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See The Best Part Of Uganda(Photos)
By Ajena Jafar I would say the scenery. Uganda is a beautiful country curved by nature herself. We may be landlocked but still get our share of tourists.. why? Well because we are blessed. Uganda […]
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Uganda says it is willing to consider asylum for Sudan’s ousted leader Bashir
KAMPALA – Uganda will consider offering asylum to ousted Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir despite his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC), a foreign affairs minister said on Wednesday. “Uganda would not be apologetic at […]
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Uganda donates $200,000 in financial aid to cyclone-hit Mozambique
Kampala, – Uganda has donated 200,000 dollars in aid to help victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. A statement of the ministry of foreign affairs said the donation is a fulfillment of President Yoweri Museveni’s […]
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Ebola: Uganda deploys health team in Eastern Region
Kampala – Uganda has deployed a Health Team in the Eastern Region District of Tororo after a family received a body of relative who died in Ebola-hit Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Emmanuel Ainebyoona, […]
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Uganda Resumes Ebola Screening As Border With DR Congo Re-opens
Kampala – Uganda has resumed Ebola screening for all arrivals from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after the border between the two countries re-opened on Monday. The border […]
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UN Audit Finds Graft And Misconduct In Its Uganda Refugee Program
KAMPALA – A U.N. investigation of its widely-praised refugee programme in Uganda has found corruption costing millions of dollars and misconduct. The report by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) showed inflated bills, fraud […]
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Uganda Says Landslide Death Toll Rises To 43, Begins Relocations
KAMPALA – The death toll from a landslide in Uganda last week has risen to 43 and displaced residents deemed most at risk in the disaster-prone region will be resettled immediately, the government said on […]
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Landslide In Eastern Uganda kills 31 People – Government Official
Kampala – No fewer than 31 people were killed when a landslide rolled down the slopes of Mt. Elgon in Eastern Uganda, wrecking homes and burying animals, a government official told Reuters on Friday. Martin […]
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Court orders Ugandan born terror suspect to be deported to Kenya
Kampala – An International Crimes Division High Court in Kampala on Thursday ruled that a Kenyan national facing terror charges in Uganda should be deported after he was acquitted of the […]
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Uganda dispatches teams to contain anthrax outbreak
Kampala – Uganda’s Ministry of Health and that of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries have dispatched teams of experts to contain anthrax outbreak in Western, Northwestern and Eastern regions, a top health official said on […]
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U.S. ‘gravely concerned’ by reports of abuse by Ugandan security forces -official
WASHINGTON – The United States is “gravely concerned” by reports of excessive force used by Uganda’s security forces against lawmakers and journalists in the northwestern town of Arua, a State Department official said on Monday […]
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Uganda warns against interference as pressure mounts on U.S. to cut military support
KAMPALA – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday warned against foreign interference in the country’s politics days after an opposition call for the United States to suspend military aid over the government’s human rights record. […]
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U.S. should suspend military aid to Uganda -lawyer for critic of Museveni
WASHINGTON – The United States should suspend military aid to Uganda over the government’s human rights record, the U.S. lawyer for a prominent critic of President Yoweri Museveni said on Thursday. The call broadened […]
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China to work with Uganda in area of poverty reduction – President XI
Beijing, – China stands ready to work with Uganda to strengthen exchanges of governance experience, especially in poverty reduction, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday. At a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni after the 2018 […]
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Ugandan MP beaten up after president’s convoy stoned – Opposition
Kampala – Ugandan legislator, Francis Zaake, detained after the president’s convoy was stoned, has been “brutalised” by security personnel, an opposition figure said on Wednesday as images of the bruised lawmaker emerged on social […]
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Uganda sends samples to U.S. as strange disease leaves 8 dead
Kampala – Uganda has sent samples to the United States for further laboratory tests after a strange disease in the central region district of Mubende left eight people dead and 16 others hospitalised. The Ministry […]
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Ugandan hospitals hit by shortages of drugs, other supplies
KAMPALA – Public hospitals in Uganda have been hit by shortages of essential medicines and supplies needed for emergency care, a health workers’ association said, further hurting services at facilities already struggling from years of […]
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Uganda’s social media tax will harm business, deter investment: executives
KAMPALA – Uganda’s new social media tax will damage business and the economy and cool investor interest in its new IT sector that has wooed global giants Facebook and Google, industry executives said on […]
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Ugandan president blasts court ruling on tenure extension for parliament. councils
Kampala – President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Monday said a recent court ruling barring the extension of the term of parliament and local councils was undemocratic. Museveni in a statement said the judges of […]
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Ambassadors join Ugandan march to protest violence against women
KAMPALA – The ambassadors of the United States and France joined dozens of Ugandan demonstrators in the capital Kampala on Saturday to protest against what they say is rising violence against women, including murder, rape […]
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Uganda to distribute free mosquito nets to 1.4 million refugees
Kampala – As the world commemorates World Refugee Day on Wednesday, Uganda said it will distribute mosquito nets to all refugees in the country in efforts to fight the deadly malaria. Health […]
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Uganda Imposes Controversial ‘WhatsApp Tax’ For Social media users
Kampala – The Ugandan parliament on Thursday passed a law imposing a tax on people using mobile social media networks in an attempt to increase revenue, but rights groups say the levy is actually aimed […]
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Over 40 dead in Uganda after bus, truck and tractor collide
Kampala – At least 40 people have died in a road accident involving a passenger bus, a tractor and a beer truck in Northern Uganda, the country’s Red Cross said on Saturday. The police […]
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Uganda completes first round of cholera vaccination
Kampala – Uganda on Wednesday completed the first round of a cholera vaccination campaign aimed at containing an outbreak that has left 45 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) refugees dead and over 2,000 others […]
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Pace of Uganda’s private sector activity weaker on lower orders, output
KAMPALA – Economic activity in Uganda’s private sector slowed in April from the previous month, undermined by lower output and fewer new orders in the industry, services and retail segments, a survey showed on Friday. […]
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Uganda to hire 200 Cuban medical personnel for rural areas
Kampala – Uganda is set to hire 200 medical personnel from Cuba to work in public hospitals in rural areas, a top government official said Friday. Sarah Opendi, minister of state for health in charge […]
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Uganda plans tax on social media use from July, rights activists cry foul
Kampala – Uganda plans to slap a new tax on social media users from July to raise revenue, which human rights activists denounced as another attempt by President Yoweri Museveni to stifle freedom of expression […]
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Israel finalising deal to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda – FM
Tel Avic – Israel is finalising a deal to deport thousands of African migrants to Uganda under a new scheme after agreements with Rwanda and the UN’s refugee agency to find homes for those expelled […]
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Sen Wamakko bags Uganda Varsity honorary award
By Muhammad Nasir Bello Sokoto – The International Islamic University, Mbali, Uganda, has honoured Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC- Sokoto), for his meritorious service to humanity, especially his penchant for the education of the youths. […]
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South Sudan blames Ugandan rebels for killing legislator
Juba – South Sudan has blamed rebels for killing a regional parliament legislator in neighbouring Uganda. Alfred Duku, minister for information, culture, youth and sports in South Sudan’s Yei River state said the MP, Jacob […]
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Uganda hails election of its judge to serve at ICC
Kampala – Ugandan judiciary on Thursday welcomed the election of Justice Solomy Bossa to serve at the International Criminal Court (ICC) based in The Hague, Netherlands. Justice Mike Chibita, Director of Public Prosecutions, said that […]
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World Food Programme appeals for $62m for refugees in Uganda
Kampala – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed for 62 million U.S. dollars to deal with the refugee influx in Uganda over the next six months. WFP Country Director El-Khidir Daloum told Xinhua […]
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Uganda expects up to $20 bln oil sector investment in next 3-4 years
CAPE TOWN – Uganda expects investments of $15 billion to $20 billion in its oil industry in the next three to four years, Ernest Rubondo, executive director of Uganda’s petroleum authority, told a conference […]
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Nigeria,Uganda Partner to Promote Human Rights
Yola – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it will partner with its Ugandan counterpart to boost monitoring, investigating and prosecution of human rights violations in their respective countries. Mrs Oti Ovrawah, the Acting […]
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Uganda Govt Seeks $2bn For South Sudan Refugees At Planned Summit
Kampala – Uganda hopes to raise two billion dollars in donations at a UN refugee summit next month to help fund relief operations for refugees flowing in from neighbouring South Sudan. The Prime Minister, Ruhakana […]
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Prophet Who Claims To Be ‘Almighty God’ Beaten To Stupor
The founder of the New Jerusalem Tabernacle Church in Uganda, Pastor Severino Lukoya on Monday escaped being lynched after a group of angry locals pounced on him for his alleged ‘fake prophecies.’ The prophet and […]
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Ugandan, Masambu elected DG International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
LONDON, (Sundiata Post) – Patrick Masambu, a Uganda citizen and former chairman of the Council of the Commonwealth Telecommunications Organisation (CTO) (www.CTO.int/) has been elected director-general of the US-based International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) (www.ITSO.int/). […]
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Ashinaga Fully-funded Undergraduate Scholarships for Orphans from Africa 2017
Ashinaga, Japan-based non-profit organization offers scholarship to students from 20 African countries to study for undergraduate degrees at the world’s leading universities in countries such as Japan, US, UK etc Application Deadline: 28 February 2017 Offered […]
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Uganda to spend $2 bln on power connections, grid: Umeme executive
By George Obulutsa NAIROBI – Uganda plans to spend at least $2 billion in the next five years to connect more people to its electricity grid and raise connection rates, a senior executive at sole […]
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Uganda end long exile from Nations Cup finals
By Mark Gleeson JOHANNESBURG – Uganda ended an almost four decade wait for a place in the African Nations Cup finals as Farouk Miya’s goal secured a 1-0 win over the Comoros Islands in Kampala […]