Uganda adds 50MW from Bujagali dam to tackle power cuts

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda on Thursday added 50 megawatts to its grid, after the first of five turbines at its Bujagali hydropower dam on the Nile river was switched on, potentially reducing power cuts that triggered strikes in the east African country last year. Although it aims to be a top-50 crude oil producer, Uganda suffers a chronic power supply crisis which has long distressed businesses ...

Uganda cuts policy rate, Kenya likely to follow

NAIROBI/KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda bowed to the threat of social unrest, cutting interest rates by a percentage point on Wednesday, while neighbouring Kenya balked before fast credit growth and other risks. Economic analysts said inflation may have peaked in the region, adding that the cut by the Ugandan central bank of the policy rate to 22 percent, although driven by political pressure, did ...

Uganda trims rates, sees inflation slowdown

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's central bank cut its key interest rate by one percentage point on Wednesday, saying it was confident inflation would slow to single digits this year, even though some upside risks remained. The Bank of Uganda (BoU) ramped up its key rate from 13 percent in July to 23 percent in November as inflation in the east African country soared as high as 30.4 percent on the ...

Uganda's ugly vendetta weapon: acid

Outside the burns ward of Kampala's Mulago hospital, Darlison Kobusingye gingerly adjusts the headscarf she uses to cover the worst of the scars patterning the right side of her face.

Uganda shilling steady vs dlr, eyes on c.bank rate

KAMPALA (Reuters) - The Uganda shilling was little changed against the dollar on Monday amidst sluggish activity and traders said they were awaiting key economic data to give the currency direction. At 0837 GMT commercial banks quoted the shilling at 2,335/2,345, slightly stronger than Friday's close of 2,340/2,350. Uganda bureau of statistics is due to release January's inflation data on ...

Uganda’s Bujagali Hydroelectric Plant Starts Supply, Muloni Says

Uganda’s 250-megawatt Bujagali hydropower project started supplying electricity to the national grid and may reach 50 megawatts later today, Energy Minister Irene Muloni said.

Uganda Plans To Eliminate Mother To Child Transmission Of HIV/AIDS By 2015

ENTEBBE (Uganda), Feb 2 (Bernama) -- The Ugandan government has launched a new HIV/AIDS prevention strategy and plan for the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV by 2015.

Uganda plans to eliminate mother to child transmission of HIV/AIDS by 2015 *updates!

ENTEBBE, Uganda : The Ugandan government has launched a new HIV/AIDS prevention strategy and plan for the elimination [...]

Uganda's Museveni says Tullow farm out deal delayed

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda said on Friday the proposed sale of stakes by UK-based explorer Tullow Oil in its fields in the east African country to France's Total and China's CNOOC had been delayed by disagreements over protective clauses. Uganda discovered oil in its west along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2006. Production had been expected to start early this year ...

Uganda: How Abortion Happens Despite Law

RNW Africa (Hilversum)-In Uganda, it's a criminal offence for any woman to abort a pregnancy or for any person to assist in abortions. Still, illegal abortion is a widespread practice, which sometimes leads to maternal death.