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FACT: Up to 500,000 Ugandans worked for private security contractors for the US and its allies in their wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
FACT: The Democratic Republic of the Congo is the second-largest country in Africa and there have been several attempts to divide it.
FACT: Arabs were the first to discover Mauritius back in the 9th century AD and named the island Dina Arobi.
FACT: Ethiopia last invaded Somalia in 2006 and withdrew three years later.
FACT: Egypt has military agreements with Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, Burundi, South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti and Tanzania.
FACT: In its latest “World Economic Outlook”, IMF expects Kenya to overtake Angola and become the 4th largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa this year, behind South Africa, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. The forecast sees Kenya maintaining that position until the end of 2029.
PROVERB: A millipede will not limp because of one missing leg. From: Somalia
FACT: An estimated 51.2 million lives have been saved through vaccines in Africa over the past 50 years. For every infant life saved over that period, close to 60 years of life are lived, a new report by WHO says.
FACT: On this day in 1964, Tanganyika and Zanzibar unified to form present-day Tanzania.
FACT: Dubai-based firm Hamad Bin Khalifa Department of Projects, has agreed to lend South Sudan $13 billion, which almost double the country's GDP in exchange for 20 years of discounted oil.
ARCHIVE: Kampala Road Street in Kampala City in 1961
Gold has reclaimed the top spot as Uganda's largest export commodity.
Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) has asked government to provide Shs.40 billion for the operation of Namanve Thermal Power Plant.
A World Bank delegation is in eastern Uganda verifying the $360m World Bank-funded urban projects.
A contaminated batch of Benylin Paediatric cough Syrup is no longer available in African countries where it was sold according to WHO.
The Ugandan government has presented a supplementary budget request of Ush.3 billion to parliament for organizing martyrs day celebrations celebarted every 3rd June.
FACT: Nigeria's Quadri Aruna is the best-ranked African table tennis player in the world. He is ranked 11th in the 2024 global rankings followed by Egypt's Omar Assar who is ranked #22 in the world.
FACT: Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has received an honorary doctorate in economics from Turkey's Ankara University in recognition of her reformist leadership.
FACT: Kenya's Faith Kipyegon and three-time world record holder started professional running barefoot because she didn't know how to use Nike running shoes.
FACT: Ethiopia is set to embark on the construction of the new Addis Ababa International Airport. The new $2.4 billion project will be part of an "Airport City". The airport is expected to accommodate up to 120 million passengers annually once complete.
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Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) has asked government to provide Shs.40 billion for the operation of Namanve Thermal Power Plant.
A World Bank delegation is in eastern Uganda verifying the $360m World Bank-funded urban projects.
A contaminated batch of Benylin Paediatric cough Syrup is no longer available in African countries where it was sold according to WHO.
The Ugandan government has presented a supplementary budget request of Ush.3 billion to parliament for organizing martyrs day celebrations celebarted every 3rd June.
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Sub-Saharan Africa could produce almost $2 trillion of metals required for the energy transition by 2050, according to the IMF. -Bloomberg
A draft law in Rwanda wants 80% of NGOs’ budget to 'directly' reach the vulnerable people. It requires them not to spend more than 20% of their budget on operational costs.
NSSF targets to cover 50% of working Ugandans in the next 10 years.
Kenya has the most expensive fuel in East Africa. The high cost is due to taxes and levies that account for up to 39% of the price per litre.
Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) says that the percentage of substandard goods on the Ugandan market has increased by 7%.
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) says that by June 2023, compliant manufacturers and importers had grown to 1,120 and 330 importers respectively from just under 200 in 2019.
Kampala City Traders called off their strike on Friday after meeting president Museveni and are set to meet the president again on 7 May 2024 to resolve their grievances.
Mobile money agents in Uganda will with immediate effect, start demanding for a valid identity card before a customer transacts more than UShs1 million on the mobile money service, according to a new directive by Bank of Uganda.
Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has asked the Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng to present a strategy within three months for eliminating malaria in the country.
Entebbe Airport expansion works are 90 percent complete.
Zimbabwe’s new currency, the ZiG, strengthened a day after its debut, the central bank says. -Bloomberg
Non-performing loans in Kenya's banking sector have reached 15.5% in February 2024, up from 14.8% in December 2023.
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) is planning to bring kiosk owners and small businesses into the e-invoicing system.
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