Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda, in collaboration with the International Energy Agency (IEA), has launched an ambitious Energy Transition Plan (ETP) at COP28. At the forefront of global climate action. The ETP, resulting from a strategic partnership between Uganda and the IEA, aims to increase Uganda’s renewable energy capacity …
Read More »UMEAs Awards 2023: Zeus The Agency is rising agency of the year
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Zeus The Agency has been named the Rising Agency of the Year at the 2023 Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAs). This is a remarktable hat-trick of wins at the gala,underscoring their unwavering commitment to excellence in the dynamic landscape of marketing. This year’s award …
Read More »Mahmoud Abbas rejects Israel’s plans to occupy parts of Gaza
Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed on Monday that he rejects Israel’s plans to “separate, occupy, cut off or isolate any part of the Gaza Strip,” which is “an integral part of the Palestinian state,” according to a statement by the official Palestinian News Agency (WAFA). …
Read More »UN peacekeepers get high-tech training boost with new virtual facility
Entebbe, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The United Nations Command, Control, Communication and Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Academy for Peace Operations on November 29th, unveiled its inaugural virtual instructor-led training (VILT) facility at the regional service centre in Entebbe. VILT, a remote training class led by a …
Read More »Cabinet approves close to Sh1 trillion to revamp army air transporter
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has approved US $266million (Approximately 984.2billion Uganda Shillings) to revamp the now dormant Uganda Air Cargo Corporation (UACC) Limited, another of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) enterprises. The company that specializes in cargo freight has been unable to do business for almost four …
Read More »Marketers shine at Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | The annual Uganda Marketing Excellence Awards (UMEAs) were held on Friday night at the Kampala Serena Hotel, with Uganda Breweries Ltd (UBL) brands Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker taking home big wins. The event, themed “Celebrating ideas that work,” recognised outstanding performers in the …
Read More »AGOA BAN: Museveni responds to President Biden
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has written to United States President Joe Biden about his decision to suspend Uganda from the African Growth and Opportunity Act -AGOA. At the end of October, President Biden wrote to the US House of Representatives informing them that starting next …
Read More »Odumbi cautions new state attorneys against laziness
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Director of Public Prosecution – International Affairs – James Odumbi Owere has cautioned state attorneys against twin habits of laziness and irresponsiveness, which frustrates the effectiveness of the directorate and the delivery of justice. Speaking at the opening of a week-long induction …
Read More »FDC to hold National Council meeting next week
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has confirmed it is organizing a National Council on 15th December 2023. This shall be the first National Council to sit since the party split, with a break off faction setting base at Katonga and electing what they …
Read More »Fighting erupts in DR Congo as EAC troops start departing
North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Fighting between March 23 Movement rebels and Armed Forces of Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) soldiers is raging in Masisi territory has started hours after the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) started to withdraw from North Kivu province. On Sunday, the first batch …
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