Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT & XINHUA | East African leaders have continued the discussion on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Washington, where they are all assembled for the USA-Africa Leaders Summit. While the announcement of the 2023 electoral calendar could make a significant contribution to …
Read More »Museveni lauded for leading COVID fight, meets Boeing chief
President Museveni meets President of Boeing Middle East, Turkey, and Africa Washington, USA | INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has been commended over his successful fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ebola outbreak in Uganda at the on-going US-Africa Leaders’ Summit. President Museveni was lauded by his Botswana counterpart, …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Museveni addresses USA-AFRICA summit
✳ Museveni praises Professor Patrick Ogwang for COVID-19 remedy Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Here is Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s speech at the ongoing Africa-USA leaders summit. The topic was: Partnering for sustainable health cooperating and security ****** His Excellency Joe Biden, President of the United States of America, Their …
Read More »Museveni named third most influential African leader on Twitter
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan president, Yoweri Museveni has been named the third most influential African leader on Twitter. According to BCW’s Twiplomacy, a digital diplomacy initiative by the strategic communication agency, BCW Global in their 2022 World Leader Power Ranking report, Kenyan President William Ruto ranked 13 worldwide …
Read More »New public health law coming
Emerging health threats prompt Govt to revise Uganda’s colonial Public Health law Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s unending battles against deadly infectious diseases like Ebola, COVID-19 and Marburg are among the factors that have prompted the government to swiftly amend its 87 year-old colonial law on public health. …
Read More »Uganda’s oil revenue sharing question
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are great expectations among the citizens and investors from the development of an oil refinery in Uganda. It is predicted to boost the region’s refining capacity and ensure a consistent supply of petroleum products. President Museveni says the investment in a refinery will improve …
Read More »What is the rush for? – Bunyangabu NRM members ask those endorsing Museveni for 2026
Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bunyangabu National Resistance Movement-NRM party members have criticized the party leaders who are going around endorsing presidential candidates for the 2026 general elections. The members say that it is disappointing that the party has shifted from implementing its 2021-2026 manifesto and opted for early campaigns …
Read More »Museveni calls for a continental media outlet
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa should strive and start a continental media outlet that would promote African interests, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said. He said this while delivering a lecture on opportunities to a visiting delegation of Senior Military Officers from the National Defense College of Kenya led …
Read More »Museveni rallies farmers to embrace mechanized agriculture
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has rallied Ugandan farmers to embrace good farming practices and mechanized agriculture in order to increase productivity. The President made the plea while commissioning the agricultural mechanization equipment at Namalere National Agricultural Referral Mechanization Centre on Thursday. At the event, Museveni handed over …
Read More »FULL SPEECH: Dr Oledo addresses UMA governing council
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) President, Dr Samuel Oledo has explained the reasons why he knelt before President Museveni asking him to stand for the presidency again in 2026. ” I urge all Doctors of Uganda to read the political weather and interpret this accordingly. …
Read More »