Pneumococcal Vaccine Success: Uganda’s Health at a Crossroads
Kampala Uganda Uganda’s rollout of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) is credited with steep declines in pneumonia and meningitis cases, but
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Author: Aliby Nsimbi
World Bank Resumes Funding to Uganda After Freeze Over Anti‑LGBT Law
KAMPALA, Uganda Nearly two years after suspending fresh lending over Uganda’s contentious Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), the World Bank has announced
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Day Two at NCC 2025: Uganda’s Digital Future Takes Shape at Nakawa Innovation Hub
The Urban Gazette Staff Writer The second and final day of the 9th National Conference on Communications (NCC 2025) opened
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Uganda Aims to Plant 40 Million Trees to Reverse Deforestation
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s campaign to revitalize its forest cover is intensifying, with a national goal of planting over 40
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IMF Sees Mixed Global Inflation Prospects Amid Rising Tariffs
WASHINGTON / GLOBAL — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a new assessment on October 2, 2025, warning that the
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Smart IoT Framework Promises Climate-Resilient Maize Farming in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda — Researchers have developed a smart Internet of Things (IoT) framework designed to improve climate-resilient maize farming in
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Food Prices Surge as Inflation Pressures Bite Households
Uganda is grappling with a renewed wave of inflation, fueled heavily by rising food prices, unpredictable weather, and disruptions in
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Uganda Reviews Diplomatic Missions Abroad
President Museveni has ordered a cost‑benefit review of Uganda’s foreign missions abroad. The plan aims to reduce the number of
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NRM Launches 2026–2031 Manifesto: “Protecting the Gains
Kampala, Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate, today launched the party’s manifesto for the
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Common Man’s Manifesto”: Mubarak Munyagwa Pledges Equity, Justice & Economic Reform
Kampala, Uganda — The recently revived Common Man’s Party (CMP), under Mubarak Munyagwa, has unveiled key priorities in its nascent
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