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  • Mark Simmonds visits Africa to support efforts to end crisis in Goma

    Foreign Office Minister Mark Simmonds is visiting Africa on a three-country visit to support international efforts to bring an end to the crisis in Goma.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister travelling to Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Mark Simmonds will meet with regional leaders to discuss the current crisis engulfing Goma, including political efforts underway to resolve the situation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Uganda: UK suspends aid to government

    All UK aid spent through the Ugandan government has been suspended with immediate effect.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Northern Uganda: Hope after years of conflict

    After years of conflict, youth in northern Uganda receive vocational traning to improve their livelihoods

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  • Super spuds help beat hidden hunger in Uganda

    New varieties of sweet potato help children grow up to be healthy in Uganda

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  • Minister for Africa welcomes Ugandan Vice President to London

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has welcomed Uganda Vice President Edward Ssekandi to London.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DFID research: Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index Launched

    Launch of a new “Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index” (WEAI).

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Change of British High Commissioner to Uganda

    Ms Alison Blackburne has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Uganda.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New plan to save thousands of pregnant women's lives

    UK aid will help to save the lives of more than 7,000 pregnant women as part of a drive to cut maternal deaths

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Ministers meet Belfast schoolchildren

    Minister of State Alan Duncan visits schoolchildren in Northern Ireland

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tackling hunger in Karamoja

    How UK aid is helping Uganda's poorest people to grow their own food and move away from emergency handouts

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  • Minister for Africa welcomes peaceful conduct of elections in Uganda

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has spoken following Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Uganda on 18 February.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister saddened to learn of murder of LGBT activist

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham urges thorough investigation into murder of David Kato.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MOD staff help Ugandans prepare for disaster relief

    In the first joint exercise performed overseas by the civilian Stabilisation Unit (SU) and the Military Stabilisation Support Group (MSSG), a lasting legacy has been created to help Uganda deal with disaster management.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A restless determination to make things better

    How young people in Uganda are tackling HIV and AIDS

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  • Former child soldiers share story with UK minister

    Former child soldiers from Uganda have met with Minister for International Development, Stephen O’Brien, during their visit to the UK. The children, who are supported by the relief charity, Watoto, thanked the MP for the UK’…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DFID helps Uganda's most vulnerable people

    The UK government is supporting a new social protection programme in Uganda which will help to lift the country's most vulnerable people out of poverty.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK working with Africa

    Henry Bellingham visited Africa for the African Union Summit and discussions with the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Sudan and Kenya.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • African Union Summit opens in Kampala

    The 15th African Union (AU) summit has opened in Kampala, Uganda. The theme of the summit, which lasts until 27 July, is Maternal, Infant and Child health and Development in Africa.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary on Uganda bomb attacks

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned the bomb attacks in Kampala.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government