The head of the military council now running Sudan, Lt Gen Abdul Fattah al-Burhan (pictured), has said that the country's position on the Palestinian status remains unchanged. In a statement read on the state radio Wednesday morning, Gen Burhan defended his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in Entebbe, Uganda,
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Stanbic Bank Uganda through its Business Incubator has entered in to a partnership with the Uganda National Oil Company to promote national content through capacity building through offering business training for entrepreneurs, knowledge/sector information sharing and enterprise development. Speaking during the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony, Stanbic Bank’s Chief
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Embattled Aruu County MP, Odonga Otto (pictured) has revealed how fellow lawmaker, Anthony Akol beat him to the point of being rushed to the hospital. In his statement to Parliament, Otto said that Akol had approached him twice, saying he had an issue to sort out with him (Otto) and
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Qatar Airways is in talks to buy a 49 percent stake in Rwanda's state carrier, RwandAir, the Gulf airline's chief executive officer has said. A stake in an African airline would widen the company's reach in one of the world's fastest-growing aviation regions, and potentially help it bypass restrictions imposed on
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Kenya plans to repatriate its 85 students who are stranded in China's Wuhan city, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, and quarantine them on their return home. The country's health administrative secretary told parliament's health committee that the evacuations will be done once China lifts the lockdown in the city.
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An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Clara Mira, visited Kampala from January 20 to 24, 2020 to discuss Uganda’s economic outlook, the budget for FY2020/21, and the direction of monetary policy. At the conclusion of the mission, Ms. Mira issued the following statement: “The Ugandan economy continues
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Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS) is collecting blood and handing it to hospitals around the country without a license from the global body, a development that puts in question the quality of blood in the country, the December 2019 report by the Office of the Auditor General has revealed. “UBTS
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Uganda’s Parliament Tuesday evening stopped the implementation of the the new secondary school curriculum, directing Ministry of Education and Sports to carry out national wide consultations from all stakeholders before rolling it out in schools. This followed a motion tabled by Budadiri West MP, Nandala Mafabi, who called on Parliament
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has revealed that the interim Order issued last Friday 31st January, 2020 expired today 4th February 2020 and Court declined to renew it. Reports have been circulating that the Court Order is still on. “The clear position is that there is no standing Court Order whatsoever
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The Uganda National Meteorological Authority (UNMA) has informed the general public especially farmers not to start planting as the present rains aren’t seasonal or indicating the start of the wet season. Watch video below; https://twitter.com/i/status/1224634215024799744
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