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Tullow Oil, CNOOC, Total agree to jointly produce Uganda’s oil

Uganda is now set for the steady development of its oil sector following the entry of CNOOC and Total into the oil processing and production industry of the country. Key…

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Uganda parliament grills Defense PS over government’s authorized purchase of war planes

Parliament has put the Defense Ministry Permanent Secretary Rosette Byangoma to task over the government’s purchase of warplanes without consulting parliament. Byengoma says that the money was received from the…

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Court to decide DP’s Namwanga bail on Friday

The High Court has set Friday 1st April as day to decide whether the Democratic Party Annet Namwnga deserves bail. Namwanga, who has been on remand since January 18th 2011,…

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Unilever makes Knorr for vegetables to taste like meat

They knew Ugandans love meat a lot, and also that consuming vegetables is good for one’s health, and they came up with a product to make eating vegatables like eating…

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Uganda Police stop Pan-Africanists demonstration against America’s involvement in Libya

Police have stopped the planned peaceful demonstration organized by members of the Pan- African Movement against western countries bombing Libya. The Kampala extra Police Commander Grace Turyagumanawe told journalists in…

March 29, 2011No CommentRead More

Microsoft, Commonwealth support Caribbean ICT led Learning initiative

Caribbean schoolchildren are set to benefit from Commonwealth and Microsoft collaboration. Commonwealth Secretariat, Commonwealth of Learning and Microsoft Trinidad and Tobago have jointly agree to improve access to, and use…

March 28, 2011No CommentRead More

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni writes about embattled Muammar al-Gadhafi and the crisis in Libya

As Pressure mounts on Libyan Leader, Col. Muammar al-Gadhafi to end his 41 year rule, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has written about his encounters with Gadhaffi and his impressions of…

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African governments urged to support Agriculture Development Programme

The seventh Partnership Platform meeting of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP- PP) has ended in Yaoundé, Cameroon with a call on AU member states to work towards the…

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Uganda Cranes beat Guinea Bissau 1-0 in African Nations Cup Qualifiers

Uganda Cranes overcame their away win jinx to beat Guinea Bissau 1-0 in the highly anticipated Saturday evening game at the Lino Correia stadium in Guinea Bissau. Cranes skipper Denis…

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Uganda’s Privatisation process has not generated job growth

The Privatisation process has been hailed as a big success and for being the main force behind Uganda’s striking economic growth figures. Privatisation, we are told increases economic growth, reduces poverty especially by increasing…

March 26, 2011No CommentRead More