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Uganda, France strengthen trade, diplomatic ties
KAMPALA, July 13, 2024– The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has lauded the cooperation between Uganda and France in the areas of trade, investment, and diplomacy, saying it ought to be…
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Promoting investment: Govt calls for positive media coverage
KAMPALA, July 11, 2024 – In a bid to boost Uganda’s investment and tourism sector, government officials are urging media houses and journalists to highlight the country’s positive attributes rather than focusing…
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Hoteliers, tourism students to get more skills
KAMPALA, July 10, 2024: The Hotel and Tourism Training Institute [HTTI] in Jinja district has developed a comprehensive plan to equip Ugandan hoteliers, tourism students, and specialists with more skills so that…
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Tourism is back to pre-pandemic levels, but challenges remain, study says
KAMPALA, May 21, 2024 – International tourist arrivals and the travel and tourism sector’s contribution to global gross domestic product [GDP] are expected to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, driven by…
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House halts Bujagali tax exemption
KAMPALA, May 7, 2024 – A proposal by government to exempt the Bujagali Hydro Power project from income tax has been rejected by the Members of Parliament who instead demanded a report…
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Kitgum-Kidepo Road upgrade boosted with Shs 450bln loan approval
KAMPALA, May 1, 2024 – Parliament has approved a government request to borrow about 110.5 million Euros [about Shs 450 billion] from Standard Chartered Bank to finance the tarmacking of Kitgum-Kidepo Road.…
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Parliamentary committee wants UCDA retained
KAMPALA, April 16, 2024 – Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has expressed concern that dissolving Uganda Coffee Development Authority [ UCDA ] as proposed in the government’s rationalisation policy,…
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Benefiting from community-based tourism: Conservationist asks Nwoya residents to form cooperatives
NWOYA, April 15, 2024 – The Chief Warden for Murchison Falls National Park, Wilson Kagoro has challenged the communities neighboring the park in Nwoya district to form cooperatives if they are to…
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Legislators want govt to give tourism sector Shs 4bln for image promotion
KAMPALA, April 12, 2024 – Uganda’s tourism sector is one of the significant sectors with the potential to generate more revenue if adequately funded and marketed, Members of Parliament have re-echoed. The…
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Somalia finally joins EAC as the bloc’s 8th Partner State
ARUSHA, March 5, 2024 – The Federal Republic of Somalia has finally joined the East African Community [EAC] as the bloc’s 8th Partner State after officially depositing her instrument of ratification of…
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