An ICT Regulators Meeting of Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIPs) to review the implementation of the One Network Area (ONA) has opened this morning, Thursday, 14th September 2023 in Kigali, Rwanda. The member states of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects are Uganda, South Sudan, Rwanda, and Kenya. The meeting is expected to review the emerging issues from the implementation of the ONA including review of roaming charges within the region, SMS and Data frameworks as directed during the 14th Summit of Heads of State in 2018.

HON ODONGO RECEIVES COPIES OF LETTERS OF CREDENCE OF NORWEGIAN ENVOY Hon. Gen. Odongo Jeje Abubakar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda, received Copies of letters of credence from H.E .Ms. Anne Hermansen, Ambassador –Designate of Norway to Uganda.

Today MSFA/IA held a meeting with Mr. Chang Ho-jin - the 1st Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Korea. During the meeting the two Principals emphasized the need for people to people interaction as a way of deepening bilateral ties, trade and political cooperation. MSFA/IA informed his host of the abundant opportunities in Uganda especially: agro processing, energy sector, oil and gas, tourism which Koreans should seize. Uganda is peaceful and ripe for development.

“WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A STRONG ECONOMY” - PRESIDENT MUSEVENI WOOS SOUTH AFRICAN INVESTORS

UGANDA’S CONTEMPORARY FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE NRM GOVERNMENT: A BROAD OVERVIEW A paper presented to the Uganda Council on Foreign Relations (UCFR) By: Hon. John Mulimba Minister of State for Foreign Affairs/ Regional Affairs 31st August 2023   The Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Members of the Uganda Council on Foreign Relations; The Heads of Diplomatic Missions present; The Honorary Consuls; Heads of International Organizations and CSOs; Representatives of the Private Sector and Academia; The Media Fraternity; Representatives of the Students Community; Ladies and Gentlemen;

The MSFA/IA Hon. Okello Oryem and MFA of Singapore Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan met at the Ministry Headquarters in Singapore. The two discussed issues of mutual interest including areas of cooperation in line with promotion of trade & investment between the two countries.The Minister of Foreign Affairs Singapore proposed to his counterpart of the need for Uganda to enact investment protection laws. Hon. Okello Oryem extended an invitation to his host to visit Uganda.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs participated and mobilised its missions abroad to take part in this year's 12th edition of the Annual Rotary Cancer Run which was organised under the theme Running for Hope.The Ministry under its Dept of Public Diplomacy mobilised all diplomatic missions. Key among Uganda's missions abroad that participated included,Bujumbura, Kigali,Paris, Addis Ababa, Beijing,Uganda Consulate General, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam.

Uganda Embassy in Paris awards Ugandan diaspora Community in France upon taking part in the 12th edition of the Annual Rotary Cancer Run. The award was presented by Ambassador. Doreen Amule on 27th August 2023.