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• > Dance and video performance : “Memories of Child Soldiers”

  

  A choreographic production on the theme of “memories of child soldiers” performed by 15 Ugandan dancers accompanied by a French choreographer and a (...)

• > France launches Shs 2.2 Billion enveloppe for Civil Society.

  

  On 23rd October, the Embassy of France in Uganda announced a release of 2.2 billion Shillings (925,000 Euros) within the framework of its (...)

• > Grant to promote organic cocoa in Uganda.

  

  H.E. René Forceville, Ambassador of France in Uganda, and a representative of the National Crops Resources Research Institute, signed a grant (...)

• > Change of Telephone and Fax Numbers

  

  Please note that the Embassy telephone and fax numbers have changed to : Telephone General line : (256)414-304 500, and Fax : Chancery:0414-304 (...)

• > Bastille Day : 14th of July in Kampala

  

  The 14th of July 2008, H.E. René Forceville and his wife Brigitte organised a reception at the Residency of France to celebrate the Bastille with (...)

• > TIC and TICE training in Kampala

  

  Quatre formations ont eu lieu en août et septembre 2008 à l’initiative de l’Ambassade de France et de l’APFO, son opérateur linguistique. La première (...)

• > France Co-operation projects in Karamoja

  The co-operation attachée of the Embassy of France in Uganda, Miss Ayito N’guema, travelled to Moroto district, on September 22nd 2008, to monitor (...)

• > The FSD projects in Sesse Islands

  On 25 September 2008, the French Embassy’s FSD team went to Mugoye sub county, in the Kalangala District (Ssese Island) on Lake Victoria, to (...)

• > AFD: France extends a grant of 2.5 million Euros to NWSC

  

  On 24th February, the French government and National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) signed a 2.5 million Euro grant agreement for partial (...)

• > The FSD food aid programmes in the Karamoja region

  

  A delegation from the French Embassy carried out a follow up mission on the food aid programmes in the Karamoja region districts of Kotido and (...)

• > France launches 1.3 billion Shillings programme for 2009 centred on (...)

  

  the Ambassador of France in Uganda, M. René Forceville, signed grant agreements with eight Organisations whose projects shall be financed by the (...)

• > French Businessmen visit Uganda.

  

  A delegation of MEDEF International, led by Mr. Jean Burelle (also President of the automotive BURELLE SA) and Mr. Patrick Lucas (CEO of GRAS (...)

• > France and World Vision sign a 150,000 Euro grant agreement

  

  The French Republic and World Vision International Uganda signed a 150,000 Euro grant agreement (Ushs 430 million), intended for reintegration of (...)

• > French soldiers train Uganda army for Peace Support Operations in (...)

  

  The French Forces in Djibouti carried out a training of the Uganda Battle group (UGABAG 5) for AMISOM (African Mission in Somalia) in the Singo (...)

• > SDF projects in South-Western Uganda

  

  Evalutation mission of the projects funded by the French Social Development Fund (FSD)

• > Maurice Kirya winner of the 2010 RFI Discovery Music Award

  

  On Thursday, 16th September in Paris, a jury chaired by Passy, chose Uganda’s Maurice Kirya among many other musicians like Winyo (Kenya) and (...)

• > World Day against the death penalty : working lunch at the French residence (...)

  

  On the occasion of World/Europe Day against the death penalty, the Embassy of France in Kampala organized a working lunch during which civil (...)

• > AFD visits the Bujagali hydropower plant under construction.

  

  From 19 to 21 October, the French Embassy and the AFD (French Development Agency) Office in Kampala welcomed the new AFD Regional Director, Yves (...)

• > AFD reinforces its partnership with Uganda

  

  Yves Terracol, the new Regional Director of the AFD in Nairobi visited Kampala from 19 to 21 October 2010.

• > Uganda Rugby Union Women’s national team goes to La Réunion

  

  The Territorial Rugby Committee of the Reunion Island organised an International Rugby Sevens tournament due that took place on the 24th and 25th (...)

• > French speaking community marks international day of the Francophonie.

  

  Read programme as : Each year in March, the French speaking communities in Uganda and their friends, just like everywhere in the world, celebrate (...)

• > Ambassador Kuster-Ménager visits French sponsored Nakivale refugee (...)

  

  Nakivale, located in southwest Uganda (90 minutes south of Mbarara) is the largest refugee settlement in the country and is home to 52,727 (...)

• > Celebrating this year’s French National day : 14 juillet

  The celebrations of this year’s French National day were held on Thursday, July 14 from 6:30 to 8h:30 pm at the Residence of France, Ternan (...)

• > World Music Day 2011 Edition in Kampala

  

  For the 30th edition of the event established in 1982 by Jack Lang, then French Minister of Culture, Alliance Française de Kampala brought (...)

• > France donates 200,000 Euros in support to Communities to Eradicate (...)

  

  On July 1st 2011, the French Embassy in Uganda announced support provided to the Joint GOU/UNFPA/UNICEF programme towards the accelerated (...)

• > The Ugandan team goes for the 7th IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille (...)

  

  While seeing off the team, the ambassador of France asked the young athletes to be good “ambassadors” of Uganda to France and expressed confidence (...)

• > French discover in Uganda a fossil skull aged 20 million years

  

  Celebrating a discovery in Karamoja of a fossil skull of a remote cousin of Hominidae by a team of researchers from Uganda and France. The (...)

• > Results of the second round of the French Presidential elections for the (...)

  

  Please note that these results are provisional, pending any eventual corrections that may be made by the Constitutional Council, the sole (...)

• > New convention between Makerere University and Sciences Po

  

  This November, and for an initial period of five years, the emblematic University of Makerere and the prestigious Institute of Political Sciences (...)

• > France Uganda: strong bilateral cooperation ties

  

  The Minister attached to the Ministre d’Etat, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs responsible for Cooperation, Mr. Henri de Raincourt, (...)

• > A Franco-German project - Breaking free- takes on Kampala.

  

  On January 13 and 14th 2012, Kampala vibrated to the rhythm of Breaking Free!, A show organized by the Alliançe française de Kampala and the (...)

• > Observing Chimpanzees to treat men

  

  How do chimpanzees, our closest relatives, "get to know" how to avoid noxious plants and select those that seem to treat them? This is the (...)

• > Official visit of the Executive Director of FHRI to Paris

  

  In the month of December 2011, Livingstone Sewanyana, the Executive Director of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI), was invited to (...)

• > Francophonie day 10 Km run and 4 Km walk.

  

  On Saturday March 17 start your weekend outdoors, with the Francophonie run and walk which kicks of at 8:00 AM You can choose between a 10 Km (...)

• > Internation Francophonie Day : Sports at its best

  

  Last Saturday 17th March sports took center stage in Kampala. United to promote the Francophonie, all partners helped the more than 400 people to (...)

• > Official opening of the Karimojong Culture Museum in Moroto

  

  Wednesday, March 7th 2012, so the Karimojong Culture Museum in Moroto officially opening its doors. The project, promoted by the Directorate (...)

• > Uganda marks Francophone Day

  

  Like every year, the Francophone community in Uganda celebrated this year’s Francophone day coloured by a number of engaging activities. (...)

• > Uganda holds the 126th Assembly of the IPU

  

  The 126th Assembly of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), bringing together 159 member states and about 2,000 delegates from national (...)

• > Website - Conference on Land policies in East Africa

  

  The website on the International Conference on Land Policies in East Africa is online.

• > I walked on Ugandan soil, the pearl of Africa

  

  A country seen differently. On 1st April 2012, a French TV Channel, France 2 broadcasted a documentary on Uganda. Titled «J’ai marché sur la Terre» (...)

• > French Elections : French residents in Uganda voted in Kampala.

  

  Results of first round of the French presidential elections of April 22, 2012, at the Kampala polling station: Turnout: (...)