MTN Uganda last week handed over three more Toyota Premios to winners Kiwenda, Pallisa and Oyam. This brings the total number of cars given out to six out of twenty-four. The handovers last week were tinged with several surprises and excitement by the winners. Justus Byamukama a foreman at a
Read MoreEvery second counts, every patient matters, every donation is vital KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Since the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was declared on 8 May 2018, 54 people who presented symptoms of haemorrhagic fever, including 35 confirmed Ebola
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Uganda’s military expenditure on salaries and operations is one of the lowest in the East African Community, a new global report shows. According to data from Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri), Uganda’s current expenditure on Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) spends stands at US$445m (Shs1.68 trillion), far lower than
Read MoreThe outcomes of the 6th AMOT meeting will be submitted and considered by the AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government to be held in Mauritania in July 2018 PRETORIA, South Africa, June 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Bulelani Magwanishe attended
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Rice farmers in Uganda under their umbrella body Rice Association of Uganda (RAU) have decried government’s failure to protect them as it (government) ‘selectively’ gives tax incentives to importers. The farmers mainly from Butaleja district petitioned Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on Monday and painfully told her how government has reportedly favoured
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Manchester City winger Leroy Sane has been left out of Germany's final 23-man World Cup squad. Sane, Bayer Leverkusen pair Bernd Leno and Jonathan Tah and Freiburg striker Nils Petersen were all dropped as Joachim Low cut the defending champions' 27-man provisional squad. Keeper Manuel Neuer, who came back after
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Nairobi has given Uganda and Tanzania one more month to lift a ban on duty-free entry of Kenya-made sweets or face retaliatory action from July 1, the Daily Nation reports. Dar and Kampala slapped a 25 per cent import duty on Kenyan confectionery, juice, ice cream and chewing gum earlier
Read MoreWASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, June 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEOffice of the SpokespersonImmediate ReleaseJune 1, 2018 The United States joins people around the world in celebrating Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Intersex (LGBTI) Pride Month, and reaffirms its commitment to protecting and defending the
Read MoreThis misinformation has caused serious concerns in deep rural areas and Minister Susan Shabangu has requested to address House of the Traditional Leaders to set the record straight PRETORIA, South Africa, June 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- There has been a campaign which seeks to destabilize social grants payments by
Read MoreTUNIS, Libya, June 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim Stephanie Williams – May 31, 2018: Today, my colleague AFRICOM Commander General Tom Waldhauser and I met with Prime Minister al-Sarraj and we reiterated our shared vision for a stable, democratic and unified Libya able to deliver prosperity
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