Uganda has joined Bangladesh, Somalia, Cameroon, Afghanistan, Sudan and other countries in the United Arab Emirates’ 2025 visa ban. The UAE has temporarily suspended the issuance of visit and work visas for citizens of nine countries due to security, immigration, and diplomatic concerns.
Botswana has unveiled its first-ever Citizenship by Investment program, offering foreign investors the opportunity to acquire citizenship for $75,000 (approximately Shs288 million). The initiative, known as the Impact Investment Program is expected to officially begin in early 2026 as part
First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga interacts with NRM members during the Busoga grassroots mobilization launch at Century Hotels, Kyando, Mayuge District.Mayuge, Uganda: The First Deputy Prime Minister and NRM Second National Vice Chairperson (Female), Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned against external interference in African affairs, saying foreign actors are attempting to destabilize the region because they are threatened by Uganda’s growing industrial base and upcoming oil production.The President made the remarks yesterda
Gold held around $4 000 an ounce after a weak start on Monday, after China ended a long-standing tax rebate for some retailers in a change that could weigh on demand in one of the world’s largest precious-metals markets.Bullion for immediate delivery rose 0.1%, after falling as much as 1
The UAE Ambassador to Uganda, HE Abdulla Salem Alshemeli, H.E Sheikh Sultan Jemai Al. Hindas, Director General of the Furjairah Chamber Commerce and Industry and the Prime Minister of Uganda Hon. Nabbanja Robinah and Hon. Dr Monica Musenero the Minister of Science Technology and Innovation Inform
The oil sector’s development — including two central processing facilities at Kingfisher and Tilenga — is expected to unlock billions in ancillary investment and generate thousands of jobsKampala: Uganda’s proven oil reserves have risen to 6.65 billion barrels, up from 6.4 billion,
For the next nine months, activities in Uganda’s oil fields will be ramped up as the country targets to get its first barrel of oil to the market through a 1,443km pipeline to the Tanzanian coast of Tanga by July 2026, more than 20 years after the first commercial discovery was made in western
Vincent Waiswa Bagiire, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of UgandaDoha — The Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in the State of Qatar successfully hosted the Second Edition of the Uganda–Qatar Business Forum at Rotana City Centre, Doha, under the theme:
“The first duty of society is justice” - Alexander Hamilton.An innocent man is freedIn 1983, Subramanyam "Subu" Vedam was convicted of killing his friend, Thomas Kinser, in 1980. For the next 42 years, he maintained his innocence. In 2025, Pennsylvania authorities agreed he was
