AMURU, UGANDA: Atiak sub-county in Kilaka County, 85km from Gulu city on Gulu-Nimule road is remembered by its history of the former rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). The Atiak massacre occurred on April 20, 1995, when a group of estimated 300 ...
President Museveni commissions Atyak Sugar Factory in northern Uganda
His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday (October 22) commissioned Atyak Sugar Factory, the very first in northern Uganda. We bring you his words verbatim: -- "Last evening, I commissioned Atiak Sugar Factory in Amuru District. The fact ...
Prime Minister Rugunda woos UAE investors to invest in Uganda
Uganda’s Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda, has made a direct appeal to potential investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Middle East to come to invest and trade in Uganda. Opening the fourth Uganda-UAE Business Convention, held virtu ...
Uganda Investment Authority profiling Small and Medium firms
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) is currently gathering business information from all Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) aimed at building a database. “Small and Medium scale firms remain Uganda’s engine of growth and they are s ...
Uganda Investment Authority targets $1 billion new Investments in next five years
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has drawn a new Strategic Plan 2020/21-2024/25 in which the Agency is planning to increase the value of new domestic investments to US$1 billion by the year 2025. “This will be an increase from US ...