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Here’s What Byabashaija Must Do to Reverse US Sanctions

Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) still has a chance to have his name removed from the list of Specially Designated Nationals…

3 years ago

Uganda Seeks World Bank Loan for Climate Change Project as Floods Damage Roads

Heavy rainfall has caused flash floods across Uganda, damaging or even washing away roads and bridges. As the impoverished East…

3 years ago

Bobi Wine Speaks on Byabashaija Sanctions

SANCTIONS: Main opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has reacted to a decision by…

3 years ago

WE’RE DISAPPOINTED: African Ministers Voice Concerns as Rich Countries Drag Feet on Climate Change Adaptation Financing

African ministers at the ongoing COP28 in Dubai, UAE, have expressed disappointment with the slow progress regarding commitments by rich…

3 years ago

HOMOSEXUALS’ RIGHTS: US Slaps Sanctions against Uganda’s Chief Jailer Johnson Byabashaija, 20 Others

The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Uganda Prisons Service…

3 years ago

Minister Aceng Calls for Debt Relief for Uganda as COP28 Discusses Climate Change Impact on Health

Uganda’s health minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has called on developed countries to consider debt relief for Global South countries…

3 years ago

LIST: See Names of 600 Officials — Including Personal Assistants — Representing Uganda at COP28 in Dubai

Uganda has sent a little over 600 delegates to COP28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). With about 100,000 delegates…

3 years ago

PM Nabbanja Delivers Uganda’s Position on Climate Finance at COP28 in Dubai

Uganda’s Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has delivered a statement on Uganda’s climate finance needs and measures to conserve the environment…

3 years ago

MAKING POLLUTERS PAY: More Pledges & Calls for Taxes on Fossil Fuel Profits at COP28

More pledges for climate finance, including under the newly operationalized Loss and Damage Fund, as well as calls for taxes…

3 years ago

Rich Countries Set Low Bar for Climate Fund Contributions – Climate Activists React to Agreement on Loss and Damage at COP28

Climate Change Activists have welcomed the agreement on the loss and damage fund at the start of a two-week long…

3 years ago