The opening ceremony will include short videos reflecting blood donation activities in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt CAIRO, Egypt, July 18, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- You are cordially invited to attend and cover the World Blood Donor Day 2018 Celebration and musical
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Equity Group has tapped long-serving manager Mary Wangari Wamae as its new group executive director overseeing the business' subsidiaries. Ms Wamae, who has been Equity’s Company Secretary and Director for Strategy and Legal Services, becomes the senior-most woman executive at the bank and next in hierarchy to Group Chief Executive
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Diamond Trust Bank Uganda (DTB) announced at the Uganda Bankers’ Association Conference Tuesday that they will be offering Mastercard’s premium card payment solutions in the country, which includes the Mastercard Gold Debit Card and Platinum Credit Card. DTB will be the first issuer of Mastercard credit cards in Uganda. Dr.
Read MoreNational Programme Managers and Partners Meet to Take Stock of Progress in the African Region KIGALI, Rwanda, 18 July 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA) /- The Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) convenes national Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Programme Managers and partners at its first annual meeting
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The Governor Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime- Mutebile, has told distressed banks he did not name to stop wasting time begging for bailout, warning that that such move would be “extremely dangerous”. He made the remarks Tuesday at the second Uganda Bankers’ Association Annual Bankers' Conference at the Kampala Serena
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Speaker Rebecca Kadaga has reaffirmed government’s commitment to the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court. Uganda has had run-ins with the Hague-based Court, with President Yoweri Museveni publicly taking exception with the Court over its indictment of a sitting Heads of State. Kadaga’s remarks in the Netherlands, at
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG, South Africa – July 18th 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- In recognition of the 100th year anniversary of the birth of great leader and visionary Nelson Mandela, the Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) announces its 4th and final category for Class of 2018. This category recognizes efforts
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Passenger air travel between Ethiopia and Eritrea has resumed today after being halted by 20 years of hostility between the countries. Flights will again link the two capital cities, Addis Ababa and Asmara. It's the latest in a series of steps aimed at normalising relations, just over a week after
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Victoria University, Speke Group Of Hotels Partner To Promote Tourism Industry
Victoria University will begin offering in-depth research oriented value addition to the hospitality and leisure industry in East Africa with the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the hotel and hospitality giant, Speke Group of Hotels. The MOU signing event took place Tuesday evening at Speke Apartments and was
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KCCA FC threw away a 2-0 goal advantage and lost 3-2 against Esperance in a CAF Champions League match held at Stade Olymique De Rades. Lanky midfielder Jackson Nunda playing as wing back drew first blood for KCCA FC with some good thinking and slotted past custodian Moez Ben on
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