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Ugandans to pay tax for using WhatsApp and Facebook

The Parliament of Uganda has passed a law that imposes a tax of $0.05 daily for each user of internet messaging service WhatsApp starting...

Uganda denies imposing taxes on Bibles and Korans

Uganda's Revenue Authority boss, Doris Akol has denied reports that the country has imposed taxes on Bibles and Korans.

Ugandan arrested in Ghana with 67 pellets of narcotics

A Ugandan national has been arrested in Ghana for trafficking 67 pellets of narcotics into the West African nation through its Kotoka International Airport.

Uganda to invest $6.5m in car making project

Uganda has committed nearly Ush24 billion ($6.5 million) in this year’s budget to put the first fully Ugandan-made car on the road. This is part of an expected total spend of Ush145 billion ($39.8 million) over four years, from 2018 to 2022.

Uganda to receive African migrants from Israeli

Officials in Uganda have announced that they are considering a request from Israel to take in some 500 African migrants mostly from Eritrea and Sudan as the middle east country insists on evicting these migrants.

Uganda to tax social media users from July

The government of Uganda has announced plans to begin taxing its citizens who use social media as part of efforts to raise revenue.

Cholera kills 40 Congolese in Uganda refugee camps

A cholera outbreak in overcrowded refugee camps in Uganda has killed about 40 people and infected more than 2,000 as health workers rush to stem the spread, aid agencies said on Thursday.

Uganda: 23 radio stations ‘promoting witchcraft’ shutdown

Twenty-three radio stations in Uganda have been closed down for allegedly promoting “witchcraft” activities.

Museveni and Kagame downplay Uganda-Rwanda tensions

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has downplayed reports of tension between Kampala and Kigali. He made the statement on Sunday during Rwanda President Paul Kagame’s one-day state working visit in Entebbe.

Uganda investigates health facilities over ‘fake vaccines’

The Ministry of Health in Uganda has said that it is investigating some companies over the supply of Hepatitis B vaccines to private health facilities, believed to be "fake".

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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