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Uganda’s Inspector General Suspends Appointment of Water Company CEO, Citing Donor Concerns
1 May 2013 - 08:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan Inspector General of Government Irene Mulyagonja has blocked President Yoweri Museveni’s choice to take over as managing director of the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), citi
Chinese Company Can Re-Bid for Uganda’s Karuma Dam Despite Controversy
18 Apr 2013 - 09:28 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — China International Water and Electrical Corporation (CWE), which has been accused of falsifying information in the bidding process for the $1.2 billion USD, 600-megawatt Karuma Hydropower Project,
Uganda to Meet Water MDG
18 Apr 2013 - 09:31 by Local Press Report
KAMPALA (The New Vision) — Uganda is likely to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target for access to safe water, but it is off track on sanitation, according to Prof.
Uganda’s President Steps in to Appoint New State Water Firm Head
16 Apr 2013 - 07:44 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has stepped in to name a new chief executive for the country’s troubled National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC).
With Greater Global Access, Water Quality Is a Growing Issue: Lifewater International
11 Apr 2013 - 08:09 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, CA, SAN LUIS OBISPO — Global access to water has increased by some 2 billion people in the last 20 years, according to Patricia Klever, partnership development director at Christian water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
Ugandan Mobile Phone-Safe Water Project Show Promise
9 Apr 2013 - 07:38 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Mobile Telephones for Improved Access to Safe Water (M4W) project, which aims to improve availability of rural water points and sanitation facilities, has succeeded in speeding up access t
Chinese Firm Disqualified From $2.2 Billion Karuma Dam Project
29 Mar 2013 - 07:31 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — A Chinese firm accused of falsifying information to win a $2.2 billion USD dam project in Uganda has been disqualified from the fresh bidding announced by Ugandan Inspector General of Government Ir
South Sudan Says It Will Sign Entebbe Agreement
26 Mar 2013 - 08:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — South Sudan plans to join the Entebbe Nile Framework Agreement, South Sudan’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Paul Mayom Akec told Egyptian media on March 20.
WASH Sustainability Forum Discusses Successes, Pitfalls in Collaborations
19 Mar 2013 - 07:27 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
washington, dc, united states — Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) experts from around the world met last week at World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC, to discuss how to improve sustainability of international WASH program
AfDB Invests $58 Million for Drought Mitigation in the Horn of Africa
5 Mar 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
nairoBi, Kenya — The African Development Bank (AfDB) last week approved a new $58 million USD financing tranche to boost drought resilience in Horn of Africa countries.
Ugandan Minister Takes on Judiciary Over Wetlands Destruction
12 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s Environment Ministry and the country’s judiciary are embroiled in a dispute over who is responsible for the destruction of the country’s wetlands.
Nile Should Be Source of Cooperation: Egyptian Official
6 Feb 2013 - 10:37 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KIGALI, Rwanda — Nile Basin countries should consider using the river’s water as a source of cooperation and not contention, regardless of differences in ideology, said Egyptian Ambassador to Rwanda Khaled Abdel Ra
UK Company to Construct Piped Water Supply to Bugala Island
5 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — The final stages of a $50 million USD infrastructure project to bring piped water, power and transport to Uganda’s Bugala island are to begin construction this April, the Ugandan project operator
Cholera Strikes Uganda After Floods
1 Feb 2013 - 10:55 by Local Press Report
NTOROKO (The New Vision) — At least 18 cholera cases have recently been confirmed in Ntoroko district following massive displacement of residents by floods. According to Ntoroko MP Martin Mugara, the patients were adm
Uganda Completes Technical Re-Evaluation of $2 Billion Karuma Dam
25 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has completed a technical re-evaluation of bids for the $2 billion USD Karuma hydropower project, in line with a High Court directive.
Uganda Proposes Nile Basin Members’ Meeting
22 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda has proposed an urgent meeting of Nile Basin Initiative member countries to find ways of bringing Egypt and Sudan on board, after the two governments rejected a new agreement on equitable sh
Ugandan City Blames National Agency for Stalled Work
21 Dec 2012 - 10:25 by Local Press Report
KAMPALA (The New Vision) — Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has blamed the stalled works for fixing the city sewer line at Katwe on National Water and Sewerage Corporation. The stalled works for this World Bank-f
Uganda to Request $135 Million for Water Management Project
14 Dec 2012 - 10:02 by Local Press Report
KAMPALA (The New Vision) — The Ugandan government is seeking to borrow $135 million USD to finance the Water Management and Development Project. The parliamentary committee on the national economy that scrutinised the
Banda Pledges Malawi Will Not Share Contested Lake; US Remaining Neutral
29 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Malawi, LILONGWE — Malawian President Joyce Banda reiterated this week that Malawi would not agree to share ownership of any part of Lake Malawi with any “other country,” referring to neighboring Tanzania.
More Than a Billion Women at Risk Due to Lack of Safe Sanitation: WaterAid
20 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LONDON, United Kingdom — Approximately 1.25 billion women in the world, or one out of every three, lack access to safe sanitation, and almost half of those, or 526 million, have no option for a toilet and must practice o
UK the Latest Donor to Suspend Aid to Uganda Due to Corruption
19 Nov 2012 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — The United Kingdom on November 16 suspended all aid to Uganda over high-level corruption in the office of the prime minister.
Uganda Parliament Urges Increased Lake Victoria Funding
15 Nov 2012 - 11:02 by Local Press Report
KAMPALA (The Independent) — Members of the Parliamentary Committee on East African Community Affairs in the Republic of Uganda have promised to recommend increased Partner States financial contributions for the Lake Victori
Austrian Government to Continue WASH Support in Uganda
26 Oct 2012 - 09:59 by Local Press Report
KAMPALA (The Independent) — The Austrian Ambassador to Uganda, Gudrun Graf says Austria would continue with those efforts in the area of water and sanitation in Uganda and informed of the European Union grant of $38.8 milli
Ugandans Petition High Court to Halt Dam
25 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Nigeria — Uganda’s $81.9 million USD Bulusambu Dam project has run into problems after the would-be beneficiaries petitioned the High Court to have the project stopped.
Nile Basin Initiative Launches First State of the Basin Report
17 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Uganda, ENTEBBE — The Nile Basin Initiative on October 15 launched its first-ever State of the River Nile Basin Report at Lake Victoria in Kampala, Uganda.
Uganda Moves Ahead With Controversial $900 Million Bujagali Dam
12 Oct 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda is moving ahead with the controversial 250-megawatt Bujagali Dam on the Victoria Nile River near Jinja.
The $900 million USD project was commissioned on October 9.
Nile Dispute Does Not Prevent Cooperation: Egyptian Minister
3 Oct 2012 - 11:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — Disputes over the Entebbe agreement on distribution of Nile River water, signed in 2010 by Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and Kenya, does not prevent them from cooperating on other matters, Egy
Uganda Court Blocks Chinese Bid for $2 Billion USD Karum Dam
27 Sep 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — Uganda’s High Court has issued a temporary injunction stopping the Ministry of Energy from opening a bid by China International Water & Electric Company (CWE) for the $2 billion USD Karuma Dam
Coca-Cola to Sign Up to Water Futures Initiative?
4 Sep 2012 - 10:32 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WARRENTON, Virginia — The Coca-Cola Company is “keen” to become part of water-stewardship initiative Water Futures Initiative (WFI), according to reports.
Egypt to Spend $120 Million USD for Water, Irrigation in Other Nile Basin Countries
27 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — The Egyptian government will allocate $120 million USD over the next five years for water and irrigation projects in other Nile Basin countries, the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources annou
Tanzania Seeks International Intervention Over Lake Malawi Dispute
3 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzania will seek international intervention to prevent conflict with neighboring Malawi over ownership of the trans-boundary freshwater Lake Nyasa, also known as Lake Malawi.
Nile Basin Countries Concerned by Israel-South Sudan Water Agreement
3 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Israel, JERUSALEM — The pact signed last week between Israel and South Sudan to cooperate on water infrastructure and technology development has some Nile Basin countries concerned about their water security.
Egypt PM Creates New Utility, Drinking Water and Sanitation Ministries
3 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s new prime minister, Hisham Qandil, on August 2 announced creation of a new ministry of utilities, drinking water and sanitation.
Islamic Bank Allocates Nearly $1 Billion USD for Water, Energy, Food Security in Africa, Central Asia
2 Aug 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Saudi Arabia, JEDDAH — The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) has announced $912.8 million USD in funding for development projects in a number of member countries in Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
Ugandan Parliament Members Vow to Block Reinstatement of Water Tax
31 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KAMPALA, Uganda — An influential committee in Uganda’s parliament last week rejected a move by Finance Minister Maria Kiwanuka to reinstate an 18 percent tax on piped water to raise additional funds in the 2012-2013
Jinja Residents Ask for Waiver of VAT on Water
23 Jul 2012 - 09:30 by Local Press Report
KAMPALA, Uganda (New Vision (Uganda)) — Residents of Jinja who use piped water have requested government to reconsider waving off the 18 percent VAT on water introduced during the 2012/2013 financial budget.
Slum Upgrades Bring East African Countries Closer to Water, Sanitation MDGs
16 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
nairoBi, Kenya — East African countries are working to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets on water and sanitation by upgrading infrastructure in slums.
Egypt’s New President to Hold Talks With Nile Basin Leaders
13 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt’s newly elected president, Mohamed Morsi, will discuss a Nile water-sharing agreement with Ethiopian officials during his trip to Ethiopia next week, according to government sources.
World Bank Approves $135 Million USD Credit for Ugandan Water Access
27 Jun 2012 - 09:16 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (The World Bank) — The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today (June 26) approved an International Development Association (IDA*) credit of $135 million USD that will provide about 245,792 Ugandans with acces
Kenya, Uganda Increase Budgets for Water Projects in 2012-2013
20 Jun 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
NAIROBI/KAMPALA — Kenya and Uganda have both increased funding for the water sector in their budgets for the 2012-2013 fiscal year, although the two countries have different goals for the investment.
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