KAMPALA — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said colonialism deliberately undermined African identity and beauty, forcing Africans to believe they were inferior and had to imitate Europeans, a mindset he said has since been defeated. “Africans were made to believe they were not beautiful and had to imitate Europeans,” President Museveni said, adding that Africans…
KAMPALA — Investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to develop an inland port in Uganda, a project aimed at strengthening the country’s cargo transport and logistics sector while lowering the cost of doing business. The development follows a meeting between President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and a delegation from the Sharjah Chamber of…
MÁLAGA, SPAIN — Ugandan long-distance standout Mande Bushendich produced a sensational marathon debut on Sunday, storming to victory at the Generali Maratón de Málaga and smashing the course record in the process. In his first appearance over the 42.195km distance, Bushendich crossed the finish line in a stunning 2:06:07, obliterating the previous course mark of…
Hoima City’s skyline has been transformed with the completion of the ultra-modern Hoima City Stadium, a landmark sports facility that now stands as one of Uganda’s most iconic infrastructure projects in the fast-growing Albertine region. Barely a year after construction works took shape, the stadium has evolved from an open site into a fully built,…
Uganda’s homegrown electric bus, the Kayoola E-Coach, has reached another iconic milestone after taking on South Africa’s famed Table Mountain, capping a historic overland journey from Kampala to Cape Town that has showcased African engineering, innovation and continental ambition. Kiira Motors Corporation announced the moment on Thursday, describing the Table Mountain ascent as a symbolic…