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Ugandan market watch
The Ugandan stock markets have experienced a notable slowdown in market activity as turnover dropped week-on-week, yet this slowdown has been characterized by underlying resilience in price movements. Several counters have dominated the market...

Uganda's Official Highlights Youth Collaboration As Engine For Justice-Based Partnerships
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 27. Uganda takes pride in its commitments to promoting humanism, mutual support, and brotherly solidarity, said John Mulimba, Uganda's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trend reports....

Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in attempt to prevent deportation to Uganda
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has come to encapsulate much of President Donald Trump ’s hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday. The asylum request — Abrego Garcia’s...
Feature: Cultural gala blends art, oil dev't and China-Uganda friendship
KAMPALA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- An 80-meter-long mural depicting Uganda's national bird, the crested crane, alongside a Chinese dragon symbolizing harmony, stood as the centerpiece of a cultural gala recently held in Kasinyi Village, a remote...

Uganda Announces Candidature for Chairmanship of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Council of Administration (2025–2029).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened a briefing of the Diplomatic Corps in Kampala to brief them about Uganda’s decision to submit her candidature for the chairmanship of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Council of Administration for the...
Uganda turns focus to FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, names squad
KAMPALA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Uganda has announced its senior national team squad ahead of two FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier matches against Mozambique and Somalia. After bowing out at the quarterfinal stage of the ongoing CAF African Nations...

Kilmar Ábrego García solicita asilo en EEUU, con la esperanza de evitar su deportación a Uganda
WASHINGTON — Kilmar Ábrego García, cuyo caso se ha convertido en la imagen de la dura agenda migratoria del presidente Donald Trump, quiere solicitar asilo en Estados Unidos, dijeron sus abogados a un juez federal el miércoles. La solicitud de...

Uganda Waragi named Africa’s brand of the year at AMC awards
Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Waragi has been named Brand of the Year at the African Marketing Confederation (AMC) Awards held recently in Ghana. The Uganda Breweries product Uganda Waragi also got a gold medal for Most Effective...

Kampala property occupancy softens amid rising supply
Knight Frank expects more than 100,000 square metres of new Grade A office space to enter the market in the second half of 2025 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s commercial and residential property markets are entering a...
Uganda Airlines’ Maintenance Team Conducts First In-House Engine Swap
Uganda Airlines reported on Aug. 26 that its Approved Maintenance Organization (AMO) successfully completed its first in-house engine change on a Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft (5X-KNP) at its base in Entebbe. The government of Uganda confirmed that...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia seeks asylum in US to prevent Uganda deportation
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national, is seeking asylum in the United States as the Trump administration moves forward with plans to deport him to Uganda. Garcia’s lawyers told a federal judge on Wednesday that this is his second attempt to...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in U.S., hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who has become the face of President Donald Trump ’s hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday. Abrego Garcia, 30, was detained Monday by U.S. Customs...

Uganda’s FM hails Azerbaijan’s NAM youth initiative
Uganda’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, John Mulimba, has underlined the crucial role of youth platforms in today’s world, Azernews reports. He made the remarks during a meeting in Baku with members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Youth...

Travel, trek, and transform: Adventure with a cause in Uganda
Uganda is a place of immense natural beauty, warm and welcoming people, and an endless variety of experiences Adventure travel is one of the biggest trends in tourism right now. People want more than just sightseeing. They want to feel a little...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia Seeks Asylum in U.S., Claims Fear of Torture in Uganda
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the illegal alien accused MS-13 gang member facing human smuggling charges, is reportedly planning to seek asylum in the United States — claiming he is fearful of being deported to Uganda, where the Trump administration is...

Azerbaijan, Uganda explore political, economic, and humanitarian relations
Baku, August 27, AZERTAC On August 27, Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with John Mulimba, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs of Uganda. The meeting explored political, economic,...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the U.S., hoping to prevent deportation to Uganda
WASHINGTON — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has come to encapsulate much of President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda, wants to seek asylum in the United States, his lawyers told a federal judge Wednesday. Abrego Garcia, 30, was...

NAM Youth Organization hosts meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Uganda
Baku, August 27, AZERTAC On August 27, the Non-Aligned Movement Youth Organization (NAMYO) hosted a meeting between John Mulimba, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs of Uganda, Yalchin Rafiyev, Deputy Minister of...

'Bus Pull' raising funds for community in Uganda
DIETERICH – The Team Uganda committee from Dieterich, Newton and Teutopolis is organizing a bus-pull fundraiser where teams pay to pull a bus 150 feet by a rope on Sept. 14. The funds raised will go towards helping people in rural Uganda, and the...

We highly appreciate cooperation network established by young people, Ugandan foreign minister says
Baku, August 27, AZERTAC I am delighted to participate in today's meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement Youth Organization (NAMYO). Here I observed that our young people put forward very valuable and profound thoughts, demonstrating an active role...