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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a sign of increasing warm relations between Kampala and Washington, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa held a meeting with US Ambassador Deborah Malac at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. The two discussed regional and bilateral issues related to peace, security …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Government spokesman has said US Ambassador Deborah Malac’s concerns over freedom of expression in the country are misplaced. The US Mission issued a statement on Thursday morning stating that “The UnitedStates is deeply concerned that recent arrests and raids stifle the Ugandan people’s right to free expression and …

Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Deborah Malac, the US Ambassador to Uganda has called upon more donors, especially countries and organizations that historically do not respond to refugee crises to step up and share the burden of caring for refugees in Uganda. There are over 1.3 million refugees living in …

Stella Kabasinguzi is a mother of twins. She gave birth to the two boys by C-section at Kyenjojo Hospital in western Uganda. They arrived preterm weighing only 2kg and 1.7kg at birth and were in danger of dying if it had not been for the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit …

Here is why Ugandans are poorer today than yesterday There is more bad news for the Uganda economy this April. According to the latest figures from the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and the Central Bank, the economy will not achieve the targeted 4.5% growth this financial year. It will …

In advance celebration of this year’s Earth Day, the United States Mission to Uganda demonstrated its ongoing commitment to help Uganda protect its rich biodiversity and bolster conservation efforts in the country’s national parks. On April 10, U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah R. Malac participated in a ceremony with Ugandan …

New members of local councils in 53 districts across the country are set to benefit from orientation organized by the U.S. Mission and the British High Commission. According to a Feb.07 statement, the sessions are intended to help leaders at the district, municipality, and sub-country levels to learn their roles …

The US Mission in Kampala has tripled US food aid contributions to Uganda in 2016 by announcing a new $40 million emergency humanitarian package. Through the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and Office of Food for Peace (FFP), the aid provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide more than 44,000 …

FULL Transcript of US State Department Press briefing in Washington on Thursday at which journalists question the decision by the US Ambassador to walk out of the Swearing ceremony of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni. The press briefing was led by Elizabeth Trudeau, Director, Office of Press Relations hours after the swearing …

US Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac has challenged youth and students in particular to take up the responsibility to drive change in the country. “The youth ought to value hard work, dedication and teamwork as partners to take responsibility of change in the nation. The future is not lost. It …