Investors from the United Kingdom have paid a second visit to Uganda to pave way on how they can improve their chances at acquiring some shares from the Uganda oil and gas sector The businessmen from 11 UK companies, that deal in petrochemical, pipeline, power and renewable industries, met up with senior Ugandan delegates on […]
A plane in Indonesia, Lion Air flight, has crashed into the sea with over 181 passengers and 7 crew members on board only minutes after taking off from Jakarta. The National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) spokesman, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, posted on twitter items that were discovered by the rescue team including photos of debris, a […]
Israel offered to help Greece put out deadly wildfires that killed dozens of people on Monday and Tuesday and ravaged resort areas. The death toll from the fires climbed to 50 in the morning, with a Red Cross official reporting the discovery of 26 more bodies at a seaside resort, making it the country’s deadliest […]
The speaker of parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has defended the method of lining up in choosing LC1 leader saying that it cannot block the rights of voters. This is after the 16 ambassadors that met the speaker of parliament this afternoon showed their concern on the decision to elect LC1 leaders through lining up saying […]
In a bid to fight off the persistent drought scale up in Mubende district, government through the Ministry of Water, and Environment has launched a joint campaign in partnership with the European Union to construct enough valley dams to enable pastoralists areas have enough water for their animals and crops. As a result, five valley […]
Just days after assuming office, the new administration of British Prime Minister Theresa May has made plans to bare foreign students from working in Britain under a fresh crackdown on immigration. Among other proposals to be tabled later this week, May also wants the stay of the foreign students to be cut to two years. […]
A section of Members of parliament have reacted to Britain’s decision to withdraw from the European Union saying that this is a big challenge and a lesson to unions like the East African Community that are still struggling to grow. The MPs say if such big wigs and wealthy countries can decide to separate from a […]
A delegation from the United States of America(USA) and European Union(EU) walked out on Uganda President Yoweri Museveni swearing-in ceremony in Kampala. The point of departure the dignitaries said was the attendance of Sudanese President Omar al Bashir and the remarks he made on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Museveni said court is Irrelevant to the Africa. ICC Chief Prosecutor, […]
European Union is concerned over the high level of commercialization of politics in election campaigns as the country is heading for elections in 2016. The concern was raised by the head of the European Union, Ambassador Kristian Schmidt, while meeting the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah as the EU delegation is in the country […]
The Trade Minister, Hon. Amelia Kyambadde revealed that following the ban on exports to Europe a week ago, government has embarked on the exercise of registering all those engaged in exporting fruits and vegetables to Europe with all those registered being awarded codes for proper identification. The European Union faulted the quality of fruits […]