Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was in Zimbabwe Thursday, wrapping up a three-nation Africa visit that also took him to Kenya and Uganda. While in Uganda, Raisi said the West was promoting homosexuality in order to end what he called the “generation of human beings.” Raisi’s visit came after Uganda in May signed a law with…
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Uganda imposes levy on foreign digital companies’ income
Uganda’s parliament late on Tuesday passed a new tax law that imposes a 5% levy on income earned in the country by foreign providers of digital communications services such as Twitter and Meta’s (META.O)Facebook. Authorities in the east African country have been exploring ways of tapping into the fast-expanding digital economy to help boost revenue needed…
Iranian President on African tour, arrives Uganda on Wednesday
Iran’s Raisi Kampala, Uganda– Iranian President, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to arrive in Uganda this Wednesday for a two-day state visit, according to the Deputy Presidential Press Secretary, Faruk Kirunda. The three-day trip – which includes Kenya, Uganda, and Zimbabwe – will be the first by an Iranian president to Africa in 11 years….
Meet the co-wives of Uganda with an extraordinary bond
Dorothy Nankinga (L) and Milly Nazziwa at their home in Kireku village, Wakiso district, Uganda, on June 22, 2023. The co-wives say they are best of friends and their children have followed suit. Photo credit: Moraa Obiria I Nation Media Group Read more here https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/meet-the-co-wives-of-uganda-with-an-extraordinary-bond–4294190 Invest or Donate towards HICGI New Agency Global Media Establishment – Watch video…
Kakwenza Rukirabashaija Writes Book on torture, exile and activism
The award-winning author was arrested and tortured for his work – and then tortured again for writing about his detention. Now he smuggles his latest banned book into Uganda to ensure it is read Kakwenza Rukirabashaija tries to keep his scars covered around his children. Even in the height of summer he never takes off…
Uganda walks away from US firm-led consortium after refinery contract expires
Uganda is seeking new investors for its $4.5 billion refinery after its Project Framework Agreement (PFA) with a consortium of American and Italian firms expired. Uganda is seeking new investors for its $4.5 billion refinery after its Project Framework Agreement (PFA) with a consortium of American and Italian firms expired on June 30. The Ministry…
A war on nature’: rangers build mountain out of wildlife traps found in Uganda park
“Over the past 10 years, we’ve removed about 47 tonnes of snares and bear traps,” says Michael Keigwin, the founder of Uganda Conservation Foundation (UCF), a charity that works with the country’s wildlife authorities. Speaking from the Ugandan capital, Kampala, Keigwin is referring to a set of photographs showing a 12-tonne pile of tangled snares and metal…
Uganda expects to start oil production from Tilenga project in 2025
SINGAPORE, Uganda National Oil Co (UNOC) expects to start oil production from the Tilenga project in the first half of 2025, the company’s CEO said on Wednesday. “The drill kits have been put up and the drilling has started,” Uganda National Oil Co CEO Proscovia Nabbanja told Reuters on the sidelines of an Energy Asia…
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