Kampala; On Thursday 21st October the British High Commissioner Kate Airey OBE and the British Council Country Director for Uganda Chilufya Besa hosted a Climate Youth Engagement event bringing together prominent young Ugandan climate actors and key members of the Ugandan COP26 delegation, including the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Water and Environment. The 26th UN […]
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Kampala; Janet Rogan said she is delighted to be visiting Uganda just about three weeks ahead of COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference that the UK will host in Glasgow for two weeks in November. COP26 will take place against a background of several interlinked global crises – COVID, climate, economy, development, oil/energy and security/conflict. […]
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Kampala: Celebrations were in order today as the Chevening Alumni Association of Uganda was officially launched at the British High Commissioner’s residence. Chevening is the UK government’s international scholarship scheme aimed at developing global leaders and has been running since 1983. In Uganda there are over 240 Chevening beneficiaries but this is the first time an […]
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Kampala, Uganda: The British High Commission, in partnership with African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME), has organised a two-day training for journalists around the theme of Media Rights and Responsibilities. The aim of the training is to help journalists understand their rights and the legal framework they work in as well as to understand their […]
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MultiChoice Uganda on Saturday held its annual media appreciation party at Garuga Resort Beach Hotel in Entebbe. The gathering was to celebrate and appreciate media for their unconditional support throughout 2018. While addressing the journalists at an evening ceremony that was preceded by earlier activities including members of the media forming teams – Team Makanika and Team […]
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