Tag Archives: Uganda

By Julius Businge The Government of Brazil has made its first contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Uganda of 2,000 metric tons of rice worth about US$1 million (over sh2.5bn) to cater for 155,000 refugees in Uganda. WFP said in a statement released on March 20 …

By Joan Akello Foreign direct investment has increased over the years in Uganda and the East African region but civil society organizations say Uganda has not benefited much because of poor negotiation in various bilateral agreements. In a half day workshop organized on Mar. 20, Southern and Eastern African Trade …

By Julius Businge Uganda’s annual headline inflation has dropped to 3.4% for the year ended February 2013 down from 4.9% a year earlier, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics announced on Feb. 28. The statistics body said the fall was attributed to reductions in food prices and other components of in …

By Ronald Musoke A Ugandan software development team, audaciously called Ffene, has been chosen among the three winners of the 2012 Apps4Africa business challenge. Out of the close to 300 applications from nearly 1000 people, three winners were picked and awarded US $10,000 each. The other two winners came from …

By Julius Odeke The State Minister for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem also MP for Chua County in Kitgum district says the new envoy to the war-torn country; Prof. Sam Turyamuhika arrives in Mogadishu any time from now. He says, “Turyamuhika will be deputized by Maj Gen Nathan Mugisha, formerly …

By Ronald Musoke Uganda has registered an increase in the number of people who are classified as disabled, according to Edison Ngirabakunzi, the executive director of the National Union of Disabled People of Uganda (NUDIPU). While speaking at the health journalism conference recently, Ngirabakunzi noted that after reviewing data of …

By Ronald Musoke There is a steady rise in the number of Ugandans suffering from various forms of cancer, according to a cancer expert. Dr Fred Okuku who is based at the Uganda Cancer Institiute in Mulago National Referral Hospital said in the last three years alone, the number of …

By Priscilla Muhairwe Harnessing the potential in regional trade to help Uganda’s economy expand and diversify, the report has been launched by World Bank. According to the report, despite having one of the world’s highest rates of population growth Uganda has an impressive record of economic growth and poverty reduction. …

By Julius Odeke 20 journalists in Uganda have completed a training workshop on safety and personal security run by ARTICLE 19. The training sessions have been designed to provide vital skills to enable them to work more effectively in an increasingly hostile environment for journalists. “This is a timely training …

By Pearl Natamba Uganda has hailed the U.S government for supporting it in the Innovations for local government social services delivery program to foster local government social services delivery through innovations, at its official launch on Feb.5 at Protea Hotel,Kampala. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), committed US$ …