Tag Archives: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has announced that it will by Monday, May 18th conclude on the process to allow Ugandans stranded abroad to return home as it moves to ease the COVID-19 lockdown. Although President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced a lockdown of the airport with exceptions of Cargo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reiterated that government does not intend to evacuate Ugandans stuck abroad following the coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic lock down. Government recently started registration of Ugandans who had traveled abroad temporarily but this brought excitement of a possible plan to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patrick Mugoya has said that the government will not evacuate Ugandans who are stranded abroad despite the ongoing registration. Last week the different Ugandan embassies started the process of registering Ugandans stranded due to the coronavirus …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan Embassies and High Commissions abroad have started the process of registering and verifying Ugandans who are stranded due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) for possible evacuation and support. Uganda has 31 embassies and High commissions and 42 consulates. A number of these have started reaching …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The planned evacuation of over 500 Ugandans said to be stranded in the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) hangs in the balance even after the Ugandan embassy there had earlier given a signal of their possible return. Mustafa Ndugwa, the chairman of the Uganda Community …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has written to the Kenya High Commission protesting the seizures of Ugandan milk and milk products imported into Kenya. The letter dated January 15, 2020, notes that Uganda was also importing a lot of Kenyan products but has not …