President Yoweri Museveni has arrived in New York for the 71st United Nations General Assembly . Museveni, who flew in after a visit to France, was received at the JFK international airport by Uganda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dr. Richard Nduhuura and Uganda’s ambassador to the United States …
Read More »PHOTOS: Museveni in France, meets investors and Hollande
PHOTOGRAPHS: President Yoweri Museveni is in France. He has had bilateral talks with French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace. Museveni expressed his concerns over the recent terrorist attacks in France and asked that the fight against terrorism also addresses the question of pseudo-ideology. He earlier met 50 French investors organised under the …
Read More »Museveni badly needs $20bn for big projects
Museveni badly needs $20bn for big projects, can his technocrats get it? President Yoweri Museveni has set goals for his government to construct a number of mega projects requiring about US$20 billion to finance in four years up to 2020. Can he achieve them? The projects include key oil infrastructure, including …
Read More »VIDEO: Politicians assess the first 100 days of Museveni term
VIDEO: Museveni’s first 100 days – Opposition leaders have beckoned on government to listen more to the population if problems affecting Uganda are to be fixed. The call was made during the NGO forum organized public dialogue which attracted political actors from both government and the opposition. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »IGAD in historic one-day summit in Somalian capital Mogadishu
Mogadishu, Somalia | AFP | Somalia on Tuesday agreed to lift a week-old ban on imports of Kenyan khat after a storm of controversy from angry growers of the leafy narcotic in neighbouring Kenya. The decision was made on the margins of a historic one-day summit in the Somali capital, …
Read More »Museveni commissions ultra modern air-defence system
President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned ultra modern air- defence systems for Uganda. Over 60 graduate troops were also commissioned to man them at a ceremony in Masindi at the weekend. At the ceremony, Museveni commended the army leadership for building independent capabilities on land, water and air. He hailed the army leadership for recruiting young graduates …
Read More »Burundi, South Sudan on agenda as EAC leaders head to Dar
The situation in South Sudan and Burundi will be top of the agenda as the 17th Extra-Ordinary Meeting of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State takes place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Thursday. The two day extraordinary summit of the East African Community (EAC) will also consider the …
Read More »Flaws in President Museveni’s paper to African leaders
COMMENT: By Yoga Adhola On the concept of underdevelopment – Flaws in President Museveni’s paper to African leaders needs to be pointed out One of President Yoweri Museveni’s glaring intellectual weaknesses is the tendency to use concepts carelessly. We have seen this numerous times in his use of ideology. He has …
Read More »Museveni confident Africa is ready to push global economy
Museveni: Africa is the next big centre for economic growth. Africa needs value addition to agriculture, minerals, human resource President Museveni has told the Global African Investment Summit that he is confident that the continent is the next pusher for the global economy. He said bottlenecks that exist are being handled to ensure a better environment …
Read More »VIDEO: President Museveni warns Ugandan ministers against bribery
VIDEO: President Yoweri Museveni says he is investigating ministers who are said to be taking bribes from investors. Museveni who was closing a two day cabinet retreat at Serena Hotel, Kigo said he had received information to that effect but was still looking for evidence. Share on: WhatsApp
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