The Parliament has ordered Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to give and renew operating licenses to a number of media houses, arguing that denial to do give out licenses is costing the country revenue from license fees. The issue came up during the scrutiny of the 2018/2019 National Budget Framework paper
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Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said Uganda is now stronger militarily so much that nobody can disturb her peace. “Ugandans should know we have peace and nobody can disrupt it. We defended the peace of Uganda when we were much weaker; there is nobody who can interfere with our peace
Read MoreDHL Global Forwarding, the leading provider of air, sea and road freight services has appointed Agnaldo Laice and Maureen Adibuah as Country Managers in Kenya and Nigeria respectively. Both of them are industry veterans who possess strong local market knowledge and have been with DHL for almost two decades –
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In Uganda, 63 schools run by the Bridge International Academies, a private chain, have opened for the new academic year, the BBC reports. This is despite the government's previous insistence that the schools will remain shut. Bridge academies - supported by foundations such as those set up by Mark Zuckerberg
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Stanbic Bank Uganda has partnered with Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to launch a new tax payment system that allows both Stanbic and non Stanbic clients to pay takes using their laptop, tablets, phones and other mobile devices through the URA website. Launching the e-tax payment solution on Monday in Kampala,
Read MoreMore than 600 cases of human rights violations and abuses were committed between January 2016 and June 2017 ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 5, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Despite the signing of a 2015 Peace Agreement, the human rights situation in Mali still remains a concern, according to a United Nations
Read MoreThis is the first grant assistance project in the framework of Japan’s Cultural Grant Assistance in Rwanda KIGALI, Rwanda, February 5, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On January 26, H.E. Mr. Takayuki Miyashita, Ambassador of Japan to Rwanda, and Mr. Theogene Uwayo, President of the Rwanda Karate Federation (FERWAKA), signed a
Read MorePromotion of Women’s Health throughout the Life Cycle at One-Stop Service Site in Zambia LUSAKA, Zambia, February 5, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- On 26th January, Mr. Hidenobu Sobashima, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Zambia, and Ms. Amane Funabashi, Program Manager of Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family
Read MoreTOKYO, Japan, February 5, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Ambassador Bouhlal joined the study tour organized by Fukushima Prefecture on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. This is his second visit, and on the first day, he visted Centre for Environmental Creation, Kawamata Orimono Museum, etc. On the second day he visited
Read MoreThe project will invest a total of $500,000 dollars (about 13.7 million Birr) with an additional $119,500 dollars in matching funds from the World Monuments Fund ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 5, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- U.S. Ambassador Michael Raynor and Minister for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Hirut Woldemariam, jointly launched
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