By Moshi Israel The European Union has been a key supporter of Africa’s fight against climate change. This support has ranged from climate resilience initiatives, sustainable development goals, and the transition to renewable energy on the entire African Continent. Many individual countries within the European Union have contributed immensely to this cause and Belgium […]
An old Chinese adage says; “if you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a life time, “help somebody.” Like the old English saying; “a friend in need is a […]
Over the years, the government of the People’s Republic of China has proved to be Africa’s reliable development partner through supporting African countries strategic sectors. One of many key areas to note which China has greatly and religiously supported is human capacity building – a sector that is very instrumental in development of any nation. […]
By Alan Collins Mpewo In the wake of fast racing multilateral relations, the world countries have kept mowing their paths of prosperity and in scaling their economic stability, they’ve molded sustainable modules to attain that worthwhile goal. The industrial module keeps raising through the ranks and many countries that have globally harnessed it, are gradually […]
For close to four months in 2020, several islands in the Kalangala archipelago were virtually cut off from the rest of the country after weeks of unprecedented rising water levels on Uganda’s largest water body, Lake Victoria to record breaking levels last seen in the 1960’s. For a region that thrives on fishing and tourism, […]
Talking of China-Uganda diplomatic relations which were established way back in 1962, and now almost 63 years, you can practically realise that they have been strongly operating on a Michael Jordan principle. The ranked “greatest basketball player of all time” who played for fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning six NBA championships […]
By Moshi Israel December, 20th 2022 is the day Chinese enterprises gave an account of what they have done to better the general society of Uganda. The Issuance of the Social Responsibility Report of Chinese enterprises in Uganda gives a chance for Ugandans to judge the impact of these companies on their lives across the […]
China and Uganda share a rich historical background of diplomacy and economic relations. The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1962 which subsequently paved way for trade and economic relations. Bilateral relations between Uganda and China entered a new stage of development in 1986 with bilateral cooperation expanding and mutual high-level exchanges increasing. In both […]
After the government of Republic of Uganda announced discovery of commercially viable oil deposits in Uganda’s mid-western districts of Buliisa, Hoima and Kikuube, many Ugandans welcomed the news with excitement. The government noted that the discovery of oil was a blessing stressing that many Ugandans would directly and indirectly benefit from discovered oil projecting that […]
By Herbert Kamoga Standing on the escarpment which is over 400 meters above the ground on the remote western edge of Uganda, you see the land precipitously dropping down into the western arm of the great rift valley to reveal the immense expanse of Lake Albert and beyond the blue mountains of the Democratic Republic of Congo. […]