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By Ronald Musoke The French could scuttle Chinese plans for Uganda oil Tullow Oil Uganda, Total E&P Uganda, and the China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) are the three partners in Uganda’s upstream sector. But a rift appears to be starting to emerge in their relationship over the routes the …

By Ronald Musoke As Uganda celebrates its 53rd Independence anniversary at the Kaunda Grounds in the northern town of Gulu, it looks like a good point to assess how much the country has achieved, especially in comparison to its neighbours.  The theme of this year’s celebrations – `Striving towards a …

By Ronald Musoke Peter Blomeyer, Germany’s ambassador to Uganda talked to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about Germany’s 25 years of re-unification and its role on the global stage.. On Oct. 03, Germany celebrates 25 years of reunification. How will the Germans living in Uganda celebrate their milestone? We will have …

The German development agency, GIZ, together with Uganda’s Ministry of Water and Environment will within a year establish a hydrological yearbook for the country. The yearbook will essentially have a compilation of data on Uganda’s water resources such as the quantity of water available in Uganda’s water bodies; river discharges …

By Ronald Musoke Wakisa Ministries gives unwanted teenage mothers a home Behind the high walls of a spacious house at Bakuli, a suburb about 5km west of Kampala city centre is Wakisa Ministries— Uganda’s only teenage pregnancy crisis centre. The 27 girls we found here when we visited should normally …

By Ronald Musoke Juniors give basketball cheerful new look When the Junior NBA-FUBA League was opened on May 31 at the MTN Arena, Lugogo, Edward Ssekandi, the Vice President of Uganda made only one appeal to the participating schools: to embrace the project in order to develop basketball  talent in …

By Ronald Musoke Love, war, and peace at Ngamba Island sanctuary It is 9.30 in the morning and the Water Front beach at Entebbe is just warming up. Our party, comprising 17 foreign tourists and seven Ugandans – all wrapped up in our bright orange life jackets, are on our …

By Ronald Musoke The Rwanda Development Board is expected to host this year’s gorilla naming ceremony on Sept.5. At least 24 baby mountain gorillas are expected to be given names at the annual event which is now into its eleventh year. The ceremony locally known as ‘Kwita Izina’ will be …

By Ronald Musoke and Flavia Nassaka Doctors say worst affected are children born in the last three years At the moment, the children’s ward is one of the busiest at St. Mary’s Hospital, Lacor, in Gulu district of northern Uganda. Almost every baby has a pistol-like needle plastered on their …

The Global Water Partnership (GWP) has entered a partnership with the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Network for Basin Organizations (ANBO) to train government officials across the continent in international water law over the next five years. While launching the pilot programme on Aug. 3 in the …