Aims to enable 30 million African youth to secure jobs by 2030 KIGALI, Rwanda, March 22nd, 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Today, the Mastercard Foundation announced a commitment to enable 30 million African youth, especially young women, to secure dignified and fulfilling work by 2030. The Foundation also announced two new
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When KCCA FC was drawn with eight-time winners Al Ahly and Tunisian giants Esperance in the group of the CAF Champions League on Wednesday night, there was mixed reaction for the champions who made history by becoming the first team from Uganda to qualify for the group stages. Other debutants
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Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has trashed and rejected the Inspector General of Government (IGG)’s directive to the Board of Directors of the Central Bank not to endorse recent staff appointments and transfers. Lady Justice Irene Mulyagonja Kakooza, the IGG had in letters dated February 23, 2018 and
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Even before the dust settles on the horror mix-up brain surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the facility is faced with yet another mishap allegation, the Standard reports. Susan Nekesa is accusing KNH doctors of rupturing her intestines during a Caesarean section delivery leading to several complications. She told Citizen
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A woman from north London has been announced as the first British winner of a prize worth $1m (UShs3.6bn) for the world’s best teacher. Andria Zafirakou, an arts and textiles teacher from Alperton community school in Brent, north-west London, was presented with the fourth annual Varkey Foundation Global Teacher prize
Read MoreThe Chief Director of Trade Invest Africa at the dti, Ms Zanele Sanni underscored that South Africa’s approach towards the rest of Africa is premised on development integration PRETORIA, South Africa, March 21, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The High Commissioner of South Africa in Ghana, Ms Lulama Xingwana says that
Read MoreThe talks will focus on issues of bilateral and regional interest ATHENS, Greece, March 21, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Kotzias, is carrying out a visit to Cairo today, Tuesday, 20 March, for a working meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry. The talks will focus
Read MoreMEDIA ADVISORY ABUJA, Nigeria, March 21st, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is visiting Nigeria to see first-hand the progress the country is making on primary healthcare provision, polio eradication, nutrition and financial inclusion. He will be asking partners to prioritize supporting Nigeria’s
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Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has asked donors to tie aid to women-centred projects as a way of empowering local entrepreneurship. Kadaga was speaking during the 62nd session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women at the UN headquarters in New York. The Speaker said since the Word Bank
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The European Union and its free trade agreement took decades to establish. Africa is now hoping it can achieve the same in a fraction of the time. But with Nigeria pulling out, questions are being raised over just how achievable it really is. The vision is a free trade deal
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