Luanda, Angola | AFP | Neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda agreed a deal on Sunday to swap prisoners to help ease tensions following mutual accusations of spying and political meddling. In the deal signed on Sunday by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni in the Angolan capital Luanda, the …
Read More »Museveni, Kagame head to Angola for more talks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame will on Sunday, February 2, 2020, meet in Luanda, the Angolan capital for a second attempt at talks to resolve the dispute between Uganda and Rwanda. The presidents, whose advance teams from either country have …
Read More »President Museveni advises people in Rwenzori to ‘Wake Up’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon the people of Rwenzori region and Uganda in general to “wake up” and put themselves out of poverty by engaging in diverse economic activities. Museveni says it’s unfortunate that in a region full of potential ranging from the …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Museveni and Mbabazi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni and Mbabazi: NRM Historicals, party leaders, cadres speak out THE WEEK Helicopter crash: World mourns NBA legend Kobe Bryant THE LAST WORD Why economic growth matters: Evidence of how GDP growth has led …
Read More »Gov’t to increase casein production to resolve milk dispute: Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government plans to intensify the production of Casein from milk to address the current dispute between Uganda and Kenya over its milk exports. Casein is a family of related proteins commonly found in mammalian milk especially cows. It has a wide variety of uses …
Read More »EMBASSY: Netanyahu expected to visit Uganda next week
Jerusalem, Israel | THE INDEPENDENT | Hebrew website Ynet reported on Wednesday that Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to travel to Uganda on Monday, after he concludes his visit to Russia. The Jerusalem Post said sources indicate that Netanyahu’s second official visit to Uganda will coincide with the East African …
Read More »Corruption fight: Katikkiro appeals to Museveni over top government officials
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikiro of Buganda Kingdom, Charles Peter Mayiga has appealed to President Yoweri Museveni to focus his new anti-corruption fight on top government officials whom he says have entrenched the vice that is partly responsible for the raging poverty in the country. Mayiga was …
Read More »President Museveni tasked MPs to explain slow growth in Ibanda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Land fragmentation, degraded natural resources, lack of access to water and electricity, and a poor road network have been listed as some of the reasons for the slow growth of Ibanda district in Southwestern Uganda. The district which borders Mbarara, Kiruhura, Buhweju and Kamwenge …
Read More »Jakaya Kikwete commends Museveni for mentoring African leaders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete has commended President Yoweri Museveni for mentoring a number of leaders on the African continent. Speaking at the 34th NRA/M celebrations at Kagongo demonstration primary school in Ibanda district, Kikwete said that President Museveni mentored many into …
Read More »Inside Museveni’s 34 years
The pros and cons of the President’s long rule and what they portend for the country he has rebuilt THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | This week, President Yoweri Museveni and his NRM celebrate 34 years in power. Museveni inherited a country whose state had disintegrated and economy …
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