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About 15 new commitments were announced last week between the U.S and African Leaders. These announcements happened during the recently concluded U.S-Africa Leaders Summit in fields stretching from healthcare to basketball. The US Secretary of Commerce, Gina Raimondo told reporters about one of the biggest deals made. It is an investment into Zambia’s mining sector by the US-based Kobold Metals. ...

Police officers and civil servants are on the spot after being accused by scrap dealers of having a hand in vandalism. These have been accused of vandalizing electricity infrastructure including high-voltage poles. These dealers used their association, Uganda Scrap Dealers and Innovators Association as a platform to voice their concerns. They said some of these people in authority hire them ...

The Uganda Medical Association, the umbrella body for all medical workers in the country has announced that it has dropped their now ex-president, Dr Samuel Oledo from his position. Oledo was impeached from his role after an extraordinary General Assembly yesterday. His membership was also suspended from the umbrella for the next 4 years. Subsequently, Dr Edith Nakku Joloba who ...

NUP cadre and the MP for Mityana Municipality, Hon Francis Zaake Mutebi, has come out to liken his party president, Hon Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine to Argentine football star Lionel Messi. Messi yesterday won the much-coveted World Cup trophy after beating France 4-2 on penalties. This cemented his legacy as arguably the Greatest Of All Times (G.O.A.T) according ...

The deputy lord mayor of Kampala, Doreen Nyanjura, has come out to advocate for reforms in marriage in Uganda. According to the FDC politician, a 10-20 years relationship can’t be termed as cohabitation. It’s very wrong and according to her, something needs to change as per the marriage stipulations in the country. “We must push for legal reforms. How do ...