In provisional, but almost complete results, Burundi's electoral commission has said people have voted to extend presidential terms - potentially extending current leader Pierre Nkurunziza's rule to 2034. According to the provisional results, 73.6% voted in favour, 19.3% voted against, 4.1% of the votes were void, and 3.2% abstained. More
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Police in Kawempe have arrested 29 year old Fahad Kasadha, a boda boda rider on allegations that he raped his passenger. A 19 year old teenager of German Nationality had sought motorcycle services from Fahad, to ride from a bar in Kololo to her residence in Buziga when he instead
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Fortebet, Uganda’s biggest betting company has released not only very many betting options, but also the ‘fattest’ odds for the coming Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup finals. With three weeks left, Fortebet has already posted betting options/odds for all the 48 group stages’ matches. Most interestingly, for all these matches,
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A report into a sex-for-marks scandal at Uganda's top university has found a "shocking climate of impunity". A two-month investigation into sexual harassment at Makerere University, in Kampala, found many of the perpetrators were well-known to both students and staff. But the victims were often unwilling to report harassment, fearing
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The Bank of Uganda (BoU) on Monday announced that the method of pricing treasury bills and bonds in the primary auctions will change to one of a single price from the current multiple prices with effect from July 2, 2018. In the single price method, the respective securities in the
Read MoreSave the Children has denied allegations labeled against it by its former employee- Jimmy Kato Nyombi, who claims that he was sacked due to his HIV positive status. This site recently published a story in which Nyombi made the above allegations. We promised to publish Save the Children’s side of
Read Moreby Mehmood Khan, Chief Operating Officer at SAP Africa Mehmood Khan, Chief Operating Officer at SAP Africa NAIROBI, Kenya, May 21st 2018, -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The term ‘exponential organisation’ was first introduced in a 2014 book by the Singularity University founding director Salim Ismail and co-authors Michael Malone and
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China will help Uganda build and operate nuclear power plants under a deal signed last week. Uganda has some uranium deposits and President Yoweri Museveni has said his government was keen to exploit them for potential nuclear energy development. Eight potential sites have been identified in the country's central, southwest
Read MoreFrom 4 April to 17 May 2018, 45 Ebola Virus Disease cases have been reported, including in three health care workers, and 25 deaths have been reported KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 18, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The 1st meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General
Read MoreChildren at Rwesero Primary School in Rwanda wash their hands before receiving treatment for intestinal worms and schistosomiasis during an END Fund supported mass drug administration. KIGALI, Rwanda, 18 May 2018 – /African Media Agency (AMA)/-A 30% reduction in the prevalence of intestinal worms in Rwanda in six years has
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