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Uganda’s tourism and cultural appeal dazzled thousands in China over the past two days as the Uganda Embassy in Beijing and the Consulate General in Guangzhou jointly hosted the “Explore Uganda” Independence celebrations. The highly anticipated events—held at the Kempinski Hotel on October 12th and the Great Wall of China on October 13th—were strategically designed to spotlight Uganda's tourism...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended Mehta Group for pioneering the sugar industry in Uganda.  “I also thank them, particularly, Mahendra Mehta and his wife for not giving up after the disappointment of Idi Amin. When we called them back, they came immediately,” he said.  President Museveni who was accompanied by the First Lady and Minister of Education and Sports, Maama Janet Museveni,...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today resolved a long-standing land dispute in Kyaka South County, Kyegegwa district.  The disputed land covers Kyaka I; Kazinga Town Council, Rwentuha and Migamba Sub-Counties.  Addressing residents at Rwentuha Primary School in Rwentuha Sub-County, Kyaka South, the President assured the locals that they will remain on the land and promised to relocate the planned Industrial Park and the investor who plans to establish an avocado factory to Kyaka II. He explained that the land in Kyaka I...

The SCAJ Exhibition 2024 commenced yesterday, Wednesday 9th, October 2024 at the Big Sight Exhibition Centre in Tokyo. Three of the six Ugandan coffee-exporting companies selected and approved by the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA)—Just Know Your Coffee Cup (JKCC) General Supplies Ltd., Zigoti Coffee Works Ltd., and Bugisu Cooperative Union—are participating in the show. They are joined by Crystal Coffee...

Uganda’s coffee exports to the European Union (EU) will not be impacted by the December 2024 deadline of the EU Deforestation-free Regulation (EUDR) policy, according to the Minister of State for Finance, Planning, and Economic Development (General Duties), Hon. Henry Musasizi. On December 5, 2022, the EU approved the EUDR policy, which stipulates that coffee, cocoa, and other agricultural products...

Ratan Tata, the legendary Indian business tycoon and former chairman of Tata Group, passes away at the age of 86 in Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. A Legacy of Leadership and Accomplishments Ratan Tata took the reins of the Tata Group in 1991, following his uncle JRD Tata. He steered India’s largest conglomerate to unprecedented global recognition. Among his notable accomplishments were...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has underscored the crucial role of the four core principles of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government in the creation of wealth and development.  “With the four ideological principles, and the three historical missions, we have been able to achieve progress in five phases; the minimum recovery of the enclave economy, expanding the small island of...

At the invitation of His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, His Excellency Faustin-Archange Touadéra, President of the Central African Republic, has commenced a three-day official visit to Uganda.  During this visit, President Touadéra will participate in the 62nd Independence Day Anniversary celebrations in Busia, Uganda. Upon his arrival on October 8, 2024, President Touadéra was warmly received at State House, Entebbe, by...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has contributed Shs2 billion to Muslim women SACCOs in the country.  “I will contribute Sh2 billion for the SACCOs of the Muslim women. I will mobilise Shs1 billion now and another Shs1 billion in July next year,” President Museveni said.  The President made the revelation today during the inaugural Muslim Women's Conference held at Old Kampala SS...

The Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) delegation from South Sudan was yesterday Monday, 7 October 2024 hosted by National Resistance Movement (NRM) officials in two separate meetings as part of their benchmarking visit aimed at enhancing the ruling party’s operations back home. The delegation, headed by the party's Secretary for External Relations, Comrade Bol Makueng Youl, was welcomed earlier this...