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Mini Grids for Rural Electrification: Gov’t Partners With Germany, EU to Increase Electricity Access To Ugandans

By Hannington MbabaziDecember 14, 2022 0

The German government and the European Union (EU) have launched the GET ACCESS Mini-grid Solar Programme, a 35 million Euro initiative to help electrify Uganda’s rural areas and contribute to the country’s transition to renewable energy. In collaboration with Uganda’s Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) will be in charge of program implementation which will see over 110,000 people…

ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES

Big Boost: EU Provides Uganda EUR 5 Million Funding For Renewable Energy

By Hannington MbabaziNovember 4, 2022 0

In December 2020, the EU and EDFI ElectriFI agreed on establishing a dedicated ElectriFI Country Window for Uganda, with a specific funding package of EUR 5 million, to be invested in renewable energy companies active in Uganda. The launch of the Uganda Country Window will enable Uganda’s capacity to usher in its electricity-generating potential and…

Business

Uganda-EU Business Summit: EU Position On EACOP To Be Reviewed October 26

By Hannington MbabaziOctober 4, 2022 0

The European Commission in Uganda, is set to fully address the matter of the European union parliament resolution on the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project, at that upcoming Uganda-EU business summit later this month. Due to environmental and human rights issues, the European union parliament resolved, to calling for a halt on the construction…

Africa

‘We Dont Take Kindly To Arrogance’, Museveni Blasts EU Parliament

By Hannington MbabaziSeptember 30, 2022 0

President Yoweri Museveni has again scoffed at the European Union Parliament for passing a resolution to halt the East African Oil Pipeline project- EACOP, slated to kick off by 2025. 334 Legislators from the EU Parliament recently voted to halt project for one year and find alternative roots over the human rights violations and and…

Africa

EU Members Hail Museveni’s Lifting Of DGF Suspension

By adminJuly 6, 2022 0

The Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) Development Partners has released a statement hailing President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the Government of Uganda for lifting the Suspension on DGF, a civil society funding body, whose activities were suspended last year. In June, 2022, President Museveni agreed to lift the ban he imposed on Democratic Governance Facility (DGF),…

Politics

Min. Kutesa Fires Back After Proposed EU Sanctions, Denies Human Rights Violations

By Hannington MbabaziFebruary 17, 2021 0

Uganda’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kahamba Kutesa has responded back to European Union (EU) Parliament on proposed sanctions against government officials. Last week, the EU Parliament recommended sanctions against Ugandan individuals and organisations they claim are responsible for human rights violations during the recent general election, which it said wasn’t democratic and transparent. The EU…

Politics

EU, US Call For Probe Into Uganda Election Violence As Bobi Wine Remains Under House Arrest

By Hannington MbabaziJanuary 21, 2021 0

The European Union has joined a growing number of international voices calling for a probe into Ugandan election abuses and violence that left more than 40 people dead in the lead up to the polls. Opposition candidates were harassed by security forces, the media was suppressed by the government, and observers’ offices were raided, said…

Crime

Covid-19 Crisis: EU Roars, Petitions Justice Minister Over Human Rights Violations In Uganda

By Our ReporterApril 29, 2020 0

The European Union (EU) has petitioned the justice and Constitutional affairs Minister Ephraim Kamuntu over the way the government has handled efforts to fight coronavirus where some people had urged that rights of citizens are being violated especially those in prisons. In a petition dated April 24, 2020 we’ve landed on, EU requested Government to…