The Government of Uganda through the Ministry of Health is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Novartis a Swiss Multinational Pharmaceutical Company based in Basel, Switzerland, to improve Health services delivery especially in the fight against Sickle cell. According to Dr Charles Kiyaga, the National Coordinator for sickle cell program at the Ministry of […]
On 18 August 2020, Shenzhen Metro Lines 6 and 10 were officially opened. They are the first to comprehensively apply Huawei’s Urban Rail Cloud Solution in China, as well as the first batch of metro lines with full 5G coverage in Shenzhen. They also create a record in the rail transportation industry to use artificial […]
The gradual recovery of the economy witnessed in the 3rd quarter of 2020, has contributed to the positive performance of the agricultural sector with prices improving by 5 percentage points. According to the June 2020 Uganda Bureau of Statistics report, food crop growing activities registered a growth of 4.3 per cent in 2019/2020, compared to […]
The new Ambassador of Rwanda to Zambia Amandin Rugira and the British High Commissioner to Zambia Nicholas Woolley have been accredited to COMESA as Permanent Representative and Special Representative respectively. The two presented their letters of credence to COMESA Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe on yesterday at the COMESA Secretariat in Lusaka. Amb. Rugira reiterated his […]
The Bank of Uganda, at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of October 2020 has maintained the Central Bank Rate (CBR) at 7 per cent. The high-frequency indicators for economic activity in the quarter to September 2020, point to a mild recovery of economic activity with estimated growth of 2 per cent from a sharp […]
Letshego has officially handed over poultry projects to respective farmers and beneficiaries that took part in the “Improving Life Campaign” (ILC). This is in line with Letshego’s Strategic Social Investment (SSI) policy, which aims at bettering livelihoods of the low and middle-income communities. The ILC campaign, picked exemplary and model farmers from the four regions […]
Nature Magazine has published an article titled “A pooled testing strategy for identifying SARS-CoV-2 at low prevalence”, following a study carried out in Rwanda. Conducted by researchers from the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), the Rwanda joint COVID-19 taskforce and the University of Rwanda, the study lays out an efficient and cost-effective method to […]
The High Court in Kampala has ruled that Robert Kyagulanyi’s National Unity Platform (NUP) is a legally registered Political Party. High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana, who is the deputy head, Civil Division of the High Court in an emailed ruling said that the National Unity Platform (NUP) is a legally registered party and dismissed the […]
Emirates and Airlink have announced an interline agreement, widening Emirates’ reach into Southern Africa as countries begin opening their borders for travellers. Emirates’ agreement with Airlink will provide its customers enhanced connectivity via its gateways Johannesburg and Cape Town to more than 25 domestic destinations in South Africa and more than 20 regional destinations in […]
The oil and gas sector in Uganda has been lauded as a good example for countries to follow, due to Uganda’s efforts in promoting a favourable business environment for investment. According to Ingrid Sølvberg, the Director-General of the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate five key things are critical to regulatory excellence in the oil and gas industry. […]
Fresh Dairy has handed over approximately 264 litres of milk to the Dairy Development Authority (DDA) in aid of their clean milk handling and production campaign which is expected to attract over 400 dairy farmers from various organizations across Uganda. Samson Akankiza, the Director Technical Services Dairy Development Authority who received the lot said the […]
José María Figueres NEW YORK – This month, delegates from governments around the world are meeting (virtually) for a crucial, albeit under-the-radar, climate summit at the United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO). The topic is how to decarbonize the global shipping industry, which accounts for over 80% of world trade and more than one billion tons of greenhouse-gas emissions […]
By Mohamed A. Mohamoud – Barawani As the fight for democratic space in the Horn of Africa continues, the push and pull between the traditional modes of governance and modern democracy in the post colonial Africa seems to be the cause of friction in the region. While most of the countries, through pressure from the […]