17-18th January 2013 (Speke Resort, Munyonyo – Kampala, Uganda) The consortium in charge of the implementation of the Design, Supply, Installation, Implementation of the Land Information System and Securing of Land Records (DeSILISoR) Project in Uganda is organizing a regional land conference in January 2013 to share experiences on land information system (LIS) projects. This regional land initiative will bring together key stakeholders engaged in the Ugandan project and representatives from development banks and prominent actors involved in land administration from across Africa and France. What are the main components of Land Information System projects? What are the key factors... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, December 24th 2012 |
Uganda: 17-18th January 2013 Secure land rights are vital to the reduction of poverty in emerging economies and enhancing economic development. With the support of international development banks several African countries have initiated the implementation of land information systems. Existing initiatives clearly show that the land information systems projects are complex and require the attention of the highest authorities in charge of land issues. Many countries still lack adequate information on land issues and effective land administration systems. To help address this, IGN France International is happy to inform you that the international consortium currently engaged in the Design, Supply,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Wednesday, November 21st 2012 |
Kigadi/London, 31 July, 2012: An emergency team from the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins SansFrontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is in Kigadi, in western Uganda’s Kibaale district, to help fight an outbreak of the Ebola virus. Other MSF teams in Uganda are closely monitoring the situation. The Ebola outbreak, confirmed by Ugandan government on 28 July, has killed at least 14 people, while at least 20 more are thought to be infected. The MSF team’s priorities are to identify and care for people who have been infected, as well as all those who have been in contact with them, and to ensure that emergency medical services are functioning. They... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, July 31st 2012 |
The 2012 Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty will take place in Washington, D.C. from April 24-27, 2011. Held under the theme of “Land governance in a rapidly changing world”, the conference aims to bring together a broad range of stakeholders to share experience on issues of relevance to the land sector. It aims to foster dialogue on how different actors can help improve land governance and how doing so can contribute to equitable growth and poverty reduction. Today’s communities are in a constant state of change and growth. All over the world, Land Administration Institutions must continuously... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, April 24th 2012 |
By Yiga Stuart, Kampala Uganda – Tom Kitandwe, owner of Galiraaya and Gazaland buildings, among other properties, was one of the over 100 people rounded-up in relation to AIP Ariong’s death. The owner of a construction site where a stone that killed Assistant Inspector of Police John Michael Ariong reportedly originated was among the people rounded up on Saturday and seriously tortured at the offices of the Special Investigations Unit in Kireka. In what appears to be a vicious campaign to avenge the death of Ariong, police officers and a motley gang of security operatives stormed the site on Ben Kiwanuka... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, March 26th 2012 |
