Norway Minister meets with Museveni at State House President Yoweri Museveni has called on the European Union to open up is market to Africa’s food products and improve farmers’ incomes.“If you can help us with the European market; remove the distortion that was introduced by the European Union when they
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EAC Trade, Finance and Investment ministers adopt basic requirement to trade under AfCFTA The East African Community (EAC) member-countries have agreed on the list of goods on which the countries will remove tariffs when trading with the rest of the continent, under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in
Read MoreThe Minister of Works and Transport, Katumba Wamala has revealed that after almost two years requiring all incoming travelers to be tested for Covid-19, the policy will be ended after the decision was adopted by East African Nations. Katumba made the revelation while appearing before Parliament’s Committee of Commissions Statutory Authorities
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Uganda is the leading coffee exporter in Africa and the seventh leading exporter in the world Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has said the Government of Uganda will continue to engage with the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) to negotiate better terms. UCDA adds that the negotiations will have no effect on
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Ugandan soldiers who had been fighting rebels in DR Congo for the previous three years, cross back into Uganda at the Mpondwe border point on October 15, 2001 [File: Chris Mamu/AP Photo] The UN’s top court on Wednesday ordered Uganda to pay the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) $325m (UShs1.14
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While Africa looks to accelerate the development of its significant oil and gas resources – particularly as the continent struggles with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and energy poverty crisis – significant investment is needed in the upstream and midstream sectors. Rather than abandon fossil fuels in the name
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HIV drugs. A more HIV drugs. A more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV has been discovered Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said on Monday. The new strain,
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Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah. Uganda Airlines charged and received 500,000 US Dollars (about Shs1.75bn)to fly the Parliament Speaker Jacob Oulanyah one way to Seattle, United States of America for treatment. The Airlines Acting CEO Jeniffer Bamuturaki says that the Airbus A330-800 was chartered by a client whom she would
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Uganda Airlines Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Bamuturaki The Uganda Airlines aircraft which flew to Seattle, USA via Kefravik in Iceland, was a charter by a client of the national Carrier, according to management. The flight caused excitement both locally and in the international travel enthusiasts, wondering on what mission UR
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Ugandan authorities at Katuna border Rwandan authorities are still barring Ugandans from crossing to their country through Katuna in Kabale and Chanika in Kisoro districts despite the border re-opening today, according to travelers themselves and highly placed security sources. Rwanda on 28th of this month announced in a statement
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