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Centenary Group Pledges Continued Support to Muslim Community during Annual Iftar Dinners

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Centenary Group is hosting members of the Muslim community to its annual Iftar dinners across different regions of the country. This is aimed at bringing together religious leaders, scholars, business leaders, and partners in a celebration of faith, unity, and shared prosperity during this holy month of Ramadhan. The iftar dinners are a part of Centenary Group’s long-standing tradition of …

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Uganda Red Cross, dfcu Group Sign Strategic Partnership to Boost Humanitarian Action and Community Resilience

Uganda Red Cross dfcu Group Sign Strategic Partnership to Boost

Kampala– The Uganda Red Cross Society has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with dfcu Group aimed at strengthening humanitarian action and enhancing community resilience across Uganda. The partnership will support several key initiatives, including blood donor recruitment and mobilization, the Keep A Girl in School campaign, youth and women employment initiatives, as well as disaster preparedness and response …

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Museveni Assumes Office of Chairman East African Community Summit

Museveni Assumes Office of Chairman East African Community Summit

Arusha, Tanzania – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today assumed the Chairmanship of the East African Community (EAC) Summit, taking over from the outgoing Chairperson, President William Ruto of the Republic of Kenya, at the conclusion of the EAC Heads of State Summit held at the Arusha International Conference Centre. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni receiving instruments from President William Ruto …

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Mukono District Advances Detailed Area Action Plan, Urges Community Sensitization to Support Orderly Urban Development

Mukono District Advances Detailed Area Action Plan Urges Community Sensitization

Mukono District Physical Planning Department has intensified the implementation of its Fourth Detailed Area Action Plan (DAAP) by engaging leaders in Ntenjeru–Kisoga Town Council and urging them to sensitize communities on the importance of supporting and consenting to government development projects aimed at promoting orderly and sustainable urban growth. The engagement brought together councilors, technical staff, and opinion leaders to …

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Nyarushanje Community Honours Chief Justice Flavian Zeija at Thanksgiving Mass in Kampala

Nyarushanje Community Honours Chief Justice Flavian Zeija at Thanksgiving Mass

Ndeeba,Kampala– The Nyarushanje Community in Kampala on Sunday held a surprise thanksgiving Holy Mass and dinner in honour of Flavian Zeija, following his recent appointment as Chief Justice of Uganda. Chief Justice Flavian Zeija. (Courtesy photo) The thanksgiving, organised by members of the Nyarushanje Community, took place at Pope Paul VI Memorial Hotel and was intended as a moment of gratitude …

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Mukono Strengthens Revenue Systems Through Community Engagement Drive

Mukono Strengthens Revenue Systems Through Community Engagement Drive

Mukono District Local Government, with support from the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP), has intensified local revenue education and mobilisation efforts across Kyampisi, Nama, and Nakisunga sub-counties. The sensitization engagements, conducted from February 3 to 10, 2026, brought together business owners, traders, local leaders, security personnel, and political representatives. The initiative aimed to deepen understanding of tax …

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Mukono District Sensitizes Nakifuma–Naggalama Business Community on Small-Scale Enterprises

Mukono District Sensitizes Nakifuma–Naggalama Business Community on Small Scale Enterprises

Mukono District, with support from the Government of Uganda through World Bank funding under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area – Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP), has engaged the business community of Nakifuma–Naggalama Town Council in a sensitization drive aimed at strengthening small-scale enterprises as a pathway to improving livelihoods and fighting poverty. The engagement brought together small-scale business owners from the …

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Ugandan Catholic Community in Boston Announces Uganda Martyrs’ Day 2026 Celebrations

Ugandan Catholic Community in Boston Announces Uganda Martyrs Day 2026

The Ugandan Catholic Community in the Archdiocese of Boston (UCCB) has officially announced plans to celebrate Uganda Martyrs’ Day 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts, with a full-day event scheduled for Sunday, June 14, 2026. According to a media release issued on February 1, 2026, the annual celebration will bring together Ugandan Catholics, pilgrims, clergy, and invited guests from across the United …

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Spotlight on Libya, where the LGBTQ community hides in the shadows

LGBTQ rights advocacy is only possible in secret in Libya. (Photo courtesy of Kuchu Times / Zoonar.com)

Survey of nations with anti-homosexuality laws This article about Libya is one of a series of short articles on LGBTQ rights advocacy and abuses in nations with anti-LGBTQ laws. They are based on Outright International’s country overviews, which track each nation’s record on LGBTQ rights. In a small way, those overviews fill the gap that the Trump administration created when …

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