Uganda news

In a recent development, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Thomas Tayebwa, has raised alarm regarding the use of pesticides that have the potential to cause cancer having been banned in the European countries “ it was brought to my attention in one of the engagements which we were having with the European Union and Africa that there are pesticide ...

President Museveni has revealed that he is tired of Europeans telling him how to organise elections. He said he is an expert, they should be the ones to contact him for help on how to organise their elections. The President has been so vocal about what Europeans have to say about his government and Uganda at large. He is even ...

Mrs. Janet Kataha Museveni, the Minister of Education is set to commission the construction of the headquarters of the Ministry of Education. This is expected to happen today and the construction works are estimated to cost about Shs63.9 billion. The projected twin tower design is set to house all the departments under the Education ministry, which has incurred heavy expenses ...

North Korea is closing its embassy in Uganda, officials said, ending a half-century diplomatic presence in one of its longest-standing African allies. The move was announced after a meeting Monday between Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and North Korean Ambassador Jong Tong Hak. “Ambassador Jong informed the president that North Korea has taken a strategic measure to reduce the number of ...

Israel has said it will start denying UN officials Visas sighting an unfair treatment by the international body. In a recent meeting, a row broke out in New York on Tuesday night, as the UN Security Council met to discuss the Israel-Gaza war. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said the Hamas attacks on 7 October – in which more than ...