Some 65 kilometres north of the capital Kampala, a lush bamboo forest is the brainchild of a former journalist turned farmer, Andrew Ndawula Kalema, to help reverse the environmental damage that is occurring in the country

A Ugandan court ordered the government to compensate with USD 2.740 each victim of Thomas Kwoyelo, a commander of the Lord's Resistance Army who was sentenced to 40 years in prison for war crimes in October

The UNESCO Office in Uganda will be upgraded from its current status as a Project Office to an Antennae Office, following a Host Country Agreement signed by Minister of Foreign Affairs and Director UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office for Eastern Africa

Plan to implement zero-emission mobility and transform Kampala into a greener, smarter city include the construction of a major new railway line from Malaba, Kenya, with an expected investment of $3 billion; the EU will support a number of projects

New Electronic Cargo Tracking System has been introduced jointly with South Sudan; the regional IT solution will enhance transparency, accountability and efficiency in monitoring cargo in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and the DRC, also reducing transit times