Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Frank Tumwebaze, signed a memorandum of understanding with UAE’s Refarm Group at COP28 for collaborative fertilizer production. The agreement aims to enhance Uganda’s access to high-quality, affordable fertilizers, promoting sustainable and climate-smart agriculture.
Speaker Anita Among flagged off Uganda’s parliamentary sports team for the 13th EAC Inter-Parliamentary Games in Kigali on December 7th, 2023. The event, themed “For a progressive, peaceful, and all-inclusive EAC,” runs from December 7th to 19th.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has met with investors from London-based company Strand Hanson Limited, expressing support for their proposal to mine lithium in Ntungamo district for local manufacturing of electric car batteries.
Vice-President Alupo directs the Gender Ministry to prioritize women entrepreneurs in GROW project implementation. The five-year project aims to support 60,000 female-led enterprises in Uganda.
Uganda strongly criticizes recent US visa restrictions on its officials, linking them to an “LGBT agenda.” The sanctions target individuals accused of undermining democracy and repressing marginalized groups. The move is a response to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, impacting its international standing and relations with the US.
President Yoweri Museveni, also the Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF, presided over the graduation of 45 Air Force Defence trainees at Kalangala Marine Training School. He congratulated the officers and pledged government support for local infrastructure, promising road construction in Kasanje and Nakawuka villages during stopovers.
President Museveni urges proactive court role in poverty alleviation during the East African Magistrates’ and Judges’ Conference. He emphasizes timely dispute resolution to support Parish Development Model.
In a ceremony at the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs headquarters on Tuesday, Lt Col Dick Kaija, outgoing Fisheries Protection Unit Commander, received praise from Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Wilson Mbadi, for his exceptional efforts in combating Lake Criminality.
In order to oversee Uganda’s trade activities overseas, the government intends to establish a sophisticated, sustainable national digital platform and ecosystem, according to Matthew Bagonza, head of operations at the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID). The chairman of PACEID and senior presidential advisor on special duties, Odrek Rwabwogo (C), said digitization […]
Meta has started the rollout of default end-to-end encryption for Messenger, marking a significant security enhancement. This move, announced by Mark Zuckerberg, ensures that personal calls and chats on Messenger will, by default, be protected by end-to-end encryption. Courtesy Photo Meta has begun rolling out Messenger’s default end-to-end encryption protection after years of promises and […]
