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China held the third Africa Economic and Trade Expo from June 29th, 2023, to July 2nd, 2023, in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, with the highest participation ever, registering a total of 120 projects worth 10.3 billion US dollars signed between China and African countries. The expo’s main objectives were to boost the economy through the showcasing of some commodities and new developments in the manufacturing industries in Africa and China. According to Zhou Yixiang, Deputy secretary general of the Hunan...

Uganda is set to host the 2nd World Kiswahili language Day in Kampala from July 6-7 2023. This was disclosed by the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East Africa Community (EAC) Affairs, Hon. Rebecca Kadaga, while she was addressing Journalists at the EAC Ministry Office, at Kingdom House in Kampala on Friday June 30, 2023. She explained that medals of recognition will be awarded at the event as determined by EAC partner states. This day will bring together stakeholders in...

Uganda Airlines has added a smile to the faces of the She-Cranes players after presenting a package of over Shs 56 million and passenger tickets ahead of the Netball World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa. This comes after Uganda Airlines was announced as the official travel partner for the She Cranes for the forthcoming 2023 Netball World Cup. "We are delighted to inform you that Uganda Airlines are our official travel partners for the Netball World Cup." This relationship came...

The government has designed a strategic plan that will turn the source of the Nile in Jinja into an international tourism site. According to Jimmy Andrew Kigozi, a senior tourism officer at the Ministry of Tourism, through the stakeholder sensitization meeting held at the source of the Nile Hotel, a consultant was contracted to demarcate the land needed along the banks of the Nile to pave way for the planned development. "The development involves constructing quality modern facilities at the Nile...

The Inspector General of Police, Okoth Ochola has donated five bulls to the Police Muslim fraternity in Kampala metropolitan. Commissioner of Police (CP) Hajj Jamal Basalirwa, on behalf of the IGP, on Tuesday handed over the bulls to the Muslim community at the Police headquarters in Naguru. The bulls will be distributed among the Muslims residing in Nsambya Barracks, Police headquarters and the Field Force Unit in Naguru.e The  Ministry of Public Service has declared Wednedsay, June 28, 2023 a...

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the smallest chapel in the world is found on the Niagara River in Canada, containing only six people. This fact remained undisputed until recent findings in Uganda proved that the Guinness Book of World Records needs to be updated. When I heard this, I decided to pack my bags and hit the road up to Biku Hill in Nebbi district, Northern Uganda, where the smallest chapel in the world is located. This...