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Uganda and Sudan Conclude the 3rd Joint Political Consultations Committee (JPCC) Meeting, Khartoum-Sudan, 12-14 May 2018
The Third Joint Political Consultations Committee (JPCC) meeting between the Republic of Uganda and the Republic of the Sudan was held in Khartoum Sudan on 13th May 2018. The Uganda delegation was led by Ambassador Patrick Mugoya and included...
Uganda Delegation from the Water and Environment Sector Holding Talks on Cooperation with Vodokanal of St. Petersburg, Russia, 23 to 27 April 2018
At the side-lines of the Interparliamentary Union meetings that took place in St . Petersburg in October 2017, H.E Ambassdor Johnson Agara OLWA held meetings with the officials from the Office of the Governor of St. Petersburg and requested for...
Coronavirus - Uganda: When Community Engagement Restored Trust and Raised Public Index of Suspicion for COVID-19
Download logo When the World Health Organization (WHO), declared the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic, on 11th March 2020, many Ugandans didn’t take it seriously with many saying it was a disease for the affluent, the very...
Uganda and Russia Prepare for 2nd Intergovernmental Commission 2018
Uganda’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, H.E. Johnson Agara Olwa paid a courtesy call to the Russian Chamber of Commerce on December 4th 2017 in Moscow. The Ambassador together with the Embassy Staff met the Director of International...
Coronavirus: In Uganda, young people represent “wealth of courage, agency and ideas”
Download logo During a ceremony recognizing how young people in Uganda are true “agents of change” in health and healing, Rev. Pauline Njiru, eastern Africa regional coordinator for the World Council of Churches Ecumenical HIV & AIDS Initiatives...
Coronavirus: Uganda provides a safe haven to Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) refugees amid COVID-19 lockdown
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, welcomes the decision by the Government of Uganda to give safe haven to thousands of refugees fleeing escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). They have been stranded in a remote,...
Coronavirus - Uganda: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approves a US$491.5 Million Disbursement to Uganda to address the COVID-19 Pandemic
Download logo The Ugandan economy is severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic; to address the urgent balance-of-payments and fiscal needs, the IMF approved US$491.5 million emergency assistance for Uganda under the Rapid Credit Facility; the...
The IMF's Support for Uganda's Health Care, Most Vulnerable, Businesses, and Stability
A hospital in Wakiso, Uganda. IMF financial support will contribute to health care spending. (photo: Delmas Lehman/iStock by Getty Images) May 22, 2020 The coronavirus pandemic has hit Uganda’s economy and population severely. The country faces a...
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Coronavirus - Uganda: Denmark Supports Uganda’s COVID-19 Response with Two Million Dollars
Download logo The Government of Denmark has signed a grant worth Two (2) Million Dollars to support the COVID-19 response in Uganda. The grant is to be channelled through the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Population Fund...
IMF Executive Board Approves a US$491.5 Million Disbursement to Uganda to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 6, 2020 The Ugandan economy is severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. To address the urgent balance-of-payments and fiscal needs, the IMF approved US$491.5 million emergency assistance for Uganda under the Rapid Credit Facility. The...
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National Aviation Services (NAS) Donates Rapid Testing Kits to Assist the Ugandan Ministry of Health
National Aviation Services (NAS) (www.NAS.aero), a leading global aviation services provider, recently donated Rapid Diagnostic Testing (RDT) kits to the Covid-19 National Task Force formed by the Ugandan Ministry of Health. These IgG/IgM Antibody...
Coronavirus - Uganda: Update on the COVID-19 Outbreak in Uganda (17 June 2020)
Download logo The Ministry of Health confirms eight (8) new COVID-19 cases from 2,526 samples tested on 16"' June, 2020. Four (4) new cases were among 1,810 samples tested from Points of Entry while the other four (4) new cases were among 677...
Go2Africa Releases its Annual State of Safari Report for 2024
Go2Africa's 2024 State of Safari Report highlights the ultimate trends in African travel. CAPE TOWN, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, March 10, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Go2Africa, part of the NawiriGroup, a leading safari travel specialist with over...
International Every Girl Wins Day To Be Celebrated In Sudan and Uganda
Dr. Christine Kozachuk founder and CEO of Every Girl Wins Institute, announces that Sudan and Uganda will join in to celebrate International Every Girl Wins Day CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, USA, March 13, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dr. Christine...
Coronavirus - Uganda: Young Ugandan man ‘an agent of change’ in HIV care and gender justice
Hillary Nuwamanya, 24, was born HIV-positive, and has chosen to live his life setting an example for other young people who are struggling to find hope. As an important part of the World Council of Churches Ecumenical HIV and AIDS Initiatives and...
Coronavirus – Uganda: The Ministry of Health confirms seven (7) new cases of COVID19 in Uganda (29 March 2020)
Download logo The Ministry of Health confirms seven (7) new cases of COVID19 in Uganda. This brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the country to 30. The 7 new confirmed cases are all imported cases and 4 were under...
Coronavirus – Uganda: Gateway Buses are providing 3 buses and fuel to the COVID-19 response
Gateway Buses are providing 3 buses and fuel to the COVID-19 response to facilitate the transportation of health workers from the health facilities to their places of accommodation. This will greatly help in dealing with other prevailing emergency...
Coronavirus – Uganda: Update on the COVID-19 outbreak in Uganda
Download logo The Ministry of Health would like to inform the public that there are eight new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Uganda. All the eight cases are Ugandan nationals who travelled back from Dubai, UAE; two on the 20°' of March 2020 and...
Coronavirus - Uganda: 8 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Uganda
Download logo The Ministry of Health of Uganda would like to inform the public that there are 8 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Uganda. All the 8 cases are Ugandan nationals who travelled back from Dubai, UAE: 2 on the 20/03/2020 6 on the...
Let’s Go Travel: Uganda’s only 20/20 safari tour operator
KAMPALA, UGANDA, September 17, 2019 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Traveling to Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya or Rwanda? Let’s Go Travel is evidence, that not all Uganda Tour Operators are designed equal. The minute you visit www.ugandaletsgotravel.com you...