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Promoting Uganda as a Top Destination: Insights from UTB Board’s Familiarization Tour

The new Uganda Tourism Board directors completed a week-long tour of western and southwestern Uganda, visiting key national parks and engaging with local stakeholders to enhance their understanding of the region’s tourism offerings and infrastructure needs. The new Uganda Tourism Board of Directors and Managers on their familiarization Tour at Queen Elizabeth national park The […]

Luweero’s State-of-the-Art Coffee Factory Revolutionizes Local Coffee Production

A new state-of-the-art coffee factory in Luweero, established by the Uganda Coffee Farmers Alliance (UCFA) with European Union support, aims to revolutionize local coffee production. With a daily processing capacity of 50 metric tonnes, it serves 24 cooperatives and benefits 60,000 households. Previously, farmers faced challenges with post-harvest handling and low prices due to the […]

Gabon’s Interim President Oligui Nguema to Visit Uganda for Diplomatic Talks

Brigadier General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon’s interim president and chairman of the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions, will visit Uganda from August 1 to 3. Hosted by President Yoweri Museveni, the visit follows a coup d’état in Gabon that ousted President Ali Bongo. Oligui also serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the […]

Church of Uganda Launches Transformative Seed Capital Initiative to Combat GBV and Empower Women in Kumi Diocese

The Church of Uganda (COU) has introduced a Transformative Seed Capital Initiative worth shilling 42 million in Kumi Diocese to tackle gender-based violence (GBV) and promote women’s economic empowerment. The initiative grants funds to enhance socio-economic opportunities for women and girls, aiming to reduce their vulnerability to GBV. In a bid to address gender-based violence […]

UCC Launches Nationwide Crackdown on Unscrupulous Online Media

The Uganda Communications Commission has initiated a nationwide crackdown on unscrupulous and immoral online media houses. This move aims to protect Ugandans from scammers posing as journalists. The UCC will impose regulatory sanctions on non-professional outlets that fabricate damaging stories for blackmail purposes. The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has initiated a nationwide crackdown against what […]

Training Enhances Uganda’s Capacity to Combat Illicit Trade

The World Customs Organization (WCO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducted a week-long training at the Malaba One Stop Border Post to enhance the skills of Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), and Uganda Police personnel in combating illicit trade The World Customs Organization (WCO), in collaboration with […]

Luweero’s State-of-the-Art Coffee Factory Revolutionizes Local Coffee Production

A new state-of-the-art coffee factory in Luweero, established by the Uganda Coffee Farmers Alliance (UCFA) with European Union support, aims to revolutionize local coffee production. With a daily processing capacity of 50 metric tonnes, it serves 24 cooperatives and benefits 60,000 households. Previously, farmers faced challenges with post-harvest handling and low prices due to the […]

Lt. Gen. Sam Kavuma Takes Command of ATMIS in Somalia

Lt. Gen. Sam Kavuma has assumed the role of force commander of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), succeeding Lt. Gen. Sam Okiding. Kavuma, previously the commander of Operation Wealth Creation, was appointed by President Museveni in March. Upon arrival in Mogadishu on July 28, 2024, Kavuma was welcomed with a guard of […]

UPDF, FARDC Rescue 23 ADF Abductees, Most Minors

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF and their counterparts of Congo FARDC under Operation Shujaa, has successfully rescued 23 people from the clutches of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists. Through Operation Shujaa, the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and their Congolese colleagues, the FARDC, have successfully freed 23 civilians from the terrorist clutches of the […]

President Museveni Commissions SFC Operations Command Centre in Entebbe

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni inaugurated the new Special Forces Command (SFC) Operations Command Control and Coordination Centre in Entebbe on July 27, 2024. He emphasized the importance of prioritizing solutions for Ugandan citizens and commended the UPDF’s progress in professionalism and standards. Museveni also promised to improve soldiers’ welfare through education, healthcare, and accommodation, and […]