Uganda: Gov’t Strategizes on Tackling Climate Change
19/01/2017Government is looking for $200 million (Shs713.7 billion) to implement a plan to avert the negative effects of climate change and hunger in the next three years, a new strategy.
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Uganda: Innovations Key to Tackling Sexual Health, Say Experts
30/11/2016By Eronie Kamukama Experts in healthcare and Information Communication Technology have called upon innovators to create solutions that improve access, planning, availability and quality of sexual and reproductive health information.
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Uganda, Russia in Talks on Nuclear Energy
28/10/2016By Wanjala Danson The Government of Uganda has started talks with the the Government of the Russian Federation meant to see Uganda take the next steps towards nuclear power.
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Eastern Uganda 10MW solar project has potential to stimulate regional economy and competitiveness
26/10/2016The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has participated in a syndicate led by the Dutch development bank, FMO, to provide a US$14.7 million loan to enable the construction of.
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Uganda: Ireland Gives Shs74 Billion to Fight HIV in Karamoja
05/10/2016By Rachel Mabala The Irish Ambassador to Uganda has warned that the HIV/Aids prevalence in the Karamoja sub-region, north-eastern Uganda, could rise beyond the national average if efforts to fight.
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Uganda’s Museveni Showcases Girl-Child Policy in U.S.
26/09/2016President Museveni has spoken highly of Uganda’s policies that empower the girl-child and push women’s progress. Speaking at a high-level event on the side-lines of the 71st Session of the.
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Peace and Security
Security Beefed Up as Mogadishu Hosts IGAD Summit
06/09/2016Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, which only a few years back was categorized by many as the most dangerous capital on Earth, is preparing to host the 53rd summit of the Intergovernmental.
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Uganda: Opposition Leader Urges Diaspora to Continue Push for Democracy
26/08/2016By James Butty Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye is urging the country’s diaspora to continue to push for democracy in Uganda. “I think that they have two or three roles..
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Gender
Uganda: Private Sector Okays Workplace Gender Equality Programme
24/08/2016By Monitor Reporter The private sector in Uganda has pledged to adopt the Gender Equality Seal Certification Programme for Public and Private Enterprises – a model pioneered by the.
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Trade and Investment
Uganda: Central Bank Reduces Lending Rate to 14 Percent
09/08/2016As part of efforts to support the country’s high economic growth and private sector credit, the Bank of Uganda (BoU) has recently moved to provide a stimulus in the economy.
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