Category: Uganda
Is Uganda Likely to see its First Ever Run-Off?
Kampala (HAN) November 8, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. As Uganda’s presidential campaigns get underway in earnest, following the nomination of eight candidates on November 3 and 4, an unprecedented three-horse race involving incumbent President Yoweri Museveni, former prime minister Amama Mbabazi, and the Forum for Democratic Change flag bearer, Dr Kizza Besigye is on the…
Uganda to Vote for Maybe New President Early Next Year
Kampala (HAN) November 5, 2015. Public Diplomacy & regional Security. Uganda’s electoral commission has set February 18 as the date for presidential polls, with eight candidates approved to run for office, reports said Thursday. Veteran leader Yoweri Museveni, in power for 29 years, will face key opposition challengers Amama Mbabazi and Kizza Besigye. Opposition leaders have said…
Somalia: President Rejected Roamers About Two Planes Crashed in Two weeks
Kampala (HAN) October 31, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security and aviation safety News for Geeska Afrika Online weekly security update briefing. The cause of a fatal plane crash in the Afgoye, farming area is still unclear. The small plane had been transporting, unknown passengers and equipments from Nairobi to Southern Somalia Airforce and secret military…
Uganda to Experience Worst El Nino Effects Next Month
Kampala (HAN) October 28, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional food Security Initiatives News. Ugandans living near mountains, rivers, lakes and valleys may be in harm’s way, as the East African country braces for massive flooding and landslides. Experts warn that this year’s El Nino weather phenomenon could be one of the most severe yet. The Uganda…
Ugandan troops start leaving South Sudan
KAMPALA (HAN) October 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment Initiative News. Ugandan soldiers that had been deployed to South Sudan for a peacekeeping mission are due to begin their withdrawal. This is part of the deal struck between the government and the opposition to end the 21-month conflict.
Uganda: Total & Tullow Agree with the Ugandan Government on low Tariffs
Kampala October 17, 2015. Public Diplomacy and Regional Security Initiatives New. Oil companies Total and Tullow agree with the Ugandan government on low tariffs for the transportation of the crude oil through a pipeline, but they differ over the choice of route. Tullow Oil has no objection to the northern route (Hoima-Lokichar-Lamu Port) as proposed by…
Uganda: Government Denies Report's of A Existence of a Secret Program
KAMPALA (HAN) October 16, 2015. Public Diplomacy and Regional Security Initiatives News. By: Rodney Muhumuza. The Ugandan government on Friday denied the existence of a secret program to use computer spyware on its opponents, saying the report by a London-based advocacy group is based on a fake document. The purportedly classified document cited by Privacy International isn’t…
Uganda's economic outlook looks promising for 2015
Kampala (HAN) October 16, 2015. Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment & Security News. International Monetary Fund is more optimistic about Uganda’s economy. The institution is forecasting Uganda’s economy to grow by 6.5% this year, despite recent global economic volatility and local political uncertainty. Uganda’s economic freedom score is 59.7, making its economy the 92nd freest in…
Uganda: Regional Agreement to Promote Gorilla Conservation
Kampala (HAN) October 16, 2015- Public Diplomacy and Regional Security Initiatives News. By Gerald Tenywa Uganda’s Minister of Tourism and antiquities, Maria Mutagamba is to sign a regional agreement to promote gorilla conservation, tourism and research in three countries namely Uganda, Rwanda and DR Congo sharing the only remaining population of mountain gorillas globally. The agreement is…
Uganda: Armed Police Surrounded Besigye's House
Kampala (HAN) October 15, 2015 Public Diplomacy and Regional Security New. Ugandan police on Thursday stopped leading opposition figure Kizza Besigye from leaving his house in yet another onslaught against President Yoweri Museveni’s rival. Armed police surrounded Besigye’s house in Kasangati, about 16 kilometers from the capital Kampala ahead of a planned rally by his…
