Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is considering the suspension of its subscription to some international organizations due to a growing debt burden, which has reached 49 billion shillings. Vincent Bagiire, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says that Uganda has defaulted on several financial …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s representatives in international organisations have been denied participation due to fail to pay subscriptions. According to the Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Norah Bigirwa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is supposed to pay annual subscriptions to international organisations amounting to Shs32.36 …
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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States and other high-income Western countries insist that they offer a more honest, open partnership with developing countries than their rivals do, but in truth, they are not always honest about the assistance they provide, reported Foreign Affairs on Wednesday. “They find ways …
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NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | Henry Okello Oryem, State Minister for International Cooperation, presented the progress on the manifesto commitments noting that the Ministry implements a foreign policy that promotes peaceful and friendly relations with all countries, especially with our neighbours, on the basis of respect for each other and mutual …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of Ambassador Christopher Onyanga Aparr has been flown back, a month after he died in Geneva, Switzerland. Aparr who was Uganda’s Head of Mission and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other international organizations died on June 10. According to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is seeking funds in the next financial year to cater for government’s contributions to international bodies. The request was made by the Minister, Sam Kutesa, who was appearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs to defend the ministry’s budget proposals …
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VIDEO: Legislators are questioning the non attendance of Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kuteesa in Plenary sittings. They complained to the deputy speaker Jacob Oulanyah that ever since he was elected, he has never showed up in plenary to defend his docket which has left so many questions about his ministry. …
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Joshua Wanume Kibedi, Foreign Minister in the early days of the Idi Amin regime, died Monday in a London hospital. Deputy Prime Minister Kirunda Kivejinj announced the death of Ambassador Kibedi. He died at dawn at St. Thomas Hospital in London, according to Kivejinja. Kibedi famously fled to exile soon …
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