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Thursday, March 5, 2026 KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday launched Tamini General Insurance, billed as Uganda’s first Islamic insurance firm, at Millennium Park–Lugogo in Kampala during an iftar dinner hosted by Senior Presidential Advisor for Political Affairs Hajjat Hadijah Namyalo. Tamini General Insurance, part of Salaam Group, will offer Sharia-compliant insurance services built on mutual risk-sharing and oversight. Company executives said the model is designed to broaden financial inclusion…

Federal prosecutors and defense lawyers will square off in Manhattan on Wednesday over whether a man accused of killing a health insurance executive could face the federal death penalty if convicted. Luigi Mangione, 27, is due in U.S. District Court for a hearing at 11 a.m. Eastern (4 p.m. in Ireland) before Judge Margaret Garnett. Mangione is charged in the December 2024 fatal shooting of United Health CEO Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk, a killing that drew swift condemnation from public officials. Mangione…

620,000 people among the poorest populations in the country will now benefit from health insurance that is 100% covered by the state. This is a commitment made by President Ghazouani when he came to power in June 2019. as reported from Nouackchott,Salem Mejbour SalemIt was President Ghazouani himself who handed over the…