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UN mission chief meets M23 leaders in rebel-held Goma to discuss ceasefire monitoring

Vivian van de Perre, acting head of the UN peacekeeping mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO), met with leaders of the March 23 ...
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Thapelo Mokoena holds masterclass for Ugandan filmmakers

South African actor, producer, and media entrepreneur Thapelo Mokoena has held a masterclass for Ugandan filmmakers under the ...
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Here is the missing piece in Uganda’s condom campaign that needs to be addressed

For decades, condom use campaigns and advocacy in Uganda have rightly focused on raising awareness of the benefits of condoms ...
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Mungu Feni Foundation launches skills project training targeting youth and women in West Nile

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mungu Feni Foundation has launched the Weaving Hope Project, a youth and women empowerment ...
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Technical institutions to absorb over 65,700 P7 leavers

Over 65,700 Primary Seven leavers from the 2025 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) cohort are projected to enroll in Technical ...
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A decade of Earnest Rubondo’s leadership at PAU

After ten years at the helm of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Ernest Rubondo is stepping down, leaving behind a legacy that has significantly shaped Uganda’s oil and gas sector, even before ...
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Overcapacity is China’s biggest AI advantage

While debates over the AI race between the United States and China tend to fixate on which country has the most powerful frontier models and the most advanced semiconductors, that framing is becoming ...
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2025 PLE: Parental support gaps blamed for poor performance in Karamoja

Local leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have attributed the poor performance in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) to a lack of coordination between school management and parents. The region ...
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2025 UCE: UNEB records lowest failure rate

Only 130 out of 429,949 candidates who sat the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations failed all subjects, marking the lowest full failure rate ever recorded at the lower secondary ...
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KIKUUBE: 1,500 teenage mothers get chance to return to school

At least 1,500 teenage mothers in Kikuube District now have a renewed opportunity to return to school following a four-year education initiative launched by the district education department with ...
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How Uganda’s Music Industry bailout ended up under investigation

In January 2026, President Yoweri Museveni made headlines with what was framed as a lifeline to Uganda’s struggling creative industry: a UGX 1.5 billion donation to the Uganda Music Promoters SACCO ...
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Doctors protest filming in hospitals, cite rising risk of violence

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors are raising concerns over the growing practice of filming inside health facilities, warning that it not only exposes them to the risk of violence but also ...