Uganda’s shilling weakened to its lowest level on record against the dollar as demand for the greenback from offshore investors and importers put renewed pressure on the local currency.
[Nile Post] The treason trial of opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye resumes today before the High Court in Kampala, with his physical presence still uncertain as the prosecution moves to its second witness after weeks of testimony from its key witness, Andrew Wilson.
[Shabelle] Arusha, Tanzania -- Somalia's parliamentary speaker, Abdirahman Mohamed Nur Jama, held talks with his Ugandan counterpart, Jacob M. Oboth, in the Tanzanian city of Arusha on strengthening cooperation between the two countries' legislatures.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda -- Public health specialists have called for new strategies to identify Ugandans who are living with HIV but remain unaware of their status, warning that traditional facility-based testing alone may not be enough as the population continues to grow.
[UN News] The package originated in Entebbe, Uganda, bound for Cairo, containing 10 kilograms of thumb-sized pieces that could have been either bone or elephant ivory.
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From a tiny Ugandan village to Edinburgh medical school and a new life in Christchurch, Amama Thornley overcame barriers to study medicine as an Indian woman before forging a decades-long career caring for others.
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- Members of Parliament's Committee on Physical Infrastructure, led by Chairperson Mwine Mpaka, have visited the Police Command Centre at Naguru to see first-hand how the Digital Number Plate System operates. This, days after legislators questioned whether its…