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Queen Elizabeth II opens Kampala 2007 CHOGM
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second, who is also the Head of Commonwealth family, has today opened the 3-day Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kampala with a call to leaders to consider in their discussions the overriding principle of “treating those around us as we would wish to be treated ourselves”...Click here for more |
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Uganda: Queen Elizabeth II Opens CHOGM
SIXTEEN Presidents and 20 Prime Ministers are attending CHOGM 2007. In addition, there are 20 delegated representatives. Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was invited as a special guest of President Yoweri Museveni...Click here for more |
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Ugandans eager for Queen's return
William Hannington Kasozi, 81, has fond memories of the last time Queen Elizabeth visited Uganda.
Working as a clerk in the national electricity company at the time, he got to meet the Queen in person.
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HM Queen Elizabeth concludes Uganda visit
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second has today concluded her state visit to Uganda during which she opened the Kampala 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting at Kampala Serena Hotel yesterday has left for home.The Queen and her husband Prince Philip were seen off at Entebbe International Airport this afternoon by President Yoweri Museveni and his wife Mrs. Janet Museveni...Click here for more |
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Queen Elizabeth addresses Ugandan Parliament
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the 2nd of Great Britain has assured the people of Uganda that the United Kingdom will remain a committed friend of Uganda.The Queen is currently on a 3-day State visit to Uganda ahead of the opening of the Kampala 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) tomorrow Friday 23rd November. She arrived in the country yesterday on her 2nd visit. She last paid a visit to Uganda 53 years ago when she officially opened Owen Falls dam in Jinja...Click here for more |
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Queen returns to Uganda after 53 years
The Queen flew into Uganda yesterday for the first time in more than half a century and received a rapturous welcome from cheering crowds, many holding posters of her and waving branches of green leaves in welcome.
The monarch, who arrived from a short break in Malta to celebrate her diamond wedding anniversary, was whisked from an upgraded Entebbe airport in a black Range Rover to an official meeting with President Museveni, members of his Cabinet and a host of other dignitaries at the nearby Entebbe State House.
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President Recieves Prince Charles
His Royal Highness Prince Charles has appealed to the Government of Uganda to plant more trees and to protect forests.He was meeting President Yoweri Museveni at Serena Hotel on the sidelines of the CHOGM summit.The prince expressed fears that if forests are not protected in Indonesia and Africa, it will adversely affect the climate...Click here for more |
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Prince Charles tours Uganda shantytown
KAMPALA, Uganda, Nov. 24 Prince Charles of Britain, in what could be the start of a campaign to become head of the Commonwealth of Nations, visited a Kampala slum.
The prince met two former prostitutes in a program to train sex workers in other jobs and got a lesson in condom use Friday from a public health nurse, The Times of London reported.
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Prince Charles to visit war-ravaged northern Uganda
Britain's Prince Charles is to visit war-ravaged northern Uganda where a two-decade long insurgency has left over 1.4 million people homeless, a Ugandan official said on Tuesday.
Sam Nahamya, permanent secretary of the Tourism Ministry told reporters on Tuesday that Prince Charles will travel to the war- torn region during his official visit to Uganda prior to the Commonwealth Head's of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held here next month.
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Prince of Wales to visit Uganda
LONDON, Nov. 3 Royal watchers says Prince Charles' visit to Africa is a quiet sign he is being prepared for a more prominent role after the Queen's death.
Charles will accompany his mother to Uganda later this month for the summit of Commonwealth leaders, who head the African countries that once were British colonies, Britain's Telegraph reported Saturday.
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Prince Charles visits Uganda
Prince Charles has great success in Uganda. He hopes to charm the Commonwealth as well.
Charles' mother, Queen Elizabeth II, is head of the 53-nation Commonwealth of Britain and its former colonies. Charles is heir to the throne - but not necessarily to leadership of the group. Some question whether he commands the popularity and respect to hold together one of the world's most diverse international alliances, whose member nations are home to almost 2 billion people on five continents.
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Charles and Camilla: 'King and Queen of Nile'
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have taken some time out from their formal engagements in Uganda to become King and Queen of the Nile, crossing the river at its source.
The couple’s three-day tour of the country marks the Prince’s first attendance at an overseas Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).
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Uganda: KKL Impresses Prince Charles
KAMPALA Kids League (KKL) and The Kids League (TKL), Uganda, gave Prince Charles some football lessons when he visited the Nakasero headquarters last Friday.
The Prince of Wales himself, who was here for the Commonwealth Heads of Goverment Meeting (CHOGM) did not disappoint journalists present when he took two penalties against children from IDP camps in northern Uganda.
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