Download logoPresident Uhuru Kenyatta has challenged 350 newly hired seafarers to be good brand ambassadors of the Kenyan nation saying their conduct will determine the demand for Kenyan maritime professionals by international shipping lines. “To…
Download logoThe United Nations continues to engage with authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the wake of the deadly shooting this past weekend involving peacekeepers from its Mission there, MONUSCO. On…
Download logoHE Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Sudan Ali Al-Sadiq received Thursday a written message from HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, pertaining…
Download logoThe Committee for Section 194 Enquiry into the Public Protector’s (PP), Ad Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s fitness to hold office heard that the former Head of the State Security Agency (SSA) Mr Arthur Fraser informed the…
Download logoPresident Cyril Ramaphosa led succesful talks with His Excellency President Mokgweetsi Masisi at the South Africa – Botswana Business Roundtable at the Gaborone International Convention Centre in the Republic of Botswana. The South Africa – Botswana…
Download logoDuring an August 4 visit, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield announced that the United States is providing $20 million, subject to congressional approval, in new additional resources for Uganda through the…
Download logoOn July 31 – August 3, 2022, the DPD RI secretariat led by the Secretary General of the DPR RI, Mr. Dr. Rahman Hadi paid a comparative study visit to the South African Parliament…
Download logoMembers of Parliament on the Ad hoc Committee on Bujagali Hydropower Project have discovered what they described as inconsistencies in the ownership and registration of Bujagali Electricity Company Limited. The legislators established that the…
Download logoThe Prime Minister and Leader of Government Business, Robinah Nabbanja has said that government has the fuel reserves to run the country in case of a crisis. Nabbanja made the assurance while responding to…
Download logoParliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development has met officials from Uganda Manufacturers’ Association (UMA) and Uganda Plastic Recyclers Association to negotiate a settlement over the controversial US$70 levy on plastic imports in…
Download logoLegislators have applauded President Yoweri Museveni for putting emphasis on value addition of agricultural products saying it will transform the agricultural sector. This was during the debate on the President’s State of Nation Address…
Download logoSupporting initiatives to enhance food safety across the continent was the focus of an African Food Safety Workshop jointly held by the IAEA, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the National…
The East Africa Community (EAC) Regional Steering Committee (RSC) on the implementation of the AU Declaration on Land developed a road map for implementing the land agenda in their first meeting held on August 3….
Download logoThe Parliamentary Forum on Ethics and Integrity has urged candidates aspiring to join the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), to uphold moral and cultural values while processing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Bill, 2017…
Download logoLegislators have applauded President Yoweri Museveni for putting emphasis on value addition of agricultural products saying it will transform the agricultural sector. This was during the debate on the President’s State of Nation Address…
Download logoThe President has received recommendations from the Chairperson of the SBC Board for the appointment of the Chief Executive Officer of the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation (SBC). This follows a process of advertisement, applications and…
Download logoThe African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission), through its Country Rapporteur for the Republic of Kenya Honourable Commissioner Solomon Ayele Dersso, and the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in…
Download logoThe Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Thembi Siweya, will lead a Gender-Based Violence and Food Parcel Donation Drive at Jabulani Old Age Home and Care Givers in Pretoria North, Gauteng Province on 04 August 2022. The drive is part of commemorating Women’s Month. South…
Download logoWorking together to make SA better Government has noted a misleading article published in The Star newspaper, which seeks to create a narrative that President Ramaphosa is silent on pertinent issues. This article is…
Download logoNew UN Women Country Representative Paulina Chiwangu formally assumed duty Wednesday after presenting her credentials to Uganda's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon General Jeje Odongo. The presentation took place at the Ministry of Foreign…