Cargo Plane Crashes Into Lake Victoria, Uganda

More details are emerging about a cargo plane which crashed into Lake Victoria after take-off from Uganda’s Entebbe airport on Monday morning with eleven people on board, including three Burundian army officers. According to Civil Aviation Authority...

Ugandan Legislators Seek Fisheries Law Amendment

A section of Ugandan legislators on the Agriculture committee are pressing for an amendment to the Fisheries and Crocodile Act to harmonize it with similar laws in neighboring East African countries.

Kenya’s Minister for Water Accuses Egypt of Unfair Use of Nile River

Kenya’s minister for water, Charity Ngilu has accused Egypt of unfair use of the Nile waters to the detriment of the other 10 countries sharing the natural heritage. Speaking to reporters in Nairobi, Ngilu at the weekend, the minister called on...

European Bank Approves $136m for Uganda Power Project

The Bujagali hydropower project on the River Nile, east of Kampala, has received approval for a $136 million loan from the European Investment Bank.