Uganda urgently seeks World Bank help over coronavirus

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Uganda will request the World Bank for a loan of $190 million to help cushion its economy from the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, the finance minister said. ...

PICS: Ugandan mom of multiple quadruplets struggles to provide for 38 kids

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Mariam Nabatanzi was left alone to support 38 children after giving birth to multiple quadruplets after she was married off at the age of 12

Ugandans now able to buy government debt with mobile money

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Ugandans will be able to buy government securities through a mobile money platform in a move by the east African country to become less dependent on commercial banks. ...

Backlash after Museveni's 'wasteful spending' on security for Uganda MPs

Elias Biryabarema|Published

President Yoweri Museveni has approved increased security spending for Uganda's 456 MPs, after a ruling party lawmaker was shot dead.

Uganda police use teargas to disperse protest against social media taxes

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Police in Uganda fired teargas to disperse protesters demonstrating against new taxes including a levy on access to social media platforms.

Poverty-stricken Ugandans to be taxed daily for social media use

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Uganda's parliament has imposed a tax on the use of social media in a bid to raise revenue - but critics argued the tax will stifle free expression.

Homes of Uganda MPs opposition lawmakers hit with grenades

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Five grenades were thrown overnight at the homes of two Ugandan legislators opposed to scrapping the presidential age limit.

Gruesome Uganda murders puts pressure on police

Elias Biryabarema|Published

A spate of unsolved murders of Uganda women has been pressurising the police, who have been accused of neglecting crime to focus on political control.