Country Profile: Uganda

A technically superior Zimbabwe outfit ended Uganda's pursuit for a maiden Confederation of African Rugby (CAR) under-19 Africa Cup title in Abidjan, Ivory Coast yesterday.

Mainland champions Simba have invited The Express of Uganda for a friendly during the Simba Day bonanza planned for August 8 at Uhuru Stadium.

UGANDA businesspeople have been invited to invest in Burundi to benefit more from of the East African Community common market.

Towards the conclusion of its summit in Kampala, Uganda, earlier this week, the African Union (AU) continued the practice of sending out mixed signals about its commitment to universally accepted norms, rules and institutions.

The Uganda U-19 rugby team failed the Zimbabwe test at the Confederation of Africa Rugby (CAR) Cup once again when they went down 29-0 yesterday.

Born Fauz Bashir to a Ugandan mother and a Tanzanian father in Kenya, Faizel MC lived in Uganda all his life where he completed his secondary education until he moved to Namibia.

TOBACCO farmers in Maracha district are planning to sue Continental Tobacco Uganda.

AFTER two decades of search for oil and gas, huge commercial reserves have been confirmed. However, Uganda’s ability to transform the assets into cash is in balance.

Statement by His Excellency Hifikepunye Pohamba, President of the Republic of Namibia, on the occasion of the AU Summit on maternal, infant and child health and development in Africa, July 24, 2010, Kampala, Uganda.

Zambia have appointed a new coach, Dario Bonetti, ahead of their international soccer friendly against the Uganda Cranes in Kampala August 11.

KAMPALA: If news from Kampala, Uganda, is anything to go by then lovers of Yvonne Chaka Chaka's music must brace for a treat when the songbird comes to perform here on August 13 - 14, as part of her Mother Africa Tour currently on going.

HERITAGE Oil has completed the sale of its oil and gas interest in Uganda after it accepted terms and conditions set by the Government.

The East African anti-corruption watchdog--the East African Bribery Index (EABI)--latest survey ranks Tanzania as fourth with a corruption prevalence of 28.6 per cent, followed by Kenya 31.9 per cent, Uganda 33 per cent and Burundi is the worst with 36.7 per cent.

After routing rivals Kenya 18-0 in the on-going Confederation of Africa Rugby (CAR) Cup in Abidjan, the Uganda U-19 team will be going for revenge when they meet Zimbabwe in the semi-finals tomorrow.

The fight against Somali militant group al-Shabab must be stepped up, Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has told an African Union (AU) summit in Kampala.

Transparency International's (TI) latest report ranks Tanzania the fourth in the East African Bribery Index (EABI). The report puts our graft prevalence at 28.6 per cent, meaning we are less corrupt than Kenya (31.9 per cent), Uganda (33 per cent) and Burundi (36.7).

Kenya is losing the battle for foreign direct investments (FDI) to Uganda and Tanzania as heightened political tensions and restrictions on foreign ownership in some sectors turn away multinationals.

BUSINESSES run by investment groups have more chances of survival than those managed by individuals, the Enterprise Uganda executive director, Charles Ocici, has said.

Kenya is losing the battle for foreign direct investments (FDI) to Uganda and Tanzania as heightened political tensions and restrictions on foreign ownership in some sectors turn away multinationals.