Uganda

Tokyo Olympics:

Concerns rise as Uganda team member tests positive for COVID

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – A member of Uganda’s Olympic team has tested positive for the coronavirus and was barred entry into Japan, in the first detected infection among athletes arriving for the Tokyo Games opening in five weeks.

Gunmen kill 2 in failed assassin. bid against Ugandan min.

TEHRAN, Jun. 01 (MNA) – Gunmen sprayed bullets at a car carrying a Ugandan government minister in an attempted assassination on Tuesday, wounding the former army commander and killing his daughter and driver.

VP signs Iran-Uganda customs coop. agreement directive

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri approved a directive and bylaw related to the signing of a cooperation agreement between the two governments of Islamic Republic of Iran and Uganda in the field of customs affairs.

5 injured, 32 killed in Uganda road accident

TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – Thirty-two people were killed and five others injured in a road accident in the western Ugandan district of Kasese late Tuesday, a humanitarian agency has said.

Kampala says US seeking to meddle in Ugandan election affairs

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Ugandan government spokesman said that Washington is trying to meddle in Uganda's internal politics, particularly elections, to subvert the elections and the will of the people.

Pres. Rouhani receives credentials of 7 new envoys (+Details)

TEHRAN, Dec. 15 (MNA) – President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday received copies of credentials of the new ambassadors of seven countries to Tehran.

Iran ready to deepen ties with Uganda: Pres. Rouhani

TEHRAN, Apr. 22 (MNA) –Iranian President Hassan Rouhani described relations between Iran and Uganda very good and based on mutual respect and said, "we are ready to develop bilateral relations in all fields without any restrictions and use all capacities and capabilities in the two countries in the direction of friendly relations.”

Iran, Uganda discuss parliamentary, economic ties

TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Uganda Morteza Mortazavi and the African country’s Parliament Speaker Rebecca Kadaga conferred on ways to enhance bilateral ties in different fields.

Uganda keen on benefiting from Iranian cultural experiences

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Ugandan Minister of State for Gender and Culture Peace Mutuuzo voiced keen interest in making use of Iran’s cultural experiences in her meeting with Iranian cultural attaché Mohammadreza Ghezelselfi.

Uganda calls IRGC designation as terrorist group ‘unacceptable, unusual and unprecedented’

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – In a meeting with Iran’s ambassador to Uganda, the Ugandan Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa condemned the US act of enlisting IRGC as a terrorist group and call it ‘unacceptable, unusual and unprecedented’.

Uganda FM stresses expanding ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – The Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa at a meeting with Iranian ambassador in Kampala stressed the willingness of the Ugandan authorities to strengthen relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, welcoming participation of Iranian companies in Ugandan economic development projects.

Iran to export agri. bio-fertilizers to Africa

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Vice Presidency’s Director of Biotechnology Development Department Mostafa Ghanei said that agricultural bio-fertilizers produced in the country will be exported to Africa.

Uganda eyes increased agricultural coop. with Iran

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Vincent B. Ssempijja, Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries, called for increasing cooperation with Iranian companies in different fields of agriculture.

Iran signs $7mn deals on herbal medicines with Uganda, Kenya

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – CEO of an Iranian knowledge-based company active in production of herbal medicines said the company has signed two agreements amounting to $7 million with Uganda and Kenya.

Iranian knowledge-based firms to enter Ugandan agriculture sector

TEHRAN, Oct. 07 (MNA) – A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology and Iran-Uganda Holding with the aim of boosting Iranian knowledge-based companies’ footprint in the African country’s agricultural sector.

Tehran, Kampala eye increased sci-tech coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – In a Fri. meeting between Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari and Uganda's Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation Tumwesigye Elioda, the two sides discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in science and technology.

Iran voices readiness to transfer technological know-how to Africa

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Iran is ready to export its know-how in various technological fields to Ugandan companies, Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology said in a meeting with Ugandan president on Wednesday.

Tech. VP heads delegation to Kenya, Uganda

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari is heading a high-ranking delegation comprised of officials and heads of 45 knowledge-based companies to Kenya and Uganda in Central East Africa.

Rouhani’s message delivered to his Ugandan counterpart

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Iranian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Morteza Sarmadi handed the written message of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.