On April 24th 2024, the Uganda Embassy in Abu Dhabi, together with The Manager, Government Relations at Uganda Airlines, Mr. Deo Nyanzi, held a meeting with the Director- General UAE Civil Aviation Authority to discuss approval of a request for Uganda Airlines to operate flights to Abu Dhabi. “Uganda Airlines is expected to commence operating direct flights from Entebbe to Abu Dhabi. The request was approved but the pre-condition is that they fulfill all required formalities by UAE-CAA.” Uganda’s Ambassador to the UAE, H.E. Zaake Kibedi said, speaking from Abu Dhabi.

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni met with former President of Botswana, H.E. Ian Khama, yesterday at State House Entebbe. The former President of Botswana was accompanied by a delegation from the global NGO, Space for Giants, led by its founder and CEO, Dr. Max Graham. Space for Giants is an organization championing the conservation of natural resources and wildlife in nine African countries, including Uganda, Kenya, Gabon, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola. Its headquarters are based in Nanyuki, Kenya.

14^TH MEETING OF THE EAC SECTORAL COUNCIL ON FOREIGN POLICY COORDINATION UNDERWAY IN DAR-ES-SALAAM, TANZANIA 22^ND-30^TH APRIL 2024

2ND TANZANIA-UGANDA OIL AND GAS SYMPOSIUM HELD IN KAMPALA The 2nd Uganda-Tanzania Oil and Gas symposium, organized by the Uganda High Commission, Dar-Es-Salaam, was held on April 18, 2024 on the sidelines of the 9th Oil and Gas Symposium at the Kampala Serena Hotel & Conference Centre.

Uganda has been endorsed to the Khartoum Process Steering Committee, an announcement made during the Senior Officials’ Meeting taking place in Cairo, Egypt 17 th -18 th April 2024 The Khartoum Process was established in November 2014 to serve as a platform for political cooperation amongst the countries along the EU-Horn of Africa Migration Route. It is an inter-regional cooperation which facilitates collaboration and information exchange with a focus on migration.

H.E. Michael Lotem, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Uganda, with residence in Nairobi, paid a courtesy call on the Honorable John Mulimba, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kampala. The meeting, held in the spirit of fostering bilateral relations between Israel and Uganda, served as a platform to discuss matters of mutual interest. During the meeting, Ambassador Lotem extended heartfelt congratulations to Uganda on the successful hosting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and Group of 77 (G77) conferences in January 2024.

The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday 15th April, 2024 arrived in Uganda for an official working visit. He was warmly received at Entebbe International Airport by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs, Hon. John Mulimba. President Ramaphosa was invited by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the two leaders are expected to meet tomorrow to discuss bilateral relations and other crucial matters at State House-Entebbe.