Locetta called for the full implementation of the 4+4 agreement and urged the new House of Representatives leadership, selected on October 6 under Speaker Abdulnabi, to cooperate with UNSMIL (United Nations Support Mission in Libya) and finalise electoral reform laws without delay. She also expressed concern over the High Council of State’s rejection of the 4+4 agreement, urging the body to honour its commitment.

“We should work on three areas: working with the African Development Bank on constructing the Juba–Nimule road for business between the two countries, building the power line, and then also our two armies cooperating on securing the borders,” President Museveni said.

UNBS has so far published 116 standards covering clean-energy technologies and products, including solar thermal systems, photovoltaic devices, domestic biogas stoves, household biomass stoves and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). These standards provide technical requirements that guide producers and suppliers while helping consumers access products that meet established quality and safety requirements.

Electricity supplied by UEDCL, Oyat added, has become more expensive than it was under UMEME, while load shedding continues. 

On security, Bartos said efforts to neutralise the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) must continue. He added that any cooperation between the FDLR and elements of the Congolese armed forces must end immediately. He pointed to the repatriation of more than 120 former FDLR combatants and their family members as evidence of progress, and urged the DRC to clarify its demobilisation plan and begin implementing it.

Hosein brings experience from the technology sector, having been among the early engineers at EMC Corporation, where he contributed to the development of data-storage infrastructure that supported the global information economy. EMC grew into a major technology company with more than 55,000 employees worldwide before becoming part of Dell Technologies in 2016.

The inaugural race will take place once a purpose-built circuit in Bugesera is complete. The track will be developed to meet Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Grade 1 standards, required for hosting Formula One races.

“The government is also coordinating with the Ministry of Lands to cancel any registered titles within the reserves,” Ssengendo stated, signaling an intent to legally wipe out payout claims.