Uganda isn’t a bad country, it’s us the people who have let this country down. Lets walk our talk. Talk doesn’t cook rice like the Chinese say COMMENT | By Amos Wekesa | Rey is an amazing guy based in Fort Portal where he owns and runs Philippine Wood-works and Construction. His …
Read More »EU ambassador in Uganda Schmidt baffled by Trump decision
EU ambassador in Uganda Schmidt baffled by Trump decision on climate By Independent Reporter and AFP Ambassador Kristian Schmidt, the European Union (EU) Head of Delegation to Uganda, has joined a chorus of world leaders to criticize US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord. Many …
Read More »Umeme partners with Hind’s Feet Project in Mbale
Umeme Limited has reached out to thousands of residents residing in and around Busiu Community in Mbale through a health and safety community fair Stationed at Busiu Health Centre, Umeme invited residents of Busiu and surrounding areas to attend the fair which went on from 8:00am to 6:00pm June 1. …
Read More »LIBYA-BOUND: 44 migrants, including babies, die of ‘thirst’ in Niger desert
Niamey, Niger | AFP | At least 44 Libya-bound migrants, including women and babies, died of thirst after their vehicle broke down in the scorching Sahara desert of northern Niger, local officials said Thursday. “The number of migrants who died in the desert is 44 for now,” said Rhissa Feltou, …
Read More »Ex-FBI director Comey to testify on Russia probe next week
Washington, United States | AFP | Former FBI director James Comey will testify on June 8 before a congressional panel probing allegations of Russian interference in last year’s US election, the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday. Comey was fired by President Donald Trump early last month as the FBI’s own …
Read More »Obama slams Trump for exiting Paris climate deal
Washington, United States | AFP | Barack Obama slammed his successor President Donald Trump on Thursday for pulling out of the Paris climate deal, warning that the move would see the United States “reject the future.” “The nations that remain in the Paris Agreement will be the nations that reap …
Read More »Climate: The Paris Agreement at a glance
Paris, France | AFP | The 2015 Paris Agreement, which the United States will quit according to President Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday, is the first pact to commit all nations to limiting global warming caused by emissions from burning coal, oil and gas. Key facts about the pact: – …
Read More »Climate: What is the Paris Agreement?
Climate: What is the Paris Agreement? Paris, France | AFP | On December 12, 2015, 195 countries gathered in the French capital to conclude the first truly universal climate treaty, the Paris Agreement, aimed at preventing the worst-case scenarios of global warming. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the United …
Read More »China rejects Uganda ivory trafficking claims against diplomats
Beijing, China | AFP | China on Thursday rejected allegations that two of its diplomats working in Uganda were involved in the trafficking of ivory from the African country. The Chinese embassy officials are suspected of helping move ivory from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and …
Read More »Tunisians get jail terms for eating during Ramadan
Tunis, Tunisia | AFP | A court in northern Tunisia handed one-month jail terms Thursday to four men for eating in public during the Muslim dawn-to-dusk fasting month of Ramadan, a spokesman said. The four had been “eating and smoking in a public garden, a provocative act during Ramadan”, which …
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