The U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted Wednesday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world's most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry. The Vienna-based U.N. agency said in a statement that it had voted 27-25, with one abstention, to follow the
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Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Secretary General, Justine Kasule Lumumba has tested positive for COVID19. According to the party treasurer, Rose Namayanja, Lumumba who has been in isolation following a positive test of one of her aides returned a similar result following a test. "Our party Secretary General
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Three University students representing Uganda; Shaffic Nyanzi and Emmanuel Kiguli from Muni and Doreen Nalwoga from Lira University emerged among the world’s best at the Huawei ICT Competition Global finals, taking first position. This was the first time for Uganda to qualify for the global stage after taking first position
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US President Donald Trump has ordered the withdrawal of nearly all US troops from Somalia by 15 January, the Pentagon has said. The US has about 700 troops in the country helping local forces battle al-Shabab and Islamic State militants. US officials said some of the troops would move to
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The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Mary Gorret Kitutu wants 20 year imprisonment against persons who will be guilty of power infrastructure vandalism. She said that in the proposed Electricity Amendment bill 2019 ,will push for tough penalties in relation to power vandalism to deter people from such a practice which
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United Bank for Africa, Uganda Limited (UBA), has announced the appointment of Mrs Chioma Mang (in photo) as Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer. Prior to her appointment, Chioma Mang was the Managing Director/CEO of UBA Gabon. She is a graduate of Law (LLB) from the University of Reading, England and holds
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Africa aims to have 60% of its population vaccinated against COVID-19 within the next two to three years, the African Union’s disease control group said on Thursday. The continent of 1.3 billion people has recorded more than 2.2 million confirmed coronavirus infections, according to a Reuters tally. Some European countries
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Uganda Breweries Limited has announced a three days competitive challenge bringing together young innovators and creative thinkers to collaborate to develop unique e-commerce solutions for a fast-paced business industry dubbed the Creative hackathon. The hackathon will be held in partnership with House of DJ’s and will seek to address the
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National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has today, issued a certificate of approval to Total East Africa Midstream B.V, for the Environment and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) of East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Project. The EACOP is a 1,443km crude oil export infrastructure that will transport Uganda’s crude oil from
Read MoreElectricity sector players have unveiled an umbrella body that will bring all of them together for the greater good. The Energy Generators and Distributors Association of Uganda (EGADAU) was launched today by the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Dr Gorreti Kitutu. The association will promote best practice and develop
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