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The first Ugandan shilling (UGS) replaced the East African shilling in 1966 at par. Following high inflation, a new shilling (UGX) was introduced in 1987 worth 100 old shillings. The shilling is usually a stable currency and predominates in most financial transactions in Uganda, which has a very efficient foreign exchange market with
As of 2017, Uganda had about 130,000 kilometres (80,778 mi) of roads, with approximately 5,300 kilometres (3,293 mi) (4 percent) paved. [31] Most paved roads radiate from Kampala, the country's capital and largest city. [32] As of 2017, Uganda's metre gauge railway network measures about 1,250 kilometres (777 mi) in length.
Express News is an Urdu language Pakistani television news channel based in Lahore, launched on 1 January 2008. [1] [2] [3] It is owned by Lakson Group which also runs the country's third largest Urdu daily newspaper, Daily Express. The owners of the channel, launched 'Express 24/7', a 24-hour Pakistani English news channel on 5 February 2009. [1]
KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan police have arrested another five people and discovered five more explosives around the capital Kampala in a bombing plot linked to an Islamist rebel group, the force said.
Daily Monitor [4] Kampala: 1994 Nation Media Group: English: Website: Red Pepper: Namanve: 2001 English: Website: The Observer (Uganda) [5] Kampala: 2004 Observer Media Limited English: Website: East African Business Week: Kampala: 2005 East African Business Week Limited English: Website: The Independent (Uganda) Kampala: 2007 English: Website ...
There are a number of newspapers in Uganda today. New Vision is Uganda's leading English daily newspaper. It is a state-owned newspaper and has the largest nationwide circulation. The Daily Monitor is an independent English-language newspaper and second in circulation to the New Vision. The two papers dominate the print section of media in Uganda.
Setting these priorities helped improve Uganda's credentials with international aid organizations and donor countries of the West, but in the first three years of Museveni's rule, coffee production remained the only economic activity inside Uganda to display consistent growth and resilience. [2] In 1987 GDP rose 4.5 percent above the 1986 level ...
Daily Jasarat faced governmental censorship, particularly between 1972 and 1976 under Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's administration, resulting in multiple temporary shutdowns. [1] Internal conflicts arose during Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq 's rule between the newspaper's editorial leadership and Jamaat-e-Islami, especially over the issue of supporting the ...