6th December 2022 – Kampala, Uganda. Uganda Development Bank and its Managing Director Ms. Patricia Ojangole have been named Sustainability Leader of the Year 2022 at the Karlsruhe Sustainability Awards Ceremony that was held during the Global Sustainable Finance Conference which took place on 1 and 2 December 2022 in Germany. Awarded by the International […]
The AU Commission organized a high-level commemoration event in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to re-ignite the political commitment to end AIDS as a public health threat in Africa by 2030. The event was organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Health of Ethiopia, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Organization of African First Ladies for […]
Africa heads of state and leaders will from 13 to 15 December 2022, converge in Washington D.C, within the context of the United States – Africa Leaders’ Summit hosted by President Joe Biden of the United States of America. Facilitated by the African Union Mission to the U.S, H.E Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the […]
Two Kenyans among 30 African Entrepreneurs selected for the $10,000 Anzisha Prize which is Africa’s premier entrepreneurship initiative for young people between the ages of 15-22. Twenty one year old Linnet Muritu 21, and Twenty year old Colins Kathuli were named in the weekend in the list of 30 that will be battling for the […]
The Malteser International is extending its emergency aid from Kenya to Ethiopia, providing people with drinking water and cash. Roland Hansen, Head of the Africa Department at Malteser International said the organization will provide drinking water, food packages and supplementary food for pregnant women and young children. For more than two years, the Horn of Africa […]
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has committed 1.9 million U.S. dollars to Somalia in emergency funding to support health systems and communities faced with climate change disasters. The funds will cover food support for over 2,800 tuberculosis (TB) patients and 374 multidrug-resistant TB patients, the Global Fund said in a statement […]
The Somali government’s Ministry of Communications and Technology and the states’ ministries of communication have agreed to end their revenue-sharing dispute which forced the states’ ministries to cut ties with the federal ministry in Mogadishu. The ministries of both parties agreed during a conference in Mogadishu that the laws and policies under the supervision of […]
The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is training government officials from Somalia in the process of enlisting heritage and cultural sites. Kenya is the leading country in Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest number of heritage and cultural sites (10) that have been recognized […]
Kampala – Uganda, December 5, 2022: Conditions in Uganda’s private sector continue to improve as the latest data for the monthly Stanbic Purchasing Managers Index (Stanbic Bank PMI) showed output, new orders and employment all increasing over the month. The headline PMI rose to 50.9 in November from 50.0 in October, indicating an improvement in business […]
The UK is providing vital aid to Somalia in response to its growing risk of famine – as climate change threatens to make such crises more frequent. Andrew Mitchell, the UK Minister for Development, announced the new support on a visit to Somalia – his first overseas visit since his appointment. The funding will tackle […]
A three-day training workshop on Peace and Conflict Reporting has closed in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, for 18 Somali journalists, and ATMIS officers to equip them with skills needed to engage meaningfully in peace, national cohesion, and stability. The workshop was organised jointly by the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), […]
1 December, 2022: AstraZeneca has announced a planned expansion of its access to healthcare programme, Healthy Heart Africa (HHA), to 10 new countries, starting in 2023. The programme, which is currently present in nine countries, is designed to contribute to the prevention and control of hypertension and decrease the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) across […]
For most of 17-year-old Katra’s* life, school has been a distant dream. Born with a physical disability that impacted her legs, Katra wasn’t allowed to leave her family home in Burao, Somaliland because of the stigma around disability in her community. That meant no trips to the market, no visits with friends – and certainly […]