The Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine and Dr Charles Olaro, the Ag Director General Health Services, have appealed to the country's Foreign Affairs Ministry to share health tips that can avoid the coronavirus hitting Uganda. The doctors' tips are contained in an advisory shared with the Foreign Affairs
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Officials in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo say at least 36 people have been killed by suspected rebels. This is the latest in a series of attacks believed to have been carried out by the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). The Congolese army began an operation against
Read MoreThe final day of talks to resolve the dispute between Ethiopia and Egypt on the fate of Africa’s largest hydropower project ended yesterday without a word from any of the parties. Foreign and water ministers from the two countries and Sudan have been meeting in Washington for the last two
Read MoreOulanyah Orders Parliament’s Legal Team To Probe Reports Some Provisions Smuggled Into KCCA Act
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has instructed parliament’s legal team to extract the hansard and examine the discrepancies in the Kampala Capital City Authority Act as amended in December 2019 that new provisions were smuggled into the Act without the knowledge of Parliament. The directive followed a complaint
Read MoreUBA Conducts Free Training For Applicants Of The 2020 Tony Elumelu Program
As part of their initiatives to ensure that more Ugandan entrepreneurs emerge as successful applicants in the 2020 Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) entrepreneurship programme, United Bank for Africa- Uganda organized and hosted a free and intensive business training for 70 potential applicants. The training took place on Wednesday 29th January,
Read MoreCabinet has considered a Parliamentary resolution to suspend army operations on major water bodies and established a committee to investigate complaints of brutality by the forces. The Cabinet committee is chaired by Minister for Animal Industry, Bright Rwamirama, and will investigate complaints raised against the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit since
Read MoreCivil Society Organisations have called for a review in the way revenue mobilised is managed to ensure a wider tax base from local economies to complement financing of the newly created administration units in Uganda. During a CSO Pre-budget dialogue held at NWSC Resource centre in Bugolobi from 28th to
Read MoreAfDB President: ‘Agriculture Is World’s Most Important Business, Profession’
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina (pictured) reminded students of the important role they have to play in the continent’s economic development, as he was conferred with an honorary doctorate in his homeland. The Doctorate of Science was awarded by the Federal University of Agriculture in Abeokuta, Nigeria, on Tuesday,
Read MoreBy Sam Evidence Orikunda After Rwanda closing its border, and Kenya seizing Ugandan milk products on its market, the opposition through the radios and social media have embarked on a campaign telling lies to the public that Uganda's relationship with its neighbours is bad and that we are sitting on
Read MoreUganda Breweries Limited together with Stanbic bank and other stakeholders have partnered to plant trees in different parts of Uganda through a marathon relay drive dubbed "Root campaign” aimed at creating awareness on the dangers of deforestation. The 2-day marathon relay that will kick off from Parliament in Kampala to
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