President Yoweri Museveni has said that a small market is a hindrance to prosperity. It is, therefore, important for Uganda to integrate with East Africa.

“Integrating Uganda with East Africa and Africa is very important as part of the measures that have to be undertaken so as to ensure a sustainable market for our goods,” he said.

President Yoweri Museveni has urged all Ugandans, especially Movement leaders, to fully understand that the Movement is not a mere political party but rather a mission driven liberation group whose protracted struggle for over the last five decades has entailed working for the socio-economic transformation of Uganda and the African continent so that Africa can be as modern as Europe, America and the current Asian continent’s status of development.

President Yoweri Museveni has received special message from his Angola counterpart, Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco.

Special Envoy and Foreign Affairs Minister of Angola, Mr. Manuel Domingos Augustino, delivered the message to Mr. Museveni today at State House, Nakasero. 

President Museveni and the Angolan delegation discussed regional issues. 

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Sam Kuteesa attended the meeting.

President Yoweri Museveni has launched Phase Four of the National Information Communication Technology (ICT) Backbone Infrastructure project for Teso and Karamoja Sub-Regions at Ongongoja Secondary School in Katakwi District. 

President Yoweri Museveni has saluted war heroes who died fighting for the political freedom, liberation and the peace that Ugandans are enjoying today.
Speaking today during the 30th Heroes Day Anniversary celebrations at Kasanje Town Council in Wakiso District under the theme “Celebrating the Courageous Heroes that Brought the Peace and Prosperity We Are Enjoying.”

President Yoweri Museveni has welcomed the idea of a Russian-Ugandan Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Scientific and Technological Cooperation saying it will boost industrial development in Uganda through the use of space technology in carrying out research.

President Yoweri Museveni has received a special message from his counterpart, President Dennis Sassou Nguesso, of Congo (Brazzaville).

The Congolese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Jean Claude Gakosso, delivered the message to President Museveni yesterday evening at State House, Nakasero.

The Congolese Minister led his country’s pilgrims to the annual Namugongo Martyrs’ Day celebrations that took place yesterday.

President Yoweri Museveni has described former President of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, as the most important personality in the human history as far as the political unity of Africa is concerned.
“For about 4.5 million years ago, which the Western world labelled the dark ages of Africa’s underdevelopment, no African fought for the struggle of Africa’s unity and independence like Nyerere did. For us Ugandans, we are grateful,” he said.

GULU DISTRICT: President Yoweri Museveni has urged the people of Acholi and Gulu municipality in particular to exploit the developed infrastructure in place to improve their incomes by engaging in money generating activities so that they are able to meet their economic demands.

President Yoweri Museveni and his wife Mrs. Janet Museveni today joined family members and friends of former Premier, Professor Apollo Nsibambi, who passed on yesterday at his home in Bulange-Mengo of Rubaga Division in Kampala District.