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Thugs rob Kombucha sales team of Shs5.5m

A sales team belonging to Kombucha Products Ltd was robbed of Shs5.51 million and other valuables by armed men dressed in army and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)-like uniforms along the Iganga-Kaliro road on Thursday. The incident occurred as the team returned to Iganga after conducting sales in the area. According to Twinamastiko, the team had collected Shs5.51 million from sales during the day before the attackers intercepted their vehicle. He said two men wearing what appeared to be URA reflector jackets first stopped the vehicle and asked Waiswa, one of the team members, to produce his driving permit and trading…

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Police arrest 47 in Katwe intelligence-led operation

Police have arrested 47 suspects during a joint security and intelligence-led operation targeting alleged drug abuse…

Man charged for impersonating State House official

Police have charged a man accused of impersonating a State House official and using forged documents…

Police arrest 58 in Kampala metropolitan operations

Kampala Metropolitan Police have arrested 58 suspects during a series of operations conducted across Kampala, Entebbe,…

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CNN’s Christiane Amanpour puts Tooro coronation in Nigeria

CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour has incorrectly identified the September 29 coronation of Uganda’s new Omukama as a Nigerian royal ceremony, prompting criticism and corrections from Ugandan social media users. Amanpour, who has more than three decades of international journalism experience, posted on X describing the newly crowned king as a former television news anchor whose career was notable alongside his accession to the throne. “The TV anchor who would be king. In Nigeria this week, a new king was coronated with pomp and circumstance — but his resume is what’s really standing out,” Amanpour wrote. The ceremony she referred to…

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AU urges restraint as Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt tensions rise

The African Union Commission has called on Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint amid…

Uganda to host African military operations conference

KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda will next week host the inaugural conference on Military Operations Other Than…

Dangote breaks ground on $16bn East Africa Refinery in Lamu

LAMU, Kenya — Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote on Wednesday broke ground on a $16 billion oil…

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