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The German Ambassador Klaus Dieter Düxmann together with the Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Hon. Eng. Irene Muloni and the Third Deputy Prime Minister, Hon. Lt. Gen (Rtd) Moses Ali in Arua at the opening session of a delegation tour of West Nile Region on September 26, 2011. The purpose of the visit was to appreciate achievements and challenges of the Renewable Energy Projects supported by the European Union and the German Government.
Karamoja in the Eyes of her Children
Ambassador Klaus Dieter Düxmann together with the First Lady, Hon. Janet Museveni, Minister for Karamoja Affairs at the launch of the art exhibition "Karamoja in the Eyes of her Children: Understanding the vision of Karamoja through the children's own paintings and drawings" on October 13, 2011 in Moroto. The Exhibition is part of a German Government-funded project implemented by GIZ in Karamoja
Handing over of crime scene investigation equipment
Pursuant to an agreement which aims at sterengthening co-operation between the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and Uganda Police Force (UPF) and building up capacities in the fight against organised crime and international terrorism the German Ambassador, Klaus Dieter Düxmann, officially handed over 20 units of crime scene investigation equipment to IGP, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihua, at CID-headquarters on October 5th, 2011
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Joint Training Course Project of Ugandan and German Police
Pursuant to an agreement between Ugandan and German Police the Deputy Ambassador, Mr. Stefan Messerer, officially launches the first of a series of training courses for Ugandan police officers and trainers from Ugandan police schools. Topics will include crime scene work and general principles of running an investigation case. Trainers as well as technical equipment for all courses will be provided by the German side.
Electronic timing device put into operation
Ugandan athletes no longer need to travel abroad as they bid to qualify for international athletics events. The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) received an electronic timing device worth 60 million UGX from the German government. It was handed over to UAF president Dominic Otuchet on 9th May 2011 by the German Ambassador to Uganda H.E. Klaus Dieter Düxmann.
Pictured are Günter Lange (Sports Development Expert), Daniel Tamwesigire (Commissioner for Physical Education and Sports), Ambassador Klaus Dieter Düxmann and Dominic Otuchet (UAF President) testing the epuipment.
Introducing the Federal Government’s Strategy for Africa, Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said it coincided with a “time of dramatic change and upheaval taking place right next door to Europe”. He said that what was happening – particularly in Africa – presented us with “perhaps the most intriguing evidence of a changing world”. For Germany this highlighted the necessity to maintain and deepen old friendships, but also to make a concerted and conscious effort to establish new ones
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Ambassador Düxmann at Ave Maria VTC in Lira, which was built with support from the German Government. He visited the school as well as further projects of the German Development Cooperation in Lango region, together with a high-ranking delegation of Ugandan Members of Parliament and Local Government Officials.
With the campaign “German – Language of Ideas” Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle aims to promote learning German as a foreign language abroad. Minister of State Pieper introduced the campaign at the Federal Foreign Office. German is the most widely spoken language in Europe. Nearly 15 million people speak and learn German as a foreign language. However, in recent years there has been a decline in the number of people learning German. Pieper called this trend an “alarming sign” that the German Government was determined to counter. After all, language was a foundation for establishing good relations between countries.
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