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Uganda makes progress in promoting mother languages in schools

Uganda makes progress in promoting mother languages in schools

KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda is making strides in promoting linguistic diversity, multilingualism, and the protection of mother tongues, Minister of State for Gender and Culture Peace Regis Mutuuzo has said. Uganda has emphasized the teaching of mother tongues at all levels of education, the minister told reporters on Thursday, on the eve of International Mother Language Day, which …

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How ‘Smart Policing’ through use of tech will spur Uganda Police to new heights

How Smart Policing through use of tech will spur Uganda

FILE PHOTO Museveni tours the CCTV command centre in Naguru   Technology Driving a New Era at the Uganda Police Force Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over the past few years, reforms anchored in innovation have begun to yield measurable improvements for Uganda Police in traffic management, crime detection, service delivery and institutional efficiency. The Uganda Police Force is steadily …

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Bank of Uganda and NPA officials advise caution and strategic growth

Bank of Uganda and NPA officials advise caution and strategic

The changing face of the oil and gas field in Bulisa district where TotalEnergies’ Tilenga project is located. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s economic future is poised between opportunity and caution, according to top officials from the Bank of Uganda and the National Planning Authority (NPA). In a wide-ranging discussion this week, Professor Augustus Nuwagaba, Deputy Governor of …

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Uganda court upholds ban on LGBTQI+ advocacy workshop

Illuatration shows Ugandan police breaking up a Pride celebration. East Africa Visual Artists used this artwork as an illustration of its article about the court ruling on the ban of the 2014 LGBTQ rights workshop.

Advocates say the ruling threatens all freedom of speech and assembly in Uganda East Africa Visual Artists used this illustration of Ugandan police breaking up a Pride celebration to illustrate its article about latest court ruling declaring an LGBTQ advocacy workshop illegal. Uganda’s Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal challenging the 2012 closure of an LGBTQ advocacy workshop organized …

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Uganda submits bid to host 2031 African Games

Uganda submits bid to host 2031 African Games

Weightlifting at the 13th African Games KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has submitted a formal bid to the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) to host the 2031 African Games, officials confirmed on Tuesday. “It is the first time we are announcing this, but we submitted a bid late last year and now we have experts in the country to …

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Thousands Gather at Kigungu to Mark 147 Years of Catholic Mission in Uganda

Thousands Gather at Kigungu to Mark 147 Years of Catholic

By the Torch Reporter, Thousands of Catholic faithful on Tuesday gathered at Kigungu in Entebbe to commemorate 147 years since the arrival of the first Catholic missionaries in Uganda, a historic moment that laid the foundation for the growth of the Catholic faith in the country. The annual pilgrimage, organised within the Archdiocese of Kampala, marks the arrival of pioneer …

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Museveni Fires Bamuturaki, Appoints Girma at Uganda Airlines

Museveni Fires Bamuturaki Appoints Girma at Uganda Airlines

Kampala– The President of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala, to implement immediate leadership changes at Uganda Airlines in a move aimed at addressing management weaknesses within the national carrier. In a directive dated February 13, 2026, the President ordered the appointment of Girma Wake as Consultant and Advisor to help rectify …

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