Tag Archives: Diplomacy

Former Uganda Vice President Dr Speciosa Wandira Kazibwe has been endorsed by the Eastern African region as their candidate for the post of Chairperson of the African Union (AU). Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed the development in a statement. “Dr Wandira has been endorsed by the Cabinet of Ministers of …

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | South Sudan resumed talks with Sudan on Sunday on a raft of thorny issues, including borders and oil revenues, still outstanding from its 2011 secession. The south’s foreign affairs, defence, interior and oil ministers travelled to Khartoum for the talks, the first since a unity …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a statement refuting reports that Uganda has severed diplomatic relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Ambassador James Mugume said in the statement that all that happened was Uganda had reviewed a bilateral cooperation framework with DPRK. …

Ambassador Malac redefines the rules Can someone be defined by their hair? Possibly, in the case of U.S ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac. As President Yoweri Museveni discovered recently at his most recent swearing-in ceremony, Malac can be as edgy, unconventional, and anti-establishment as her low cut punky blonde head. …

President Yoweri Museveni has hailed the Korean people for their discipline, hard work and the development of their human resource through education that has seen the nation rise to one of the richest countries in the world. At a luncheon at State House Entebbe on Sunday, Museveni said Uganda can …

America versus Museveni Can someone be defined by their hair? Possibly, in the case of U.S ambassador to Uganda, Deborah Malac. As President Yoweri Museveni discovered recently at his most recent swearing-in ceremony, Malac can be as edgy, unconventional, and anti-establishment as her low cut punky blonde head. On May …

BLOG Amateur theatrics: An insult to Africa By Rosa Whitaker as run in THE HILL (Congress Blog) The Hill Amateur theatrics: An insult to Africa: Last week, I watched with dismay as two American diplomats w… https://t.co/LEkcL9Fu9K — Congress Blog (@congressblog) May 19, 2016 ****************************************** Last week, I watched with …

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir returned Thursday from a “short visit” toUganda, his first trip to Kampala since his International Criminal Court indictment in 2009 for alleged war crimes in Darfur. Sudan’s official news agency SUNA had earlier reported that Bashir was on a two-day visit to Uganda, which is a …

Foreign mission heads to sign new trade charter as concern grows over appointment of political `failures’ Uganda is to introduce a new trade charter for its foreign missions, according to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, Sam Okuonzi. Under the new programme, which is scheduled to start …

By Independent team Museveni’s trip to Israel excites media Haaretz, Israel’s oldest daily newspaper, which is considered to be very influential among government leaders, ran a headline:  “Ugandan President Museveni has quietly met with the head of Mossad”, it was reported that the visit on Nov.12 to 14 was prepared …