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Uganda to receive $120m from IMF

Ritah Kemigisa | June 22, 2023

Uganda is set to receive $120 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Credit Extended Facility (ECF) agreement. This brings the aggregate disbursement under the ECF arrangement to about US$750 million. The immediate disbursement follows the completion of a fourth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) to […]

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African leaders’ Ukraine peace mission defended

Ritah Kemigisa | June 22, 2023

International relations experts have welcomed and defended efforts by African leaders to resolve the Russia-Ukraine war. Figures from Reuters, a news agency show that the war that erupted on February 24, 2022, has since left over 60,000 people dead and close to 17 million displaced. Others have tried and failed […]

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Kasese schools ordered to reopen today

Ritah Kemigisa | June 21, 2023

The Kasese district Education Officer, Mr. George Mayinja has ordered all schools to reopen without fail today vowing to punish those who defy the directive. This follows reports that a number of schools had closed due to the recent attack on Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe, Kasese district by suspected […]

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Emergency restoration works at Karuma bridge kick off today

Ritah Kemigisa | June 21, 2023

The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has revealed that it will today kick off emergency restoration works on a section of Karuma bridge that was yesterday destroyed by a truck that plunged into River Nile. The Sino Truck and its two occupants were all swept away and efforts to retrieve […]

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Over 30,000 refugees entered Uganda this year – UN

Ritah Kemigisa | June 20, 2023

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Uganda, Susan Namondo has thanked the government of Uganda and its people as they continue to give more than 1.5 million refugees ‘Hope away from home’. In her message to commemorate World Refugee Day, Namondo notes that despite facing difficult economic times, Uganda has in […]