positive. During his sickness and self-isolation, ...

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces trial  where he will be tried on charges of extremism that carry the potential of keeping him in prison for several decades. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was charged with rehabilitating Nazi ideology, a charge which carries a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison. Navalny has been a vocal critic of the ...

The Uganda Police has released a statement over the horrific attacks in Kasese. This attack claimed a number of lives of students leaving others in critical condition and others captives. The country woke up to shocking news on the 17th of June 2023. This is after it was revealed that about 25 students have been killed and 8 others are ...