Commonwealth finance ministers will meet in Washington D.C. this week to discuss coordinated interventions to prevent future debt crises. The meeting will be chaired by the Finance Minister of Cyprus, Harris Georgiades, under the theme ‘Preventing Debt Crises: The Roles of Creditors and Debtors’. It will be preceded by sessions for senior finance ministry officials […]
As Uganda will be joining the rest of the World to celebrate the International Day for Rural Women and also the World Food Day, Agricultural Activists are calling upon the Uganda Government to support Women especially those in rural areas to effectively adopt Organic Farming Practices which they urge are environmentally friendly and cheap to […]
As part of its contribution to the MenStar Coalition, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) has announced an investment of US$ 25 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS dedicated to scaling HIV self-testing. Countries, including Uganda, will be able to apply for a portion of the funds to support self-testing. CIFF announced the […]
A company that helps small enterprises to grow big, GrowthAfrica has launched in Uganda. GrowthAfrica describes themselves as the leading acceleration and growth partner for African entrepreneurs and companies scaling their business in and across Africa. The company was founded in 2002 with its headquarters in Nairobi. It has grown into an experienced African business […]
The International Investment Consortium (IIC) of Malaysia is seeking to take Malaysian investors to Somaliland. The IIC says there is so much opportunity in Somaliland which Malaysian businessmen can tap into and help create employment in Somaliland to build its economy. IIC Chairman Dato’ Arshad during a meeting with the Somaliland ambassador to Kenya Bashe […]
Germany will continue playing a key role in sustainable development in Somaliland. German deputy ambassador to Kenya Marcus Bollmohr says ties between his country and Somaliland remain strong despite the east African state still lacking international recognition. Bollmohr met with the Somaliland envoy to Kenya Bashe Omar in Nairobi where they discussed matters touching on […]
Rich in hydrocarbons and possessing a favourable geological structure, Somalia holds huge opportunities for investors looking to enter the East African market, the country’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed has said. “Nowhere is the contribution that the energy industry can make to civil society and economic development greater than in Somalia,” […]
“No river can return to its source, yet all rivers must have a beginning.” This American proverb fits perfectly with Uganda’s revived national carrier that had last taken to the skies close to two decades ago and it is now all history. The Journey Uganda airlines kick-started air operations fully owned by government of Uganda […]
The Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) yesterday banned the President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) Eng. Moses Magogo Hashim from football-related matters for two months with charges related to breaching the FIFA ethics code of conduct. An investigation into Magogo was opened on 23 July 2018 related to the resale of […]
With Uganda already finalizing plans to table an amendment to the 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act, several international media and newswires have come up to suggest that the proposed amendment will hurt Uganda’s tourism sector. Uganda is proposing an amendment to the law that was passed in 2013, to include a death penalty as well as handle […]
The US mission in Uganda in partnership with the Tartan Burners Athletic Club and the Uganda Tennis Association have launched the inaugural Arthur Ashe Memorial Regional Tennis competitions aimed at creating awareness of the HIV virus as well as promoting the game of Tennis in Uganda. The US mission has injected in a total sum […]
The importance of Agriculture for inclusive growth is reiterated in various national development strategies but not translated into public expenditures for the sector. According to a World Bank Report released in Uganda recently, it should be a priority for the government to steer public investments in agriculture towards the provision of public goods such as […]
Merck, a science and technology company, has announced that, as part of its integrated Schistosomiasis Elimination Program, it is intensifying the Research & Development efforts for developing and providing access to transformative and sustainable health solutions to fight schistosomiasis also known as Bilharzia. Merck, through its Global Health Institute, has established a portfolio of innovative […]