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Uganda: Christmas Rush Brings Mixed Fortunes for Kampala Traders, Transport Operators

All Africa 24 Dec 2025
With Christmas just a day away, business activity in downtown Kampala has surged, but the benefits of the festive rush are being felt unevenly across sectors ....
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Uganda : Kampala quietly reopens doors to Eritrean, Somali and Ethiopian refugees

Africa Intelligence 23 Dec 2025
Eritrean, Ethiopian and Somali refugees can once again apply to the Ugandan authorities for asylum, after having been discreetly denied this right at the beginning of the year ....
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Uganda: Mental Health Alarm As 58% of Young Women in Kampala Slums Report Depression

All Africa 22 Dec 2025
A new study has revealed alarmingly high levels of depression, suicidal thoughts and substance use among young women living in Kampala's urban slums, exposing what researchers describe as a largely hidden public health crisis ....
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Uganda: Shincheonji Church Holds Free Health Camp in Kampala

All Africa 20 Dec 2025
The Shincheonji Church of Jesus on Thursday organised a free health camp at Constitutional Square Gardens in Kampala as part of its community outreach efforts aimed at improving the wellbeing of Ugandans ....
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From Kampala to Kansas Fields

The Mercury - Manhatten Knasas 19 Dec 2025
Long before he stepped onto a research field in western Kansas, Rayhaan Kabenge was building small systems in Kampala, Uganda, trying to understand how technology could make everyday work easier ... .
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Kenya/Uganda : Despite efforts, Nairobi and Kampala struggle to see eye to eye

Africa Intelligence 02 Dec 2025
Smiling in photos has not completely eased relations between Kenyan president William Ruto and his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni. On ....
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Kenya: SGR Extension From Naivasha to Kampala to Begin in Early 2026

All Africa 24 Nov 2025
Nairobi -- President William Ruto has announced that the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway from Naivasha to Kampala in Uganda, and onwards to Rwanda and to the border of DR Congo begins early next year ....
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Africa’s AI moment: Reflections from GAIME 2025 in Kampala

B & FT Online 13 Nov 2025
At the 2025 Global AI Innovation Movement and Evolution (GAIME) Conference in Kampala, the air was charged with possibility. Leaders and innovators from around the world gathered to ask a defining question ... Collaboration Over Competition ... 21 ... Subscribe.
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From Kampala to City Hall: Meet Zohran Mamdani, NYC’s coolest mayor yet who used to rap

The Times of India 05 Nov 2025
But where does his story begin? Let's find out!Kampala. A familial heritageBorn on October 18, 1991 Zohran Mamdani is an Indian descent leader born in Kampala, Uganda to esteemed Indian filmmaker Mira Nair and famed Ugandan academic Mahmood Mamdani ... .
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Mamdani’s NYC Mayor Win Causes Barely a Ripple in Uganda, His Birth Country

New York Times 05 Nov 2025
Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor-elect of New York City, was born in Uganda to parents of Indian origin, and his family emigrated when he was a child ... .
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Mamdani’s Kampala roots resonate with Ugandans watching his mayoral bid

The Los Angeles Times 03 Nov 2025
He had to go every evening and have a conversation with his dad about the current affairs of the day,” recalled Angelo Izama, the journalist who was tasked with mentoring Mamdani in 2007 in the capital of his native Uganda, Kampala.
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Behind the music - Kampala

RTE 30 Oct 2025
Irish alt-rock band Kampala have released their new single, Orangutan ... . Kampala are a four-piece from Dublin and Kildare and consist of Rob (vocals, guitar), Baz Daly (bass) and Justin Capocci (drums), and Dan Kane (guitar/vocals) ... ... Twice ... Nirvana.
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Uganda: 63 Dead in Horrific Kampala-Gulu Highway Crash

All Africa 22 Oct 2025
At least 63 people have died and several others sustained serious injuries in a devastating road accident involving four vehicles on the Kampala-Gulu Highway early Wednesday morning ....
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Uganda: 🟥 Breaking - 63 Dead in Accident On Kampala-Gulu Highway

All Africa 22 Oct 2025
Gulu, Uganda -- Uganda Police have confirmed that 63 people have lost their lives in a road accident early today on the Gulu-Kampala Highway. The accident involved two buses, a truck, and a saloon car ....
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