Uganda

Ugandan oil project backed by China linked to human rights abuses

The Chinese-backed Ugandan oil project, being developed by China's CNOOC, has been associated with human rights abuses. Rights organisations have…

4 days ago

EAM Jaishankar to lead Indian delegation at 19th NAM Summit in Kampala, Uganda

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation at the 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM)…

11 months ago

Is Mozambique becoming India’s gateway for investments and security in Africa?

India's strong and expanding partnership with the countries on the south-eastern coast of Africa will once again be in the…

2 years ago

Here’s how chimpanzees send long distance messages through trees

The sight of a male chimpanzee in Uganda’s rainforest rushing towards a tree while letting out a loud screeching sound…

2 years ago

Scientists discover chimpanzees in Uganda’s rainforest digging wells to drink water

<p> <strong>Water is not only a precious and scarce resource but also an essential one without which nothing can survive…

2 years ago

Uganda’s trademark ‘Rolex’ chapati becomes smaller as food shortages caused by the Russian-Ukraine war mount

<p> <strong>The reverberations of the Russia-Ukraine war which started on February 20 can be felt as far away as Uganda…

3 years ago

Scientists celebrate finding of a new species of leafhopper after 50 years

<p> <strong>The world of entomology was in for good news recently as a new species of leafhopper insect was found…

3 years ago

Ugandan national arrested at Delhi airport for smuggling 1 kg of heroin

<p> Customs officials have recovered around 1 kg of heroin valued at about Rs 7 crore from a Ugandan national…

3 years ago

Ugandan woman arrested for smuggling 1 kg of cocaine at Delhi airport

<p> In another drug bust, Customs officers at the Delhi airport have arrested a Ugandan woman who was trying to…

3 years ago

Sri Lanka’s former army chief Sarath Fonseka warns govt against Chinese debt trap citing Uganda

<p> Former chief of the Sri Lankan army, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, who is also a Member of the Parliament,…

3 years ago

China poised to take over Uganda’s Entebbe Airport as African nation fails to repay loan

<p> Uganda faces the prospect of losing its Entebbe International airport as it has failed to pay back the $200…

3 years ago

Two women from Uganda caught with 13 kg of heroin at Delhi airport

<p> Customs officials seized 12.9 kg of heroin worth Rs 90 crore from two Ugandan women who arrived at Delhi…

3 years ago