Category: Uganda
Tough term for Kagame as chair of deeply divided EAC
Rwandan President Paul Kagame took over the chair of the East African Community on Friday from his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni, after a long day of heated consultations compounded by hostile relations between Rwanda and Burundi. Highly placed sources in the EAC Secretariat told The EastAfrican that Burundi opposed the takeover of the chair by Rwanda, arguing…
East Africa leaders meet as trade wars, underfunding persist
East Africa’s heads of state met in Arusha on Friday as a dark cloud of unresolved longstanding trade spats, tariff and non-tariff barriers and crippling financial challenges hang over the bloc. For Kenya and Tanzania, talks on trade in sugar and tobacco hit a dead end after the EAC Secretariat was accused of failing to…
Uganda-Tanzania crude pipeline talks continue
Technocrats from Uganda and Tanzania are scheduled to hold another round of discussions next week to iron out three contentious issues that were deferred during negotiations of the Host Government Agreements (HGAs) for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). During the January 25 meeting in Kampala, the officials are said to have agreed on…
East African nations approve individual trade pacts with EU if joint deal not reached
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb 2 (Reuters) – East African countries can individually sign separate trade agreements with the European Union (EU) if a joint deal is not reached within the next four months, according to a statement from a meeting of regional leaders. The East African Community (EAC) and the EU have been at loggerheads…
Hip Hop Culture Politics: “I Can”, Nas
Amongst the influential rap artists of the 1990’s was Nasir Jones, more commonly known as Nas or by his self-proclaimed name, “King of New York”. Although his street credit and reputation has fluctuated throughout his 24-year-long career, he’s proved to be one of the greatest lyrists of all time. From the beginning of his career…
Uganda: Authorities have confiscated roughly 750 pieces of ivory
Ugandan authorities have confiscated roughly 750 pieces of ivory and thousands of pangolin scales trucked into the East African country from northern neighbor South Sudan. Authorities announced the seizure Thursday, saying that two Vietnamese nationals had been taken into custody. They allegedly attempted to smuggle the contraband, worth millions of dollars, through Uganda’s border post…
Did President Museveni get his facts right about Uganda’s development?
Claims Four claims about economic and educational progress in Uganda. Source: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni (January 2019)checked Verdict One correct, one mostly correct, one misleading, one incorrect President Yoweri Museveni said Uganda’s economy had grown steadily since 1986, and adult literacy has risen. His claim of 6.3% average economic growth since 1986 was correct, but two…
Conflict between brothers splits Uganda’s thriving Abayudaya Jewish community
MBALE, Uganda (RNS) — During a recent Shabbat service here, Rabbi Gershom Sizomu led dozens of worshippers in a prayer for unity. Women sang psalms. Children clapped. Men wearing yarmulkes played drums and guitars. Locally known as Abayudaya or “the people of Judah,” they practice Conservative Judaism with an African flair — and right now, need…
Witch doctor sues Uganda Speaker for Ksh6 million
A witch doctor has sensationally recalled how he administered a spell that helped propel Ugandan Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga to fame some 29 years ago. Damiano Akuze has dragged Kadaga to court and is demanding Ush205 million (about Ksh6 million) for alleged breach of contract. According to NTV Uganda, Akuze contends that on September 1,…
Kenya: lift ban on Uganda poultry imports
The deadly bird flu that led Kenya to place a ban on Ugandan poultry products has now been controlled, paving the way for the lifting of the embargo. Livestock Principal Secretary Harry Kimutai says Uganda has submitted the report on eradication of the disease to World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). “Uganda has submitted the…
