Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda, the largest contributor to an African Union mission fighting jihadists in Somalia, will pull out its troops from next year, the head of the military said Thursday. Uganda was the first country to send soldiers to Somalia, spearheading the African Union Mission in Somalia …
Read More »Nigeria demoted, Uganda stays in Pot 4 for Africa World Cup draw
Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | FIFA have altered the seeding for the 2018 World Cup Africa group draw in Cairo Friday with Egypt, Guinea and Cameroon promoted and Tunisia, Nigeria and Mali demoted. Egypt are now among the top seeds and Guinea and Cameroon are second seeds ahead of …
Read More »West Africans arrive to learn more about epidemic control
Delegates from Sierra Leone and Guinea are in Uganda to gain more experience on how to combat and respond to disease outbreaks. They have shown interest in recruiting Ugandans to help build capacity. Guinea has battled Ebola in the last two years and plans to manage epidemic outbreaks in future …
Read More »In The Independent: New crisis over Karuma, Isimba Dams
COVER STORY: New crisis over Karuma, Isimba Dams Senior officials at the Ministries of Finance, Energy and UEGLC, the government body in charge of electricity generation are desperate to stem the uncontrollable rise of the cost of Karuma and Isimba dams. Now, the matter might become a legal battle as …
Read More »US announces new programme to boost Uganda’s agriculture
A United States supported program to help spark explosive growth in the agriculture sector by bringing together some of Uganda’s most-trusted, powerful, and well-known sector leaders has been launched in Kampala. The Leveraging Excellence in Agricultural Development program, part of President Obama’s Feed the Future initiative, will bring together 17 …
Read More »SECURITY: Okurut hands over to Tumukunde
New Security Minister Lt.General Henry Tumukunde has promised to work with local authorities in order to improve information gathering. “I plan to empower local authorities since there is government presence at all level. They will face their problems instead of bringing them to us. They are elected and paid to …
Read More »KCCA: Field Data Enumerators Kampala
KCCA needs Field Data Enumerators & Supervisors for City Address Model project. NEEDED: 4 valuation supervisors 20 Field Data Enumerators Terms of Reference for Data Enumerators and Valuation Supervisor by The Independent Magazine Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Interview: Mahmud Jan Mohamed, MD Serena Hotels
A Rich Management @RichTvAfrica interview with the Managing Director of @SerenaHotels, talking tourism in East Africa, Serena Maputo, Kigali, Dar Es Salaam, Nairobi, Kampala, Amboseli, Maasai Mara, Lake Elmentaita. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Alarming rate of boda-boda deaths spark social media rage
Doreen Tashobya, together with the boda-boda rider who was reported to be her brother, were crashed by a tipper that rammed into them in Entebbe on Tuesday morning. It is the second boda-boda accident that has shocked the nation in the past fortnight. Early this month, tweeps were left …
Read More »Museveni to set Uganda’s middle-income agenda on Thursday
President Yoweri Museveni has challenged his new cabinet to look for investments, end corruption and move to total commercialization of agriculture in order to move the country to middle-income status. He will outline his complete plan for this to be achieved when his new cabinet meets for the first time …
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