The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has blamed the National Information and Technology Authority - Uganda (NITA-U) on slow implementation of the Prosecution Case Management Information System (PROCAMIS). The revelation was made by Amos Ngolobe, the Deputy DPP while appearing before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to respond to queries
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The government of South Sudan has released five political detainees and prisoners of war, including a former governor and a rebel commander. The release of all such prisoners was part of a peace deal signed last month by President Salva Kiir and the rebel leader Riek Machar. Around four million
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Airtel Africa Ltd, a UK incorporated subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Ltd., today announced that six leading global investors comprising Warburg Pincus, Temasek, Singtel, SoftBank Group International and others have agreed to invest USD 1.25 billion (UShs4.7bn) through a primary equity issuance in the company at a post money equity value
Read MoreABUJA, Nigeria, 25 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-Experts and representative of the Ministries of Industry from Member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commenced a 2-day meeting on 24th October 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria with the aim of validating the ECOWAS automotive industry policy framework. The ECOWAS
Read MoreGENEVA, Switzerland, 25 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-The First Lady of Botswana, Neo Masisi, visited UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 24 October to discuss improving health outcomes for young people, especially adolescent girls. The First Lady met the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, and UNAIDS staff members. The First
Read More(From left to right) Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel Sidibé, First Lady of Lesotho, Maesaiah Thabane and The Prime Minister of Lesotho,Thomas Thabane GENEVA, Switzerland, 25 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-The Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and the First Lady of Lesotho, Maesaiah Thabane, visited UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, to advocate
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Ethiopian members of parliament have elected Sahle-Work Zewde as the country's first female president. Ms Sahle-Work is an experienced diplomat who has now become Africa's only female head of state. Her election to the ceremonial position comes a week after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed appointed a cabinet with half the
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 25 October 2018-/African Media Agency/- The Embassies of the United Kingdom and United States of America in Addis Ababa are pleased to launch a joint capacity-building project for government communicators and journalists. The “Supporting Communication between Government and Journalists” program is part of ongoing efforts to support the
Read MoreNEW YORK, United States of America, 25 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-On 12 October 2018, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea held informal consultations to consider the final reports of the Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG), submitted pursuant to paragraph 48 of resolution 2385 (2017). The Committee further
Read MoreQR payments solution launched to help provide simple and affordable payments for people and businesses in Uganda KAMPALA, Uganda, 25 October 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Mastercard in partnership with M-KOPA Solar and Centenary Bank, celebrated the first ‘pay-as-you-go’ QR transaction this week, officially launching the initiative, which provides a simple and inexpensive
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