Tag: UK
Business is blooming in East Africa – UK suspends tariff for flower exports
From yesterday, the UK has temporarily removed Global Tariff for cut flowers, with the aim of making trade with the UK easier and cheaper for ... Read More
UK pledges support for over a million people in East Africa
UK yesterday pledged vital life-saving assistance to East Africa to support vulnerable communities New funding will support people facing the drastic impacts of drought, ... Read More
56 Ugandan Chevening and Commonwealth scholars welcomed back home
Kampala: The British High Commissioner to Uganda H.E. Kate Airey OBE hosted the 2021 Chevening and Commonwealth scholars back home following their successful completion of ... Read More
Sharon Kiyimba To Represent Uganda At Top Model International In UK
Sharon Kiyimba, an 19-year-old vacist and Ngobi Marvin Innocent were crowned the Top Model winners last weekend at the show’s grand finale which took place ... Read More
UK sanctions Russia’s second richest man
Oligarch Vladimir Potanin, Russia’s second richest man and key supporter of the Kremlin, sanctioned Anna Tsivileva, Putin’s cousin and president of major Russian company, also ... Read More
James Heappey MP, UK Minister for the Armed Forces visits Uganda
Kampala; James Heappey MP, the United Kingdom’s Minister of Armed Forces was in Kampala this week for a one day visit. This is the first ... Read More
UK backs Africa’s ambitious continental free trade initiative
UK launches programme of up to £35m to support negotiations and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The AfCTFA is expected to ... Read More
The UK donates a further 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Uganda
· The 500,000 COVID -19 doses is a bilateral agreement between the UK and Uganda to further support Uganda’s COVID-19 response. · This latest batch of ... Read More
UK Education Secretary puts the fight against climate change at the Heart of Education
Schools will be encouraged to improve the biodiversity of their grounds and innovative ‘Energy Pods’ to provide net-zero heating and hot water to schools will ... Read More
Cross country competition to increase Uganda coffee exports to the UK
Kampala; Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) in partnership with the British High Commission Kampala and the Ugandan High Commission London, will host a cross-country Arabica ... Read More
