London, April 8, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Uganda has unveiled its first prototype firefighting truck it said has been designed for all-terrain firefighting situations. According to the country’s President Yoweri Museveni, the firefighting truck “can also be used for pest control with minimum human interface.” He wrote on Twitter to announce the unveiling of the vehicle saying “Today (Tuesday), ...

London, March 29, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Nearly 350 Rwandans living in Uganda have been expelled by Ugandan authorities over charges of “spreading the coronavirus,” Rwandan local media have reported A total of 342 Rwandan citizens had been left at “ungazetted entry points” to Rwanda’s Northern Province by Thursday evening, daily The New Times quoted local officials as ...

London, March 12, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Ugandan Ministry of Finance has asked the Ugandan Embassy in China to return $538,200 (Shs2 billion) that was reportedly sent in error as part of the relief money for Ugandan students stranded in Wuhan, China, the epicentre of coronavirus outbreak. READ ALSO: WORRIED WHO DECLARES COVID-19 OUTBREAK GLOBAL PANDEMIC The Ugandan ...

London, March 9, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Uganda has told 22 foreigners who refused to self-quarantine on arrival for a business forum to return to their home countries. READ ALSO: SUDAN’S PM SAYS HE’S ‘IN GOOD SHAPE’ AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT Uganda’s Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said the 22 travellers had arrived from “category one” countries deemed high-risk ...

London, March 7, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Uganda Aids Commission is finalizing clinical trials on a new injectable treatment for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the Director General of Uganda Aids Commission, Dr Nelson Musoba, announced this week. The government is planning to unveil the treatment 2021. Musoba told people gathered in Kampala, Ugandan capital to commemorate Zero ...

London, Feb. 19, 2020 (AltAfrica)-The Ugandan Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mr Martins Okoth-Ochola has ordered for the arrest and trial of a police officer, who was photographed while sleeping on a bar floor. Pictures of ASP Yasser Masinde Okot, who was in deep sleep, went viral on social media platforms Mr Okot is the head of Busoga ...

London, Jan. 22, 2020 (AltAfrica)-ZTE Corporation, a major international provider of telecommunications and MTN Uganda have jointly launched the first 5G network in East Africa The launch was conducted at an event themed “Experience the Future Together”at the Nyonyi Garden, Kampala, Uganda. At the event, ZTE and MTN Uganda showcased a high-speed 5G network under ...

London, Jan. 1, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Uganda said it plans to borrow 6.9 trillion shillings ($1.89 billion) from external lenders in the 2020/2021 fiscal year to partly finance its budget, which could come under pressure as veteran leader Yoweri Museveni seeks re-election. A finance ministry budget paper seen by Reuters showed the funds will be in “form ...

London, Dec. 23, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Uganda has launched a special drive to connect all household without a smartphone to one after the government accepted a challenge from telecom giant, MTN Rwanda The story began on Friday evening, when a short social media video was posted on the MTN Rwanda Twitter account featuring MTN Rwanda’s Chief Executive ...

London, Dec. 23, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Fake phones will no longer be able to work in Uganda after the country moved to switch off counterfeit phones after installing a Central Equipment Identity Registry. The move by Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) follows increased influx of fake mobile handsets into Ugandan market in the past few months. Ibrahim Bbosa, ...