Uganda Airlines will fly to Dubai on the 4th October 2021, a major milestone for the national carrier because it will mark the first intercontinental route on the Airline’s network. The Airline will use Airbus A330-800neo for international flights. Uganda Airlines recently successfully got Airbus A330-800neo (new engine option) aircraft included on
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Tanzania President, Samia Suluhu Hassan. Under Late John Magufuli’s Presidency, the country never borrowed money from international lenders The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) September 7, 2021 approved a disbursement of US$189.08 million (UShs2 trillion) under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) and a purchase equivalent to SDR265.2 million
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Minister Maina Kenya has again appealed to Uganda for a joint strategy on accessing the European market through the stalled EU/EAC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). Kenya also wants to partner with Uganda in negotiating a trade deal with the US as the the AGOA, the American Growth Opportunities Act nears
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MPs touring UNBS Members of Parliament on the Committee of Tourism, Trade and Industry have commended the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) for its strides in the ensuring consumer protection and fair trade. The remarks were made during the trade committee’s visit to UNBS head offices in Bweyogerere, as
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Richard Idro, President of Uganda Medical Practitioners The Medical practitioners have lashed out at Government for reducing them to strike organisers yet there are several Ugandans in need of their services. The doctors have threatened to close down all hospitals if by 6th October the pledge to increase pay for medical practitioners
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Amb. Kinyera receiving Uganda Sipi Coffee Cold Brew from Ms. Candy Schibli a coffee roaster in the US The Embassy of Uganda to the United States, in Washington, DC today held a coffee cupping and tasting event at the official Chancery. The event, organized in partnership with Inspire Africa Coffee
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Francis Mwebesa, Uganda’s Minister of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives Uganda’s Minister of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives, Francis Mwebesa has revealed that since the start of the EAC Customs Union in 2005, Uganda’s exports to Kenya have increased tremendously from US dollars 155.28million (UShs547.7bn) recorded in Financial 2005/06 to over US Dollars 617.34Million (UShs2.17 trillion) by
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The Court Martial Chairperson Lt General Andrew Guti Rustlers have for the third time raided the farm of the General Court Martial Chairman, Gen. Andrew Guti in Napak district and made off with 40 cows. The rustlers stormed the farm in Lorengechora sub-county on Tuesday night, which has left everyone
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Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) and Uganda Electricity Generation Company Limited (UEGCL) have signed a partnership to package and market the 600MW Karuma HyrdoPower Dam and the 183MW Isimba HydroPower Dam as superstructure/infrastructure tourism products. Isimba which was commissioned on 21 March 2019 and Karuma which is expected to be commissioned
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The immigration department has reduced the issuance of passports. Jacob Siminyu, the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs says that said that passport issuance has been reduced from 1,500 daily to only 500. This has however raised concern among External Recruitment Agencies and labour exporters. Ronnie Mukundane, the Uganda
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