In northern Uganda, where jobs are few and food is scarce, cattle raiders are now laying down their weapons to encourage peace. Kotido, Uganda – Francis Losigaara thought cattle rustling would be a good way to make money. Getting a weapon and stealing livestock seemed easy enough, and would keep his family fed. But one…
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Uganda’s President Museveni takes aim at UN as he alleges terrorism ‘conservation’
President Museveni accuses the UN of “conserving” terrorism in the DRC. Allegations extend to the UN’s role in causing chaos in Libya and Sahelian nations. Museveni vows to collaborate with the DRC government to eradicate Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) terrorists.President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has said that the UN is “conserving” terrorism in the Democratic…
Uganda denounces Washington’s exclusion from trade agreement
The Ugandan government on Wednesday slammed the United States’ announcement that it would withdraw the country from a trade agreement because of human rights violations, saying the move would hurt its farmers and small businesses. Washington announced this week that it was excluding Uganda, along with the Central African Republic, Gabon and Niger, from the…
DPR Korea Closes embassy in Uganda
President Yoweri Museveni (seated) during a meeting with DPR Korea Ambassador to Uganda Jong Tong Hak and other officials at state house in Entebbe, Uganda on October 23, 2023. PHOTO | PPU DPRK is closing its embassy in Uganda, officials said, ending a half-century diplomatic presence in one of its longest-standing African allies. The move…
Speaker Anita Among Delivers Twins
Speaker of Parliament Annet Anita Among and her husband, Moses Magogo, have this afternoon welcomed a set of twins. Among is the Woman Member of Bukedea district while Magogo, also the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) President, is the Member of Parliament for Budiope East in the 11th Parliament. While Magogo and Among are…
Uganda to announce oil refinery bid winner in November.
Uganda expects to announce the winning bidder among four groups competing for a new 60,000 barrel per day (bpd) oil refinery next month, the country’s Energy Minister Ruth Nankabirwa told Reuters on Tuesday. The development comes after negotiations with a consortium that included a unit of U.S. firm Baker Hughes (BKR.O) lapsed in June over its failure…
A Ugandan business turns banana fiber into sustainable handicrafts
MUKONO, Uganda (AP) — A decapitated banana plant is almost useless, an inconvenience to the farmer who must then uproot it and lay its dismembered parts as mulch. But can such stems somehow be returned to life? Yes, according to a Ugandan company that’s buying banana stems in a business that turns fiber into attractive…
Uganda in talks with Chinese credit agency for pipeline funds – official
Uganda is in advanced talks with Chinese export credit agency SINOSURE to provide credit for its crude oil pipeline after pressure from environmentalists forced some Western banks to recoil from the project, a top official said on Monday. The 1,445-kilometre (898-mile) East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) is planned to help Uganda export its crude…
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