Kampala International University (KIU) today hosts the 9th Uganda Vice-Chancellors’ Forum (UVCF) Conference, under the theme ‘Higher Education in Uganda’. The event which is being held at the Iddi Basajjabala Memorial Library (IBML), in her main campus in Kansanga-Ggaba Road, Kampala, had Vice-Chancellors and other management staff from various universities (including public and private universities) […]
The Minister of State for Finance in charge of Investment Hon. Anite Evelyn has met with Turkish Ambassador to Uganda H.E Fikret Kerem ALP who paid a courtesy visit on her. The Minister said they had a wonderful conversation and exchanged ideas of interest concerning Uganda and Turkey especially strengthening investment opportunities between the two […]
Uganda was recognized for her contribution to the growth of Palliative care and access to controlled medicines in Africa at the African Palliative Care conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Uganda’s contribution was achieved through the following; ????1st country in Africa to allow trained nurses and clinical officers to become oral morphine prescribers for palliative care ????With […]
President Museveni has today delivered an opportunity lecture to 17 high ranking military officials from 11 countries including USA, UK, Germany, Netherlands, Bolivia at Masindi State Lodge, Masindi. The team led by Rear Admiral Ross Albon from UK Royal College of Defence Studies has been in the country for a one-week study tour of Uganda […]
South Africa: Uganda has won Gold in the South African Development Community and Africa category at Africa’s premier expo, the Indaba Tourism Fair that concludes tomorrow, May 4, 2019. This is the third time that the Pearl of Africa is winning big at Africa Travels Indaba having emerged top in 2015 and 2016. According to Lilly […]
As more than 1,000 children continue to flee South Sudan, on average every day in search of safety, the region’s refugee crisis has become a children’s crisis, UNICEF said today, on World Refugee Day. Since violence erupted in South Sudan in December 2013, more than 1.8 million people have crossed into neighboring countries. In just […]
Uganda was yesterday Thursday 15th June 2017 nominated to the Board of the International Training Centre (ITC) and designated as the Official Spokesperson of the Africa Group on Social Dialogue in the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation in Geneva, Switzerland. The international Training Centre, which is, based in Turin, Italy, is the training […]
China-African Investment and Development Co. Ltd (CAIDC), a Chinese investment conglomerate, are to invest one billion US Dollars (US$ 1bn) in Energy Sector in Uganda, highly placed source in the ministry of energy and mineral development has revealed. China African Investment and Development Corporation was co-founded by China Poly Group and China Development Bank, as […]
The first ever Uganda-China Economic forum took place today morning at the Munyonyo Common Wealth Resort Hotel, Speke Ball Room. The forum was aimed at building closer ties in trade and technology between the two nations. Vice President HE Edward Ssekandi while opening the forum today morning said the Forum having been attended by knowledgeable […]
The Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA) through the Swedish Embassy in Kampala has contributed 35 million krona – about 4 million US dollars – to support maternal, newborn and child health programmes in Uganda’s West Nile region. The support is expected to reach an estimated 135,000 pregnant women and over 300,000 children with key health […]
