KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Uganda Telecommunications Corporation Limited (UTCL) has received a new lease of life following the signing of an agreement between the government of Uganda and Rowad Capital Commercial (RCC), a company based in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates -UAE. The event was witnessed by President …
Read More »PICTORIAL: Equity Bank Uganda MD in Dubai
Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda Managing Director Anthony Kituuka has delivered a keynote speech to the bank’s customers in Dubai about building a successful business back home.  This was at the Smart Minds Business Conference Friday at the Royal Pillar Events Auditorium. He will follow this with another talk at the 3rd …
Read More »Equity Bank Uganda sends MD to seal growing customer base in Dubai
Equity Bank’s Managing Director off to Dubai to engage and serve customers Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda will crown two weeks of close interaction with customers in Dubai with a visit Friday of their Managing Director Anthony Kituuka. Kituuka’s visit will start with a keynote address …
Read More »Minister asked to explain casino at embassy in Dubai
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has asked the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeje Odongo, to respond to allegations of the use of Uganda’s consulate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a casino. This follows media reports indicating that Uganda’s consulate building in Dubai, is …
Read More »RwandAir Cargo expands its network to Dubai and Djibouti
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | RwandAir Cargo is launching new services to Dubai and Djibouti, both operated by its dedicated freighter B738SF. The expansion is part of the airline’s mission to connect Africa and the world, it said on June 10. The new routes will increase RwandAir’s cargo network to …
Read More »Uganda painter featured at Art Dubai 2024
Samuel Kakaire work is true to the tradition of icon painting in its attention to detail ART | AGENCIES | Afriart Gallery is proud to present a solo exhibition of Ugandan modernist painter Samuel Kakaire at Art Dubai 2024. The presentation is part of the fair’s curated section ‘Art Dubai Modern’. …
Read More »Museveni defends Uganda’s oil project ahead of COP 28 in Dubai
President said Africa should go to this high-level meeting with a common message on developing the continent’s energy needs Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | President Yoweri Museveni has advocated for a collective African voice at the upcoming climate change meeting in the United Arab Emirates, emphasizing the importance of articulating …
Read More »Dubai unveils plan for flying taxis in 2026
New transportation shows why the city state remains a leader in innovation Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME |Â Imagine taking a flying taxi from Ntinda to the central business district in Kampala or from town to Entebbe to catch another flight? That is what Dubai, the bustling megalopolis in the United …
Read More »Vice President Alupo in UAE for World Governing Council Summit
Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Jessica Alupo has arrived In Dubai where she is representing Uganda at the World Governing Council Summit. (WGC). The Vice President who is in Dubai at the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, was received at Dubai …
Read More »Government to close Uganda’s consulate in Dubai
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Â Ministry of Foreign Affairs disclosed to legislators sitting in the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament that they may have to close the Ugandan consulate in Dubai and replace it with a liaison office. The officials led by the state minister for Regional Affairs John Mulimba …
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