An official during the launch of special registration plates for humanitarian vehicles The Government of Uganda and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have officially launched special registration plates for humanitarian vehicles and signed the Agreement on the establishment of the Emergency Fleet Hub in Kampala. The new number
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Earnest Rubondo, Executive Director of the Petroleum Authority of Uganda The Executive Director of Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU), Earnest Rebondo, says Ugandans should not look at the specific day when oil will start flowing out of the wells at the Kingfisher and Tilenga projects in the Albertine Graben. While
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Persons with Disabilities in a group photo As the world commemorates the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a story of tangible progress unfolds in Uganda. Over the past year, meaningful advances in disability inclusion have been realized across the Mastercard Foundation’s initiatives, significantly strengthened by the strategic approach of
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A group photo of heads of delegations The 6th Annual National Content Conference officially opened today at Mestil Hotel, Kampala, under the theme “Beyond the Drill: Cultivating a Legacy of Empowered Nationals and Enterprises in Uganda’s Oil Age.” The event brings together government officials, industry leaders, regulators, financiers, and Ugandan
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Officials from different sectors appearing in a panel of discussion during the regional learning and accountability event Leaders and environmental activists in West Nile have expressed disappointment over the failure or laxity by security agencies to enforce the Presidential directive that prohibited charcoal burning and trade. President Yoweri Museveni’s Executive
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The trio that represented Uganda at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi, Kenya Team Uganda has returned home following a spirited and competitive game at the NCBA Golf Series Grand Finale at the Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi, Kenya. Although the country’s three representatives did not secure a podium finish,
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The busy part of Kikuubo in the city center, where thugs target shoppers The police in Kampala have intensified operations in the Central Business District (CBD) following a surge in attacks by gang groups that punch unsuspecting victims and snatch their belongings. The gangs, mostly aged between 18 and 25,
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A new study done in three African countries has found that injectable HIV treatment, Cabotegravir/Rilpivirine (CAB LA + RPV LA), administered every two months, is safe, well-tolerated, and preferred by most HIV patients. The Month-12 results from study sites in Kenya, Uganda, and South Africa offer renewed hope for adherence
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Olive Birungi Lumonya (Left), the Deputy Director General, UCAA and officials from ICAO unveiling the report Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) in partnership with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Government of the United Kingdom, has presented the Final Draft Report of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Feasibility Study
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L-R: MultiChoice Uganda's Rinaldi Jamugisa, UCC's Dr Abdul Sallam Waiswa, filmmaker Mathew Nabwiso and Ugandan Podcast host Ann Bewulira Wandera. Piracy remains one of the most persistent threats to Uganda’s creative industry undermining the livelihoods of filmmakers, musicians, broadcasters and other content creators who depend on their work for income.
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