Stephanie Rivoal, the outgoing French Ambassador spoke to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about her highs and lows of her two-and-half year stay in Uganda. Uganda was your very first post in your diplomatic career. How have you found your stay here? It is my belief that modern diplomacy touches three …
Read More »30 French firms eye Uganda investments
 The firms seek to invest in energy, infrastructure, IT and pharmaceutical industries Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke | Uganda’s ever growing position as an attractive investment destination for French companies came to the fore recently as a delegation of more than 30 companies under the umbrella organisation MEDEF (Mouvement des …
Read More »COMMENT: Budgeting for a sustainable future
Leaving people behind and under-investing in basic quality services, carries social, economic, and political risks Uganda’s draft National Budget Framework Paper for fiscal year 2017/18 proposes an ambitious 10% budget increase, benefiting mainly infrastructure, such as roads in the Albertine oil region. Funding for the security sector also increases, but …
Read More »Uganda secures US $95.3million for Muzizi Hydropower Project
The planned construction of Muzizi Hydro power Project is soon taking off following an agreement signed between the government of Uganda and funding partners; German development bank (KfW) and French Development Agency (AFD). KfW will provide a concessional loan of € 40 million (US$42.4million) and a grant of € 5 …
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