The Cabinet has directed the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to immediately release Shs32.75bn for the relocation of persons affected by Bududa Landslides in Eastern Uganda. This is part of the Monday Cabinet Resolutions. Addressing the press at Uganda Media Centre Tuesday, the State Minister for Relief and
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By Ben Sebuguzi As the country celebrates fifty-six years of self-rule, a number of ventures in the country continue to impact the lives of many and the economy at large. 9th October of every year is a special day to Ugandans, it is the day we attained our independence and
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The death toll from a landslide in Uganda last week has risen to 43 and displaced residents deemed most at risk in the disaster-prone region will be resettled immediately, the government said on Tuesday. Torrential rains unleashed a deluge of boulders, mud and water down Mount Elgon near the border
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Children can be heard chanting "Kanye" and "Welcome Kanye West" as the US rapper is seen handing out pairs of his branded sneakers in his latest Twitter update on his trip to Uganda. Ye - who was previously known as Kanye West - has been live broadcasting footage of the
Read MoreSpeaker Mbete will also convene a meeting of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum (BRICS PF) GENEVA, Switzerland, October 16, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The South African National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete today has a busy programme as part of leading the country’s participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) 139th Assembly currently
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A Human Capital Index, launched last week at the World Bank-IMF Annual Meetings, shows that 56 percent of children born today across the world will lose more than half their potential lifetime earnings because governments are not currently making effective investments in their people to ensure a healthy, educated, and
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The Uganda National Bureau of Standards is collaborating with the British Standards Institution (BSI) under the Commonwealth Standards Network (CSN) Programme, which will support UNBS to achieve its strategic objectives and support agricultural and other value chains in complying with international best practices. The Programme will support finalisation of the
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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni's office says he has given US rapper Kanye West, who changed his name to Ye last month, the Ugandan name Kanyesigye, which means "Ï trust". Mr Museveni has also given the rapper's wife, Kim Kardashian, the name Kemigisha, which means "the one with blessings from God",
Read More7 020 companies from more than a hundred countries will be presenting their products to retail and foodservice professionals PRETORIA, South Africa, October 16, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) will lead a delegation of 38 agro-processing companies on a mission to explore new
Read MoreUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is concerned by a fast-developing humanitarian situation in the Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo sparked by mass returns from Angola over the last two weeks GENEVA, Switzerland, October 16, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- This is a summary of what was said
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