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Uganda-Kenya Expressway to Improve Transport Services Among East African Community States

The East African Community (EAC) Deputy Secretary General in charge of Infrastructure, Productive, Social, and Political Sectors, Hon. Aguer Ariik Malueth, has underscored the importance of the Uganda-Kenya expressway...

UK Parliament Passes Bill to Deport Asylum Seekers to Rwanda

The United Kingdom (UK) Parliament on Tuesday morning, April 23, 2024, passed the Rwanda Bill allowing the UK...

Iran’s Ambassador Accuses the UN of Negligence in Maintaining International Peace Amidst Middle East Escalations

Iran’s United Nations (UN) ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, has claimed that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has...

Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen Win First League Title after 120 Years in Record-Breaking Unbeaten Season

In a historic turn of events, Bayer Leverkusen has finally secured their first-ever Bundesliga title after a staggering...

UK and USA Forces Shoot Down Over 200 Iranian Drones Targeting Israel

The United Kingdom (UK) and United States of America (USA), air defense forces have helped Israel to shoot...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 280 AFTERNOON EDITION 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 27,  2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Gen Muhoozi Keinerugaba receives first batch of Ugandans from Sudan 📌Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has welcomed home 211 Ugandans living and working in the Republic of the Sudan. The evacuees arrived in the country today, April, 27 2023, morning aboard Uganda Airlines after a successful evacuation  as directed by President Museveni. The Senior Presidential Advisor on Operations and the designated supervisor of the evacuation operation assured Ugandans that the other group will soon be home. “We thank...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 279 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 26,  2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Uganda pledges to strengthen trade ties with China in Oil and Gas Industry  📌The State Minister for Energy, Sidronius Opolot Okaasai has said that Uganda pledges to strengthen ties with 'long-time trade partner China' as the country continues to receive a number of investors from China in the energy, mining, and petroleum sectors. Okaasai made the remarks during the China-Uganda investment economic and trade promotion conference held in Kampala. “On behalf of Uganda we pledge to...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 279 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 26, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨 2023 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 '𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚'  📌Uganda Tourism Board has unveiled Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE) 2023 at Sheraton Kampala. The annual event was officially launched by the State Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Hon. Martin Mugarra Bahinduka in the presence of UTB Board Chairman Hon. Daudi Migereko, UTB Director Vivian Lyazzi and Marketing Manager Claire Mugabi. The expo will serve as a means of marketing Uganda as a...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 278 EVENING EDITION 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 25, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 NRM's Todwong tips leaders to invest in income-generating projects for poverty alleviation 📌The NRM Secretary General, Rt. Hon. Richard Todwong has urged leaders to invest in income-generating projects in their communities to spur development and reduce household poverty by creating employment opportunities. Todwong was Monday delivering a lecture of opportunity during a four-day retreat at the National Leadership Institute (NALI) in Kyankwanzi district to elected leaders and civil servants from Busoga, Bugisu, Bukedi, Sebei and...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 278 AFTERNOON EDITION 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 25, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬 Uganda to host Heads of State contributing troops to ATMIS 📌The Heads of State contributing troops to the ongoing African Transition Mission in Somalia are scheduled to meet in Uganda for a special summit slated to take place at State House Entebbe on April 27, 2023. Amb. Julius Kivuna, the Head of the Ugandan Delegation of the Technical Officials says the objectives of the summit are to evaluate the achievements made in the implementation of...

𝐄𝐗𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐔𝐏

𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄 277 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐄𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐋 24, 2023 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬 🇺🇬  Education Ministry rolls out digital tracking system to curb teacher absenteeism 📌The Ministry of Education and Sports, through the directorate of education standards,  has begun training head teachers on the use of digital real-time monitoring platform to track absentee teachers. The Teacher Effectiveness and Learner Achievement System (TELA) rolled out by the Ministry will improve the accuracy of information captured by the system in order to reduce absenteeism in schools. The system is designed to...