On November 16, 2018, Uganda and Germany successfully concluded government negotiations in Kampala. The negotiations aimed to agree on the development cooperation programme for the next two years 2019 – 2020. The overarching framework of this years government negotiations was composed by Ugandas National Development Plan II (NDP II) and the “Marshall-Plan with Africa ”…
The African Development Bank has approved a sovereign loan of US$229.5 million to the Republic of Uganda to finance phase one of the Kampala-Jinja Expressway project. The financing will reinforce Uganda’s position as a regional transit hub, supporting its ambition to propel its economy into middle-income status by 2020. Approved by the Board of the…
Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi and the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), in the presence of USAID Mission Director Joakim Parker, launched today a nationwide campaign to combat aflatoxins that contaminate improperly handled grain, causing severe health complications, including liver cancer and stunting. The campaign, supported through USAID’s Feed the Future program,…
Uganda’s forests are the backbone of a strong nature-based tourism industry and are some of the most bio-diverse in Africa. These forests serve as a carbon sink, protecting the watersheds critical for livelihoods and jobs. But these forests are threatened. The rate of forest loss in Uganda, at 2.6% annually, is among the highest in…
The Republic of Uganda and the European Union reconfirmed their close partnership in a Political Dialogue meeting held on October 24, 2018, hosted by His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni at State House in Entebbe. The meeting was held in accordance with Article 8 of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement and forms part of regular political dialogue between…
In 2016, the Government of Uganda established a National Coordination Framework for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As part of efforts to operationalize this framework, the Government of Uganda, through the Office of the Prime Minister, in partnership with the United Nations System, on October 23 launched the national roadmap for creating an…
The U.S. government and the American people are demonstrating their continued support for the refugee response in Uganda with nearly $83 million in additional humanitarian assistance by the end of the U.S. fiscal year 2018. This new funding includes a $40 million contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme, a $29 million contribution to…
On October 17, 2018, the European Union approved to finance the project for the rehabilitation of the Tororo-Gulu railway. A grant of EUR 21.5 million will be disbursed from the European Development Fund (EDF) to rehabilitate this key transport infrastructure in Northern Uganda. The Government of Uganda will contribute with counterpart funding equivalent to EUR…
On September 25, 2018 a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) in schools programme – WASH in Schools – in Karamoja was launched at the Matany Primary School in Napak District. The programme, supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and UNICEF, aims to support districts in Karamoja deliver the national WASH in Schools standards in…
The African Development Bank has approved the East Africa Regional Integration Strategy Paper (RISP) laying out the roadmap for accelerating regional integration in the Region with regional infrastructure development among the main pillars of the plan. The Strategy will guide the Bank’s regional operations in 13 countries, namely Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda,…
