COVER STORY: Bujagali sale goes bad An American company that owns a majority stake in the 250MW Bujagali dam wants to sell its shares in Bujagali Energy Ltd, but President Museveni and technocrats at the Energy Ministry are yet to reach a consensus on the right investor to buy the …
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The National Police Service of Kenya and Uganda Police Force will cooperate to help ease tension among residents of Migingo Island. The joint operation will also fight terrorism, smuggling and human trafficking across the common borders on Lake Victoria. At a joint press conference in Nairobi on Wednesday at which they released a joint …
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The US has awarded $41.4 million (sh138 billion) to Uganda for malaria prevention and eradication. The non-profit organization Malaria Consortium got the sh138 billion contract last week from the US Mission In Uganda to oversee implementation of the Malaria Action Program for Districts Project, a flagship program to help eradicate malaria in …
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Washington, United States | AFP | The United States announced sanctions Tuesday against the sons of Joseph Kony, leader of the central Africa-based Lord’s Resistance Army rebel group. The Treasury Department said it targeted Salim and Ali Kony “for acting for or on behalf of the LRA and/or Joseph …
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Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | South Sudan’s former rebel leader Riek Machar has arrived in Khartoum for “medical treatment,” the Sudanese government said Tuesday, after he escaped to the Democratic Republic of Congo following deadly clashes last month. Machar was replaced by Taban Deng Gai as South Sudan’s first vice …
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Sorting out South Sudan – Behind Uganda’s refusal to send troops to South Sudan under UN mission Uganda appeared to have caught regional conflict observers by surprise when it announced it would not contribute troops to a regional brigade designed to bolster the UN mission in South Sudan – By Independent Team & …
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`Women Fantasies’ showing now at AKA Gallery in Kampala stimulates dialogue on issues of women emancipation and anticipations both locally and globally. It is a trend now for contemporary artists to respond to global issues in their art. Ngula Yusuf Kiire’s work in the exhibition themed `Women Fantasies’ showing now …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | US Secretary of State John Kerry called on Monday for the deployment of a 4,000-strong “protection force” to bolster the UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan. “There is absolutely no question that we need to move forward with the deployment of the regional protection force …
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Electoral Commission criticized as cost of elections to be repeated nears Shs30bn About 25% of the outcomes of the 488 parliamentary elections conducted in February are being challenged in courts of law. That is not to mention the main one; the presidential election, which was also challenged in court. If …
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Museveni appoints team to tame defiant Muloni, Kabagambe On Aug.9 the Ministry of Energy headquarters at Amber House in Kampala was a bee-hive of activity. Representatives from power generator, UEGCL, the Finance Ministry, the Attorney General, Electricity sector regulator, and ERA converged there for an important meeting. The meeting was …
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