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H.E. Ambassador Marcel R. Tibaleka, Uganda's Ambassador to Germany received the award on behalf of Uganda Development Bank Ltd at a ceremony held today 30th September, 2020 at 10:00hrs in Karlshruhe, Germany.

H.E. Ambassador Marcel R. Tibaleka, Uganda's Ambassador to Germany and who is also accredited to Poland among others, has been on a three-day business visit to Poland where he met stakeholders on the planned establishment of a specialized teaching hospital in Mbarara, Uganda. The project will include components of specialized training, research for drug development and development, highly specialized medical care, highly advanced research and innovation in health and internship training.

A total of 48 Ugandans and legal residents stranded in Germany, Austria, Poland and The Vatican, on 21st July 2020, departed the Frankfurt am Main International Airport on a repatriation flight bound for Entebbe via Addis Ababa.

H.E. Ambassador Marcel R. Tibaleka, Uganda's Ambassador to Germany and who is also accredited to Poland among others, has met a group of Polish investors to discuss plans of establishing a specialized teaching hospital in Mbarara, Uganda. The Polish investors included Mr. Robert Orczechowski, CEO, VERMARI Group, Ms Katarzyna Weclawek, Director, ALVO Limited and Mr. Julius Zellah, Chairman, Light of Africa Foundation.

Hon. Henry Okello Oryem, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (International Relations) bids farewell to the outgoing Germany Ambassador to Uganda, H.E Dr. Albrecht Conze, who has concluded his three-year tour of duty. The Minister lauded the outgoing Ambassador for his service in strengthening relations between Uganda and Germany.

H.E. Dr. Albrecht Conze, the outgoing Germany Ambassador to Uganda, on 6th July 2020, bid farewell to Honourable Henry Okello Oryem, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (International Relations).

Dr. Conze extended his appreciation to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the support rendered during his tour of duty and pledged to further promote Uganda in his new role in Germany.

H.E. Ambassador Marcel R. Tibaleka, on 29th June 2020, held a meeting with Mr. James Macbeth Forbes, in-coming Country Director / Resident Representative for the Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, which has a long standing and fruitful partnership with the Republic of Uganda. Mr. Forbes was paying a courtesy call on the Ambassador in order to introduce himself.

Persons with a doctors' note AND current laboratory results in both, German and English, which attest no indication of infection with the Corona Virus SARS CoV 2, are exempt from the 14-day domestic quarantine. The molecular biological testing for the virus has to be carried out by a member state of the European Union or any other laboratory accredited with the Robert-Koch-Institute and executed no longer than 48 hours prior to entry in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Following the death of H.E. Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi which occurred on 8th June 2020, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda sent an official condolence message to the People and Government of Burundi.

He further directed that as an expression of Uganda's solidarity with the Government and People of Republic of Burundi and as a mark of respect and honour of the memory of the late President Nkurunziza, the National flag of the Republic of Uganda and that of the East African Community be flown at half-mast throughout Uganda and all Uganda Diplomatic Missions and Consulates abroad from 13th June 2020 until burial of the deceased President.

Mt. Rwenzori is exquisite and has a celebrated beauty. Shrouded almost perpetually in mist, it has a seducing, eerie quality that has led to many wondrous tales about it through the ages. Reaching an elevation of 5,109m, Mount Rwenzori has been rated by hikers as the most challenging of all African mountains.

The 120km Rwenzori chain, regarded to be the legendary snow-capped Mountains of the Moon, were forced up during the creation of the Great Rift Valley. The distinctive glacial peaks are visible for miles around, but the slopes above 1,600m are the preserve of hikers. The highest mountain in the range, Mount Stanley, can only be reached by experienced trekkers. Its peak, Margherita, is the third highest in Africa after Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Kenya.

The Uganda Embassy in Berlin will be closed on 9th June 2020, which is observed as a public holiday in Uganda, as it marks Heroes Day in commemoration of the people who exemplified and defended the highest values of patriotism and sacrifice for the well-being of the country and its citizens.

This is to inform the general public that the Uganda Embassy in Berlin, Germany, will reopen on 8th June 2020.  The Embassy is located at Axel Springer Strasse 54a, 10117 Berlin, Germany.

Visitors to the Embassy will be required to schedule an appointment by telephone on Tel: +49 (0) 302060990.

H.E. President Yoweri Museveni will, today 4th June 2020, deliver his State of the Nation Address at Kololo Independence Grounds, highlighting the achievements registered in the current financial year and plans for the 2020/2021 financial year.