Equatorial Guinea President, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, has urged African leaders to work together and end the refugee situation, saying the African people need peace and good governance for development.
President Mbasogo, the first African leader to tour refugee settlements in Uganda, was recently on an on-spot visit to the Kiryandongo refugee settlement to see how refugees and the host communities have managed to live together and share the same facilities and services without conflict. He visited Panyandoli Health Centre 111 and vocation Centre before addressing the community.
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Nigeria and Uganda to establish Business Forum
H.E. Ambassador Nelson Ocheger has paid a courtesy call on the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Amb. Mustapha L. Sulaiman to kick start preparations for the establishment of Uganda-Nigeria Business Forum and reactivate the bilateral agreements that exist between the two countries.
Visit Uganda and Experience the Land of Martyrs- Minister Kiwanda
State Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities in Uganda, Godfrey Kiwanda has urged the people of Nigeria and West Africa in general to visit Uganda and experience the land of Martyrs. He was speaking during the Uganda Day at the AKWAABA African Travel Market, which took place on Sunday in Eko Suites Hotel Lagos, Nigeria.
INTEGRATION FOR AFRICA'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY (A borderless less Africa is the foundation for a competitive market)
The African Development bank (Nigeria Country Department) launched the West Africa Economic outlook 2019 at its headquarters in Abuja on the 2/04/2019. In his opening remarks, Mr Ebrimal Faal, Senior Director Nigeria Country Department emphasized the need for regional integration as the key to Africa's development and prosperity.
UGANDA SET TO STRENGTHEN ITS COMMERCIAL AND TRADE TIES WITH NIGERIA
H.E Nelson Ocheger held a meeting with the Director Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry Mines and Agriculture(Nacima). The meeting discussed ways on how both countries could strengthen their cooperation and further involve the private sector since it plays a key role in the manufacturing sector.
HIGH COMMISSIONER MEETS ABUJA CHANCERY CONSULTANCY PROJECT TEAM
The High Commissioner of Uganda to the Federal Republic of Nigeria in Abuja, Ambassador Nelson Ocheger held a meeting at the Mission with the consultancy team tasked with the structural, electrical and mechanical engineering designs of the Uganda High Commission Chancery project.
Ambassador Nelson Ocheger Received in Togo
Ambassador Nelson Ocheger has presented his letters of credence appointing him as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uganda to His Excellency, President Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema, of the Republic of Togo at the Presidential Villa in the capital Lome.
INVEST IN UGANDA AND ACCESS REGIONAL MARKETS SAYS AMB. OCHEGER
H.E Ambassador Nelson Ocheger met and was hosted to a business lunch with variety of companies from the Federal Republic of Nigeria with investments in financial services, equities, mining, hospitality, oil and gas and agriculture at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island in Lagos
Ugandans in Cote D'Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone Celebrate the 57th Independence Anniversary
Ugandans working and living in Cote D'Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone have celebrated the 57th Independence Anniversary. Uganda High Commission in Abuja encourages all Ugandans in its area of accreditation to commemorate this national day.
Amb. Ocheger Hails Promotion of Domestic Coffee Consumption in Africa
Uganda's Ambassador to Cote d Ivoire, with residence in Abuja, Amb. Nelson Ocheger has hailed the Inter-African Coffee Organisation (IACO) for championing the promotion of domestic coffee consumption in Africa and the recognition of coffee as a strategic commodity in the Continent. He made this commendation during the IACO breakfast meeting with African Ambassadors from both coffee producing and consuming countries.
AFRICA SHIPOWNERS ASSOCIATION SET TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF LAND LOCKED COUNTRIES
H.E Nelson Ocheger held a meeting with the Secretary General of the African Shipowners Association Ms. Funmi Folorunso and discussed ways of building the capacity of African Governments and the private sector to own their own fleet so as to handle cargo.
