Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is in Togo to attend the Africa - France summit. Museveni arrived in the west African nation on Saturday morning and was received by the country's President Faure Gnassingbe at the Gnassingbe Eyadema International Airport in Lome. Faure was accompanied by a host of officials in
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The State Minister for Animal Industry, Lt Col (Rtd) Bright Rwamirama (pictured), has announced a total ban on the sale and movement of livestock in Lyantonde, Kiruhura and Sembabule Districts in a bid to contain Foot and Mouth Disease. While meeting farmers and district leaders at Kiruhura and Lyantonde District
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Coca Cola Beverages Africa has partnered with Environment Social Safeguards International and National Forestry Authority (NFA) to launch campaign aimed at planting over 4,000 trees. Speaking at launch event at Coca Cola plant in Namanve on Friday, Simon Kaheru, the Public Affairs & Communications at Coca Cola Beverages Africa said
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The Deputy Governor, Bank of Uganda (BoU) Dr Louis Kasekende (pictured) has reportedly written to all workers of the Bank wishing them success after his contract expired, with renewal hanging in balance. In the leaked letter, Kasekende said many colleagues became his friends after serving BoU as Deputy Governor for
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Ugandan academic, writer and feminist activist Stella Nyanzi has won the Oxfam Novib/PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression 2020. Ms Nyanzi is a controversial academic, who campaigns on a variety of issues, from sanitary pads for schoolgirls to gay rights. In a conservative society, where homosexual acts are outlawed,
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The Secretary to Judiciary, Pius Bigirimana has decried the poor conditions Ugandan Courts are in. “In some courts, the suspects use the same doors as the magistrates and judges. You risk the life of judicial officer, they can be strangled. We have courts with no toilets. Can you imagine? It
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Kampala Parents’ School (KPS) candidates passed 2019 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) with flying colours. The results were released by Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) on Friday at Kampala Parents’ School and the event was presided over by First Lady and Education Minister, Janet Museveni. According to the results, KPS registered
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Outgoing U.S Ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac has said she will return and invest in the East African nation because of the existing good political climate, according to local reports. Malac is retiring from active government service for her country and concentrate on private work following 39 years of serving
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The practice of schools giving pupils and students pre-registration tests before they are registered for Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) exams must stop, Janet Museveni, the Minister of Education and Sports has said. Janet, who doubles as the First Lady made the remarks Friday while presiding over the release of
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The Tony Elumelu Foundation has made strategic changes to the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme Cycle. These changes, which took effect from January 1, 2020, will provide more value across the continent and achieve our mandate to transform the African continent through entrepreneurship. This is one of the announcements heralding the 10th
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