The European Union-EU has committed 8 million Euros (34 billion Shillings) towards mitigating the effects of Climate Change in districts in the central cattle corridor, that experience semi-arid climatic conditions. Under the project, the EU will scale up agricultural adaptation activities in the districts of Nakasongola, Luweero, Nakaseke, Mubende, Kiboga,
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Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the Auditor General to carry out a forensic audit on Namboole National Stadium. The directive by PAC Chairperson Nathan Nandala Mafabi followed a submission of a document by the Finance Ministry indicating that Mandela National Stadium has domestic arrears of 875.3 million Shillings
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has held talks with officials from the United Nations led by country coordinator Rosa Malango. According to a tweet by the president, the two parties met on Thursday and discussed a wide range of issues but mainly how to resolve bottlenecks that block Africa's transformation. "At
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Uganda coach Sebastien Desabre has said they are more than ready to face Senegal in their round of 16 clash at Cairo International Stadium on Friday. “We are not afraid of any opponent. Senegal have played in the World Cup and it is our chance to play a good team.
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Rwanda has celebrated Liberation Day without a single head of state from a neighbouring country being present at the ceremony, reports the BBC's Great Lakes service. The day marks the coming to power of Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), overthrowing the regime responsible for the 1994 genocide. The RPF has remained
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A Chinese electronics firm, ENGO Holdings Limited, has joined Uganda's industrial sector to domestically manufacture and assemble mobile phones, iPads and laptop computers. The firm is setting up its plant in Namanve, Uganda's flagship industrial park. The construction works expected to last six months commenced this morning with a
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German software company SAP and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) plan to jointly create 450 jobs for highly qualified personnel in the IT sector in ten African countries. The collaboration, which was presented in Berlin today by German Development Minister Gerd Müller and by Michael
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Budadiri West lawmaker, Nandala Mafabi has backed State Minister for Investment, Evelyn Anite in the ongoing fight over management of troubled Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL); saying people running the telecom firm are simply milking it to death. In an interview at Parliament, Mafabi said that Anite is on the right
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) has spoken out on the reported suspicious movement of currency from Kampala to upcountry branches. This comes at a time when Police is investigating the Central Bank following reports that some of its officials allegedly printed extra Shs90bn for their own use. In a statement
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Uganda's players ended their boycott of Africa Cup of Nations training after being promised an extra $6000 dollars each by the country's Football Association (FUFA). The squad took to the pitch three hours behind schedule on Wednesday, after securing the extra cash. They are due to play Senegal on Friday
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