Uganda's Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hilary Onek last month visited the Kingdom of Belgium where he met with the European nation's head of Bilateral Affairs. During the meeting, Onek highlighted the importance of continued support for refugees in Uganda, according to information from the Belgian Embassy in Uganda.
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A new report says debt problems are worsening on the African continent, with governments' external debt payments doubling over the last two years. The UK-based Jubilee Debt Campaign says the greater proportion of the loans are from international lenders including the World Bank and IMF - as well as private sector
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The widow of murdered city tycoon has criticized the report issued by Uganda's Inspector General of Police (IGP), Okoth Ochola on selected crimes in the country, saying suspects in the murder of her later hubby are many. Elizabeth Wamala's response is contained in nine-minute video released on Monday in which she
Read MoreSouth African Minister of Telecommunications & Postal Services, Hon. Dr Siyabonga Cwele, celebrated International Teachers Day at the SAP Africa Code Week 2018 launch held in Johannesburg on Friday. Pictured above, Hon. Dr Siyabonga Cwele showcased the importance of computer code to sisters, Nosipho and Karabo Mayisa. This year’s Africa
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Makerere University is set to host a geopolitics conference at the end of this month that will attract prominent Ugandan bloggers, journalists and comedians in an “eloquence contest” on randomly selected topics. The conference, a first of its kind in Kampala dubbed "Kampala Geopolitics," will be held on the Friday 27th and
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The Youth Power Research Uganda and Makerere University Economic Students Forum have asked President Yoweri Museveni to eliminate what they have termed 'kawukumi' from Bank of Uganda. According to a press statement they issued on Monday, the two youthful groups want Museveni to clean house at the central bank they
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President Yoweri Museveni has paid tribute to former Tanzanian President, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere for playing a leading role in the liberation of Africa. The President made the remarks at Makerere University where he delivered an inaugural lecture and launched the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership Centre. The Government of Uganda
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President Yoweri Museveni who is the Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) has asked the residents of Sheema North Constituency in Sheema District to shun the opposition in the forthcoming bye-election slated for Monday 8thOctober 2018. The President was addressing campaign rallies in Sheema North Constituency in South Western
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Uganda’s largest Opposition party, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) will announce a new shadow cabinet in November 2018. According to Betty Aol Ochan, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament, four current shadow ministers have indicated to her that they are not willing to continue serving in the Shadow Cabinet.
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The Commissioner General’s Award for the Best Strategic Partner – (Ministries, Departments and Agencies category) won by The Judiciary at the Taxpayers Appreciation Awards Gala, 2018 has been officially handed over to the Chief Justice of Uganda, Hon. Justice Bart Magunda Katureebe by the URA Ag Commissioner General, Patrick Mukiibi.
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