Coffee is Uganda's leading cash crop and a top foreign exchange earner By Oweyegha-Afunaduula The coffee crop was first introduced around 1901 and was enthusiastically taken on by Ugandans in the Southern part of the country. Robusta has been the main coffee export of Uganda throughout the country’s history, and
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Mr. Tomislav Momirović, Minister for Internal and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Serbia, and Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, State Minister for Trade at the Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives signed on behalf of their countries respectively. In a landmark move, the government of Uganda and the government of
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Uganda signed Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) with Oman Uganda has left the just-ended ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN), hopeful of getting landing rights in more countries as it keeps expanding. ICAN 2024 that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 21 to 25 October, brought together aviation industry
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GWM Tank 500. The Unit costs US$70, 000 GWM (Great Wall Motor), one of the leading Chinese automotive brands, has announced its official entry into the Ugandan market. As part of its strategic expansion plans, the company has appointed Double Q Ltd as its distributor in the country. This partnership
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Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited (UTCL) has received a new lease of life following the signing of an agreement between the government of Uganda and Rowad Capital Commercial (RCC), a company based in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates -UAE. The event was witnessed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at State
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Balam Barugahara, the Minister of State for Children and Youth Affairs (Left) presided over the launch of the IRIS Imaging Center. TMR International Hospital has unveiled a state-of-the-art medical imaging facility in Naalya. The IRIS Imaging Center was unveiled before the facility's stakeholders and partners, at a high-end cocktail on
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Mayiga visiting John Ssentongo Kyamanyi’s five-acre coffee farm in Butambala district recently Charles Peter Mayiga, the Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda Kingdom has expressed disappointment with Parliament after majority MPs voted in favour of the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that seeks to reform Uganda’s coffee industry by abolishing the
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Former Minister Isaac Musumba Sent to Jail Over Shs160 million debt. Former State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Isaac Musumba has been sent to prison over failure to pay a debt of more than 160 million shillings. Musumba was on Wednesday sent to prison by the Commercial Court
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The Ugandan delegation in Serbia A Ugandan delegation led by General Wilson Mbasu Mbadi, Minister of State for Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, is in Serbia for the Joint Commission for Trade Cooperation session on Friday, October 25, 2024, in the City of Nis. This trade mission seeks to reactivate the
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The initiative aims to address pressing social issues, including high youth unemployment and teenage pregnancies, by equipping young people with practical, employable skills. Uganda Baati under the Safal Uganda Baati Foundation has launched the second phase of its Economic Empowerment Skilling Program targeting out-of-school youth in Tororo District. The initiative
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