Francisca Tondreau. SANTIAGO – With the world gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers have turned their attention to economic stimulus and financial support of households and firms. As a result, many countries have been delaying the preparation and submission of their new emissions-reduction targets under the Paris climate agreement. These updated targets, known as nationally […]
BY SAMUEL NABWIISO Serious hunger and malnutrition loom for millions of refugees across Eastern Africa who depend on assistance from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to survive, as the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic reduces vital funding from donors. WFP has already been forced to reduce food or cash transfers by between […]
From a simple visit by the Somaliland foreign minister Yasin Haji to Taiwan capital Taipei which was followed by an agreement by the two governments to set up embassies in their separate capitals and followed by a statement by the United States has hailing the newly found diplomatic relationship between and describing it as a tremendous step, […]
The scramble for Somaliland has gone a notch higher with Ethiopia set to send a full ambassador to Hargeisa. This comes after reports emerged that Egypt had heightened its plans to build a military base in the Somaliland. The scramble seems to have heightened the already strained relations between Ethiopia and Egypt occasioned by the […]
The U.S Mission in Uganda through Smart Girls Uganda and I-Profile has distributed over 1000 masks to Ugandan journalists through their regional representatives to protect and keep them safe from COVID-19 at the American Centre in Kabalagala-Kampala. In response to COVID 19, the United States Mission in Uganda is supporting the initiative dubbed masks for […]
Manchester City Football Club have won their appeal against a two-season ban from the Champions League at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Manchester City will be free to play in next season’s Champions League. Having found City guilty of “serious breaches” of Financial Fair Play (FFP) earlier this year, Uefa banned the club […]
By Agnes Igoye KAMPALA – Perhaps the most effective health interventions in the battle against COVID-19 so far have been behavioral: social distancing and improved hygiene, especially hand-washing. For the world’s 70 million displaced people – especially the millions living in cramped camps and informal settlements – such habits can be virtually impossible. Add to […]
A hot stone massage is a type of massage therapy. It’s used to help you relax and ease tense muscles and damaged soft tissues throughout your body. During a hot stone massage, smooth, flat, heated stones are placed on specific parts of your body. The stones are usually made of basalt, a type of volcanic […]
Kenya is set to host the Federation International of Football Professionals (Fifpro) Division Africa Conference in Nairobi on March 14. The workshop is aimed at empowering administrators from the members’ unions in Africa. “It is our hope that the participants who will attend will leave with increased capability to aid their implementation,” said Kefwa Secretary-General […]
Rugby Africa has announced the successful bid of Kenya Rugby to host the U20 Barthés Trophy, sponsored by Société Générale, for three consecutive years. The 2020 edition of the U20 Barthés Trophy will be held on April 19, 22 and 26 in Nairobi, Kenya. “The Kenya Rugby Union and the entire Kenyan people are thrilled […]
Former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) football youngster Allan Okello was officially unveiled on Tuesday by Algerian Club Paradou AC as their new player. His former club KCCA officially announced on their official website that the 19-year-old together with his handlers flew to Algeria late last week to seal talks with Paradou and finally penned […]
Internationally unrecognized Somaliland is shifting gear towards her push for self-determination through sports. Somaliland declared its independence in 1991 after the Somali civil war had broken out in 1988, and now claims the territory that was once part of the British Somaliland protectorate. Despite their government controlling most of the area that it claims, and […]
The Uganda Rugby Cranes Coach, Tolbert Onyango has summoned a squad to train ahead of the Challenger Series in Chile and Uruguay this year. The team will have its first training session on 7th January 2020 at Kyadondo Rugby Grounds. The 17-man squad that has been summoned for sevens training is comprised of fifteen experienced […]