The President of the Republic of Cuba, H.E. Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez, has praised the relations between his country and Uganda. President Diaz made the remarks on Wednesday while receiving Uganda's Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi in the Cuban capital, Havana. The Cuban leader applauded the fraternal historical relations between
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Uganda’s Security Minister, Gen. Elly Tumwine (pictured) must be a happy man as MPs fear to sign petition to censure him over contempt of parliament. Whereas the Constitution in article 118 gives Parliament powers to censure a minister, Rule 98(5) of the Rules of Procedure require at least one third
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Sudan's former leader Omar al-Bashir could be tried locally on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, instead of the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, according to a campaign group. On Wednesday, Sudan's leader Lt-Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told Human Rights Watch (HRW) that he would "co-operate
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Uganda's Health Ministry is set to reward workers whose efforts go beyond their call of duty. This was revealed during the launch of the 'Heroes In Health Awards' (HIHA) on Thursday at Hotel Africana. "Today, together with Xtraordinary Media, the Ministry of Health launched the inaugural Heroes In Health Awards
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The locust issue for me has not been well handled with the scientific leadership that ought to define the best ways forward. In such circumstance where we do not have firsthand experience to guide, you bring together the best scientists holding diverse views to present objective perception of the challenge,
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The UN has warned of the danger of famine in East Africa if huge swarms of locusts are not brought under control. The insects have so far affected Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda devouring crops and pasture in regions that are already suffering food shortages. The UN's Food and
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, Sam .K. Kutesa, together with Robinah Nabanja, the Minister of State for Health Thursday received the Bhabhatron II Cobalt Radiotherapy Machine and Advanced Digital Radiotherapy Simulator from Ravi Shakar, the Indian High Commissioner to Uganda. The equipment which is a
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The Executive Boards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank met, on February 12 and 13, respectively, to consider Somalia’s eligibility for debt relief under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. The Executive Boards commended the authorities’ sustained commitment to economic and institutional reforms under challenging
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In several news reports, World Bank President David Malpass was recently quoted as saying some Multilateral Development Banks, including the African Development Bank, have a tendency to lend too quickly and in the process, add to the continent’s debt problems. “This statement is inaccurate and not fact based. It impugns
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The Oil and Gas Trainers Association of Uganda that brings together all individuals, academic training institutions and the training service providers in the Oil and Gas sector from the Government and private sectors has been launched. While launching the association on Thursday at Protea Hotel, Alex Kakooza, the Permanent Secretary
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