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Bank of Uganda Bolsters Gold Reserves Amid Global Uncertainty
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
By David Mwanje The Bank of Uganda’s strategists in Kampala are navigating a shifting global economic landscape, with the U.S. dollar’s dominance under scrutiny and gold emerging as a key asset. The 2025 OMFIF Global Public Investor (GPI) report,...
How Equity Bank’s financial literacy has empowered young entrepreneurs in rural Uganda
Independent (Uganda)
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June 27, 2025
Participants share their feedback at the “Community of Practice” Workshop held on Thursday 26th June 2025 at the Mastercard Foundation offices in Kampala, Uganda. The “Community of Practice” Workshop featured partners working on the Young Africa...
Local Church Helps Fund Fresh Water Well at Uganda Medical Clinic
Gant News - Pennsylvania
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June 27, 2025
WINBURNE- A small local church is making a big difference, not only in their local community but also across the world. Forest Baptist Church in Winburne- also known as the ‘The Little Church with a Big Heart’, recently funded a fresh water well...
World citizen: Ugandan-born Mamdani inspires fellow New Yorkers with primary victory
Africanews
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June 27, 2025
He’s not the first immigrant to succeed in American politics but Zohran Mamdani’s presumptive victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary is proving to be an inspiration to his fellow New Yorkers - particularly those from Muslim and...
MAGA Goes Racist Against NYC Primary Winner Zohran Mamdani
Crooks and Liars
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June 27, 2025
EDITOR'S NOTE (Frances Langum) Above: Video via Media Matters sets the stage: ROB FINNERTY (HOST): And nobody wants to address this, but I address it because we are in New York City. I'm in New York City right now. This is where our studios are....
Republicans, X accused of spreading racism, Islamophobia in posts about NYC's Mamdani
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 27, 2025
Zohran Mamdani's Democratic primary upset this week in New York City has sparked anti-Muslim posts that have included death threats and comments comparing his candidacy to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. There were at least 127 violent hate-related...
President Museveni Affirms Ugandan Identity for Abavandimwe, Calls for Clarity on Citizenship
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has reaffirmed his commitment to protecting the rights and identity of long-time residents of Rwandan descent in Uganda, urging officials to treat such communities with fairness and dignity. While meeting the...
Uganda’s 86-year-old lawmaker Moses Ali seeks to extend his 54-year stay in government
TV47
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June 19, 2025
In Uganda’s ever-repeating political theater, history seems to be on an endless loop. General Moses Ali, the 86-year-old veteran lawmaker and military figure, has again thrown his hat into the ring—seeking re-election as Member of Parliament for...
Intelsat Partners with WPDI to Expand Education Access in East Africa
IT News Africa
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June 26, 2025
Intelsat announced a groundbreaking partnership with the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) to revolutionize access to education in conflict-affected regions across Africa. According to the International Telecommunication Union, 19% of...
Zohran Mamdani Wants to Spend $65 Million on ‘Gender Affirming Care’ – Including for Minors (VIDEO)
The Gateway Pundit
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June 27, 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the Muslim communist that just won the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City, wants to spend $65 million on ‘gender affirming care’ including for minors. In case you’re not aware, gender affirming care is a term that...
How Artists in Uganda Build Their Own Methods of Survival
ArtReview
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In a country where state support for the arts is almost non-existent, a thriving cultural ecosystem has sprung up against the odds Embossed aluminium and copper wires have become the recognisable media of the work of the Ugandan visual artist,...
Intelsat partners with WPDI to expand education access
SatelliteProME
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June 26, 2025
Satellite-powered connectivity will support enhanced online education in conflict-affected regions in South Sudan and Uganda. Photo credit: Intelsat Intelsat has announced a partnership with Academy Award-winning actor and humanitarian Forest...
Fusion between culture and modernity as children dance in Kenyan refugee camp
Associated Press
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June 27, 2025
KALOBEYEI, Kenya (AP) — Beads of sweat drip from the faces of young girls and boys as they dance to the rhythm of traditional drums and open calabashes, while their peers watch them in awe. These are refugee children, some who were born in one of...
ZIFF at 28: A legacy of stories, stars and cultural pride
The Citizen
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Stone Town came alive with rhythm, colour, and cinematic celebration as the 28th edition of the Zanzibar International Film Festival (ZIFF) officially opened on June 25. What began as a bold cultural experiment nearly three decades ago has now...
Indigenous Self-Determination in Practice: How BIDO and the Batwa Are Reclaiming Land, Rights, and Voice in Uganda
Cultural Survival - Massachusetts
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By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern) “When you are no longer allowed to talk to your ancestors, to pray in your forest, to feed yourself, then you are no longer fully alive.” —Alex Ahimbisibwe, Batwa Indigenous leader, educator, and founder of BIDO...
Mass Immigration Turned Europe Unlivable. America Is Next.
Daily Wire
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June 26, 2025
Now that a critical mass of voters in our largest city have decided to support a socialist Muslim rapper from Uganda who openly despises every founding principle of this country, you’re hearing a lot of predictions about what New York might look...
Not only Asians, Whites also backed Zohran Mamdani despite racist attacks
India Today
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June 26, 2025
Despite a wave of racist and Islamophobic attacks against Zohran Mamdani over his upset victory in New York's Democratic mayoral primary, data shows that the Indian-American received significant backing from white voters, apart from Asians....
Education Minister opens CIHRM 2025 conference
Joy FM
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June 18, 2025
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has opened the Chartered Institute of Human Resource Management (CIHRM) 2025 Conference at the Alisa hotel, Ridge, Accra, on June 18, 2025. The two-day conference, under the theme: Regulating HRM in...
Obsessed with experimenting on children and ignoring the damage he’s done, Bill Gates pledges another $1.6 billion to GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance
Natural News
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June 26, 2025
Obsessed with experimenting on children and ignoring the damage he’s done, Bill Gates pledges another $1.6 billion to GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is doubling down on its global vaccine crusade with a $1.6 billion...
India Seeks to Enhance Bilateral Ties with Uganda
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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June 27, 2025
By Faridah N Kulumba Recently the government of India invited 47 journalists, media professionals and editors from 23 countries from East Africa, Southern Africa, West Asia and North Africa for a familiarization tour in India. The East and...