Gen. Katumba Wamala tabling the aviation Bill for First Reading. The minister is counting on MPs to avert the looming crisis Legislators are on standby to process amendments to the Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to forestall hard-hitting recommendations from an international audit. Following the tabling of the Bill
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Uganda has been selected among five African countries to be supported by the African Development Bank to develop circular economy policies. A circular economy is an economic system based on the reuse and regeneration of products to continue production sustainably, minimizing waste, and increasing the life cycle of products. It
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A global coffee miller has announced plans to shut its operations in Kenya next month as the bungled government-backed reforms in the coffee sector continue to disrupt the industry. NKG Coffee Mills Kenya, a member of Germany’s Neumann Kaffee Gruppe, says it will lay off staff by the end of
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Passengers going through Entebbe International Airport Entebbe International Airport set a new record in December 2023 with 198,961 international passengers, comprising 104,160 arrivals and 94,800 departures. This figure, averaging 6,418 passengers per day, represents the highest single-day record in Uganda, according to Vianney Mpungu Luggya, the Spokesperson of the Uganda Civil
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Japan Airlines Flight 516 in flames at Haneda Airport Passengers dashed to the emergency exits of a burning Japan Airlines jet without their hand luggage, in compliance with the flight crew's instructions. Leaving their valuables behind was a "major factor" behind the swift evacuation of all 379 people on board,
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Boda boda operators queue as they await their turn to be served by an attendant at a petrol station in Uganda’s capital Kampala, on January 18, 2022. FILE PHOTO | AFP Kenya is lobbying Uganda to continue using the port of Mombasa to import fuel when the neighbouring country starts
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The Ugandan team (Left) meeting representatives from Brazil, Iceland, Algeria and Benin Uganda has concluded new Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASAs) with Brazil, Iceland, Algeria and Benin, bringing the total number of BASAs to 56. According to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA), the agreements were concluded at the ICAO Air Services Negotiation
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Uganda is earning big from coffee exports The Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) has revealed that Uganda earned Shs256.6bn in November 2023. The details are contained in the Authority’s monthly performance report for November that highlighted, “Coffee exports in November 2023 amounted to 425,526 (60kilo bags) worth US$ 70.68 million
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Planes at Entebbe International Airport Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has revealed that Entebbe International Airport recorded 1,562,407 international passengers from January – October 2023 compared to 1,293,866 passengers registered over the same period in 2022. Before COVID outbreak, Uganda recorded 1,470,488 passengers from January – October 2019. It should
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Rwanda has become the latest African country to offer visa-free access to all Africans and continent has bounced back from setbacks due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. Africa is making strides in its visa openness policies boding well for cross border travel, ease of movement and trade in 2024 and beyond. The Africa Visa Openness
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