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Josephine Wapakhabulo, has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Uganda’s National Oil Company (UNOC). Her appointment announced by company’s board chairman, Emanuel Katongole on Wednesday June 1, comes weeks after The Independent reported that she was being considered for the job. In his statement, Katongole noted that Wapakabulo …

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni Wednesday morning hosted visiting Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at State House Entebbe. Uganda and Turkey held bilateral meetings that were followed in the afternoon by signing of cooperation agreements and Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in six areas of visas for diplomatic passport holders; cooperation in …

Former FDC Uganda presidential candidate Kizza Besigye’s lawyers have stormed out of court after their client made a no show for the mention of his case. The state failed to produce the Uganda opposition leader who currently incarcerated at Luzira prison on treason charges, arguing there was an eminent security …

In fulfillment of the constitutional requirement under Article101 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda,  President Yoweri Museveni delivers the State of the Nation Address, 2016. The president will mainly give accountability on particular government commitments and to appraise the country of the plans and strategies for the …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda promised to halt military cooperation with old ally North Korea after a visit to Kampala by South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Sunday. North Korea, which is under UN sanctions for its defiant efforts to build nuclear weapons, has for many years sent military …

President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the Korean people for their discipline, hard work and the development of their human resource through education that has seen the nation rise to one of the richest countries in the world. At a luncheon at State House Entebbe on Sunday, Museveni said Uganda can …

America versus Museveni Can someone be defined by their hair? Possibly, in the case of U.S ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac. As President Yoweri Museveni discovered recently at his most recent swearing-in ceremony, Malac can be as edgy, unconventional, and anti-establishment as her low cut punky blonde head. On May …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | A Ugandan court on Friday handed down a life sentence for the mastermind of twin bombings targeting football fans in Kampala that killed 76 people. The court also sentenced four accomplices to life behind bars for the 2010 suicide attacks, while two others received 50-year …

In recent years, shareholders of British American Tobacco Uganda (BATU) have come to always look forward to the first two weeks of May, the period when the company has traditionally held its annual general meeting. It has now become a guarantee that they must hear some really good news that …

One painting depicts the recent controversial stripping by Makerere University don Stella Nyanzi, in protest against alleged unfair treatment by her supervisor. By Dominic Muwanguzi African identity, pride and beauty, and the politics around them are the subject of Samson Ssenkaaba aka Xenson’s exhibition at Afriart Gallery in Kampala. Dubbed …