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PM Modi supports peace in West Asia

India, May 16 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said India is prepared to extend "all possible support" to restore peace in West Asia, as he held wide-ranging talks with UAE President Sheikh M... Read More


Delhi pushes major deregulation drive

India, May 16 -- Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday reviewed the progress of the Capital's deregulation exercise aimed at improving ease of doing business and ease of living, wh... Read More


Why Atiak factory will not produce sugar any sooner

Uganda, May 16 -- Atiak Sugar Ltd may neither conduct the planned dry-test of the sugar factory in September 2026 nor resume full-scale sugar production in April 2027 as planned due to the limited ava... Read More


Why alternative assets are still a complex bet

Uganda, May 16 -- By the standards of emerging market investing, East Africa's institutional portfolios have long resembled a monoculture. Pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, and foundatio... Read More


46 mothers shifted after C-sections as power fault shuts Soroti hospital theatre

Uganda, May 16 -- A power fault at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital has forced the closure of its main theatre, prompting the transfer of at least 46 mothers who underwent Caesarean sections to Princ... Read More


New Jinja mayor pledges crackdown on corruption, land grabbing

Uganda, May 16 -- The newly sworn-in Jinja City Mayor, Mr Abdulhafidh Nagaya, has pledged to tackle corruption and strengthen accountability in service delivery as he begins his term leading one of Ug... Read More


Reverand once detained over presidential pledges seeks closer ties with Museveni to boost tourism

Uganda, May 16 -- The newly sworn-in Mayor of Fort Portal, Rev Willy Kintu Muhanga, has pledged to work closely with President Museveni and the central government to accelerate development in Uganda's... Read More


Police thwart suspected robbery targeting mobile money agent in Kampala

Uganda, May 16 -- Police in Uganda's capital Kampala said on Friday they had foiled a planned robbery targeting a mobile money agent and arrested five suspects allegedly linked to a series of aggravat... Read More


Karan Mahajan's new novel explores the dark dynamics of the great Indian family

New Delhi, May 16 -- Karan Mahajan's third novel The Complex is aptly titled, as it is set in a warren of apartments that belong to the Chopra family in Model Colony, north Delhi. The word "complex" i... Read More


Tanzania businessman Mo Dewji to invest $50 million in Kenya soft drinks plant

Tanzania, May 16 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian billionaire Mohammed Dewji is investing $50 million in a soft drinks manufacturing plant in Mombasa, Kenya, as MeTL Group expands its footprint in Africa's... Read More