The leased A320 - 200 mid-range aircraft at Entebbe Airport Uganda Airlines has signed a short-term lease agreement with DAT, a Lithuanian Airline based in Karmelava, Lithuania, to enhance its operational efficiency for its winter schedule. The A320 - 200 mid-range aircraft, 9.3 years old and acquired on a wet
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Coffee remains Uganda’s leading cash crop and a top foreign exchange earner Uganda’s coffee exports in October 2024, amounted to 496,820 60-kilo bags, worth US$ 139.05 million (Shs512.9bn), Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed in its monthly report for October 2024. This comprised of 457,853 bags of Robusta valued
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Access to the internet in Uganda has grown significantly, from the days when it was a preserve of the elite to the current status where any consumer can access it across Uganda. The cost of mobile data has also been reducing over the years. According to Uganda Communications Commission's Annual
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Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister for Agriculture, addressing journalists at Uganda Media Centre/UMC photo Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) is continuing its operations such as inspections, enforcement, farmer registration, export certification, and sensitization despite its impending merger with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF). Frank Tumwebaze, the Minister for Agriculture made
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PM Robinah Nabbanja flagging off Ugandan participants to attend the 2024 Huawei Leadership, Employability, Advancement Possibility (LEAP) digital talent training in Shenzhen China. The Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja has flagged off the Ugandan participants to attend the 2024 Huawei Leadership, Employability, Advancement Possibility (LEAP) digital talent training in
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UCAA officials and partners at the launch of safety week Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, in conjunction with stakeholders operating at Entebbe International Airport, has launched Safety Week activities running from November 11-15, 2024. Speaking at the opening of the week-long event, the Authority’s Director General, Fred K. Bamwesigye, said the
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Planes at Entebbe Airport. The airport is increasingly recording growth in passenger traffic Entebbe International Airport recorded a total of 188,710 passengers in September 2024, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has revealed. Vianney M. Luggya, the UCAA Spokesperson says 100,350 were arriving passengers and 88,360 departing passengers. This gives an
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Coffee remains Uganda’s leading cash crop and one of the leading foreign exchange earners for the country Parliament on Wednesday passed the controversial National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, effectively dissolving the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). The passage of the Bill, which reshapes the country’s coffee regulatory framework, sees the
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42 percent of Uganda’s population aged 16 and above save money using different mechanisms while 58 percent don’t save at all, the 2024 National Population & Housing Census report reveals. During the 2024 census, Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) asked Ugandans the type of saving mechanisms they used in the last 12 months preceding the NPHC
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Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon, the Electoral Commission Chairperson The Electoral Commission has commenced the nationwide exercise for identification and mapping of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) on the National Voters Register in preparation for the 2025/2026 General Elections. The exercise kicks off on Monday 4th November 2024 and runs up to Wednesday 13th November 2024.
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