A museum launch in Kampala turned into something far bigger than a cultural moment. It became a blueprint for economic transformation, with the Luo community urged to channel identity into income through agriculture, agro-processing, and tourism.
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Uganda’s beauty pageant scene now runs on two separate tracks, and the confusion between them is real. One crown flies to Miss World. The other heads to Miss Universe. Getting them mixed up is an easy mistake, but an important one to understand.
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After months of legal wrangling over dual citizenship and parliamentary pushback, three of Uganda’s minister-designates are finally heading to State House Entebbe for their inauguration. President Yoweri Museveni will preside over the ceremony, formally sealing a Cabinet that had been left partially assembled. The swearing-in signals the end of a drawn-out vetting process that exposed the sharp edges of Uganda’s constitutional rules on citizenship.
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Zaporizhzhia woke up to sirens, rubble, and grief on August 11, 2026. At least six people are dead, twenty more injured, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pointing the finger at Pyongyang. The war in Ukraine just found a new, deeply troubling dimension.
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Nvidia just pulled off one of the most audacious capital-raising moves in tech history, convincing Wall Street’s heaviest hitters to pour $500 billion into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The chips are no longer just components. They are the new commodity. And the money is now flowing accordingly.
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He is 18 years old, playing for one of the biggest clubs on the planet, and lighting up pre-season with a maturity that belies his age. But Ifeanyi Ndukwe’s story at Liverpool comes with a twist that no one saw coming. Why can this teenage defender only step onto a pitch for friendlies?
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A senior Sudanese official has landed in Uganda carrying two things simultaneously: a message of hope for tens of thousands of displaced Sudanese and a sharp rebuke of the RSF. The Governor of Darfur’s Kampala visit signals that the political pressure for dialogue is growing louder, even as the war at home shows no sign of relenting.
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Few careers carry the weight of nearly five decades in uniform, a near-fatal assassination attempt, and the grief of losing a daughter on a quiet Kampala road. General Edward Katumba Wamala has closed that chapter with grace, dignity, and a story that Uganda will not soon forget.
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For months, Uganda’s First Lady was a quiet absence at events where her presence had long been expected. Now, fresh photographs shared by her daughter Natasha offer the clearest sign yet that Janet Museveni is finding her way back. The smile says more than any official statement could.
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Australian politics rarely travels in a straight line, and this week has done nothing to change that reputation. A diplomatic fumble over Japanese gift melons, a migration bill alliance with One Nation, and Greens accusing the Prime Minister of bowing to the gambling industry, all before lunch. Here is what is actually going on in Canberra right now.
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