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Government has tabled a  loan request to Parliamentary Committee on National Economy seeking to borrow up to Euros 20.6M (about Shs83.7bn) from the Corporate Internationalization Fund of Spain for purposes of mapping of minerals in Karamoja region. Presenting the request yesterday, Matia Kasaija (pictured), the Minister of Finance Planning and

On Thursday, Ugandans and the world woke up to a story that fast rising popular musician-turned politician, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine had made it to the influential TIME Magazine 100 Next list. Although the news was celebrated by his supporters, some online comments appeared to question the authenticity of

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has warned his countrymen who may be tempted to destabilize the country saying they will pay a very high price. Kagame sounded the warning on Thursday while officiating the swearing-in ceremony of the newly appointed Minister of Environment, Minister of Sports,& Minister of Internal Security; as

The mystery surrounding the construction of the bridge to link Kayunga and Kamuli districts caused an uproar in Parliament on Wednesday, 13 November 2019 with MPs calling for an investigation by authorities. The plenary debate on the Shs 24 billion bridge, was prompted by communication from the Speaker of Parliament,

The United States on Wednesday said it was “gravely disappointed” with South Sudan’s failure to form a unity government by a Nov. 12 deadline and would “reevaluate” its relationship with the African nation’s government. “We will work bilaterally and with the international community to take action against all those impeding

The United States of America (USA) Ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac (pictured) tenure has ended. In a September 2019 statement on the US Department of State, Natalie Brown is Malac’s replacement. According to the statement, Malac is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, has served

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has reiterated the need for foreign companies investing in Uganda to support locally made materials and products in a move to promote local content. According to Kadaga, many foreign companies have been given opportunities by the government to invest in Uganda but have failed

Pope Francis and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, plan to travel to South Sudan if the country's warring political sides form a unity government by February 2020, the Vatican said on Wednesday. The two church leaders discussed the plan after "friendly discussions", calling the situation in South Sudan "sorrowful",