The UK on Tuesday announced sanctions on the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, and former Ministers, Gorreti Kituti and Agnes Nandutu. The trio is accused of stealing from the poor communities of Karamoja in the infamous iron sheets scandal. Anita Among was among the government officials who had been accused of diverting iron sheets […]
A high-level meeting held at State House Entebbe on 17th April, 2024 has paved the way for the establishment of the Kampala Marathon, a prestigious event with an investment worth USD4.6m. The meeting hosted by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, saw the participation of Ambassador Dr. Amina J. Mohamed, the former Cabinet Secretary for Sports, Heritage, […]
Yellow fever is a largely zoonotic disease endemic to South America’s tropical regions and Africa’s sub-Saharan regions. The yellow fever virus belongs to the Flavivirus genus and causes acute febrile hemorrhagic fever and jaundice. It is transmitted to humans through Haemagogus and Aedes mosquito vectors and has a high fatality rate. Current efforts to control […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has received a letter from the President of the People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Xi Jinping, who expressed unwavering support for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP). Hand-delivered by Ambassador Xue Bing, the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry and read […]
Uganda government has signed a bilateral agreement with the State of Qatar to facilitate safe and formal labour externalization to Qatar. The bilateral pact was signed by the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi Akena on behalf of the Uganda government. In her speech, Amongi noted that over 30,000 Ugandans are working […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has awarded a total of Euros 52.429 million approximately sh222bn in compensation to the thousands of victims of former Lord’s Resistant Army (LRA) Rebel Commander Dominic Ongwen. In a reparation decision made on Wednesday, the Judges at the Trial Chamber IX noted that the reparation will be made collectively to […]
Uganda’s Justice Julia Sebutinde has been elected the Vice President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Sebutinde, 69, was elected by her peers to serve for three years having been a member of the Court since February 6, 2012, according to the Tuesday statement from the court’s registry. She will deputise Judge Nawaf Salam […]
President Yoweri Museveni has called on developed countries to make partnerships with African countries for socio-economic transformation instead of providing aid. President Museveni said that there is need to consider partnerships that provide solutions which lead to deeper mechanization in agriculture, irrigation, and hedging against climate change extremes. The president’s message was delivered by the […]
Uganda has today issued a statement affirming it recognises this week’s order by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel, and also disassociating itself from a dissenting judgment by Judge Julia Sebutinde. Foreign affairs PS Bagiire Vincet Waiswa said the ICJ order for Israel to prevent genocide acts in Gaza is in line […]
Uganda and Cuba celebrated 50 years of diplomatic relations which started way back in 1974. The celebrations were held at Uganda Christian University (UCU) main Campus in Mukono Municipality. The celebrations were presided over by the Vice President of Cuba, Salvador Valdes Mesa who was in Uganda together with other Cuban delegates for the Non-Aligned […]