Gov’t Discusses Filling Void as Offices Close Following USAID’s Funding Pause Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) will take off this week to examine critical areas, which will need prompt intervention by the government following the suspension of funding by the United States Agency for …
Read More »Trump stops US foreign aid
WASHINGTON | TASS | US Secretary of State Marco Rubio halted spending Friday on most existing foreign aid grants for 90 days. The order appears to apply to funding for military assistance to Ukraine, Politico wrote. The guidance provided to all diplomatic and consular posts, requires department staffers to issue …
Read More »Trump’s re-election sparks mixed reactions in Uganda as aid cuts loom
When Trump referred to African nations as “shithole countries” Museveni defended him saying Africans should solve their own problems Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The re-election of Donald Trump returned one of President Yoweri Museveni’s favourite American leaders. The two men separated by a two-year age difference have a …
Read More »Sudan denies U.S. accusations of blocking humanitarian delivery
PORT SUDAN | Xinhua | The Sudanese government on Saturday denied U.S. accusations of blocking humanitarian aid delivery to those affected by the country’s armed conflict. In a statement, Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC), a governmental body that manages humanitarian work, said the accusations made by U.S. Special Envoy …
Read More »Sudan voices commitment to coordinating with UN to ensure aid delivery
KHARTOUM | Xinhua | Sudan on Thursday voiced commitment to continuing coordination with the United Nations (UN) to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to those affected by the ongoing war, said Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council in a statement. The statement came after Sudan’s Joint National Committee for Humanitarian Emergencies …
Read More »EU calls for pauses in Gaza bombing to allow humanitarian aid access
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | European leaders on Friday called for “pauses for humanitarian needs” to allow aid into Gaza through humanitarian corridors. During the two-day EU summit that ended on Friday in Brussels, leaders of the 27-member bloc held heated discussions over the conflicts between Israel and Hamas and between …
Read More »Danish agencies aid farmers in fight against aflatoxin in grains
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Danish government has, through the Danish Development Agency (DANIDA), together with other organisations in Uganda and Denmark launched the Integrated Grain Handling Project for rural communities to help farmers improve standards. This follows recent incidents regarding the quality of grain, mainly maize. The …
Read More »Ugandan MPs denounce European threats against developing nations
Brussels, Belgium | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan legislators participating in the ongoing European Union, and the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (EU-ACP) States’ assembly in Brussels, Belgium have denounced threats propagated and orchestrated by Europeans on developing nations. This reaction was evoked by the EU parliament’s condemnation of the Parliament of Uganda …
Read More »DGF exits Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democracy Governance Facility-DGF has formally exited Uganda after nearly 12 years. DGF, a multi-donor Fund was established in 2011 to properly coordinate donor assistance and activities in Uganda. The Fund has seven members including Austria, Denmark, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, and the …
Read More »NUP asks EU ambassadors to gold gov’t accountable on aid
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP), has asked the European Union Ambassadors to hold the government accountable and closely monitor the aid being extended to the country. The call was made on Friday by the NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi during a meeting with EU Ambassadors at the …
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