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Practicing Sunday 25th March 2018 Football Ugandan diaspora Aalst in Belgium. Team is called UgaBel. You all better get prepared as the Uganda Diaspora international matches will be played in Munich on 14 and 15 July 2018. Save the date! 

By the looks of it UgaBel may win the international tournament.......

From 19-23 February 2018, the Government of Ireland and Trust Fund for Victims (TFV) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) led a joint monitoring visit to northern Uganda.

The monitoring visit, initiated by the Government of Ireland, was aimed at reviewing the implementation of TFV projects in northern Uganda, meeting with victim survivors and affected communities who have been receiving the support from the TFV, and hearing how the assistance has made positive impacts to them.

Ambassadors of Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and CDA South Sudan

Amb Blaak of Uganda and Amb Weru of Kenya

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President Yoweri Museveni has today Thursday 28th September 2017 met the European Union (EU) Commission President Jean Claude Juncker and presented a raft of concerns raised by East African Commuinty member states on the Economic Partnership Agreements.

4th December 2017, in New York- Mr. John Bosco Suuza, Amb. Blaak, Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and Attoney General of Uganda Hon. William Byaruhanga during a farewell reception for President of Assembly and President of the court.

Today 18th January 2018 Amb Blaak, Brussels had a meeting in the Netherlands with Wageningen university officials to brainstorm on developing a programme to combat the "false coddling moth", which is rampant in roses and capsicum exported into the EU and causes many consignments to be rejected as being non compliant with EU phytosanitary standards.

The Trias Trail is organizing expedition to Uganda. The organizers need more participants to register with them and participate in the event. There will be a meeting on 5th May 2017 at Bakala Academy in Leuven, Belgium to discuss in details about the event.

The Brussels mission  has been visiting The headquarters of Cargolux in \r\nLuxembourg on a number of occasions and it is likely that Cargolux will \r\nfly into Entebbe on a weekly basis.

In September the African Ambassadors were invited to a trip to the \r\nRotterdam Harbour receiving an overview of the 4th largest harbour in \r\nthe world.

An annual competition by Dutch embassy, DFCU/Rabo bank and KLM resulted in a working visit by 13 winning farmers to the Netherlands. Amb Blaak met the group and encouraged the Ugandan farmers to take advantage of the opportunities offered to them during this important visit

The university of Brussels organised a book launch on Investment Arbitration to which Ambassador Blaak was invited and met with the Director Of the diplomatic institute and The Secretary General of the ACP Amb Gomes.

The Mayor of Gouda, the Dutch city famous for the cheese and the Sirup waffles, organised a "Walk for Water" together with the Rotary Club Gouda. And invited Amb Blaak to address the participants and receive the cheque. 

The CBL-ACP organised a business seminar followed by a dinner with the President of the Republic of Kenya HE Uhuru Kenyatta as guest of honour accompanied by the Kenyan ambassador to Belgium  and Luxembourg HE Johnson Weru 

The Government of Uganda has developed an electronic application processing system for visas, Entry Work Permits and Passes and it is now running. All persons intending to Travel, study or work in Uganda are encouraged to visit our E-visa Portal.

The Attorney General of Uganda, Hon. Fredrick Ruhindi, delivering \r\nUganda's national statement during the General \r\nDebate of the 14th Assembly of States and parties to the Rome Statute.