Barclays Uganda has partnered with the Netherlands Embassy, Kampala to organise a trade mission for 31 of the Bank’s Small and Medium Entrepreneurs to the Netherlands. The trade mission scheduled to take place from 4 – 13, November 2018, is part of the Barclays Uganda annual programme for its Business
Read MoreThe partnership makes DHL Global Forwarding the first national partner in Kenya for My Dream Now, which works primarily with children from lower-income backgrounds to equip them with new skills and inspiration for future jobs NAIROBI, Kenya, 5 November 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/ DHL Global Forwarding, the leading international
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Uganda says it will start to vaccinate some of its health workers against Ebola on Monday, amid fears that the viral haemorrhagic fever could spread from Democratic Republic of Congo which is battling an outbreak. The East African country has suffered regular outbreaks of Ebola and Marburg over the years,
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Uganda said on Friday it expects to finalise a $2.2 billion loan deal with China’s Exim bank by the end of the year to pay for part of a railway line to connect Kenya’s Mombasa seaport with Kampala. Uganda has also reached an agreement with Kenya where the two countries
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President Yoweri Museveni has pledged Shs.500 million towards All Saints’ New Cathedral construction project. The Cathedral is the seat of the Anglican Diocese of Kampala. The President, who joined Christians at the Cathedral in a fundraising service, also visited the new Cathedral construction site and gave Shs. 50 million in
Read MoreThe Beyond Burger launches in Johannesburg, South Africa JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, 2 November 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/ -Infinite Foods introduced a game-changer in the innovative and exciting plant-based protein market by launching the Beyond Burger on Thursday, 11 October, in Johannesburg. The Beyond Burger is the flagship product of
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 2nd November 2018-/ African Media Agency/-The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, today appointed Ms. Aya Chebbi from Tunisia as his Envoy for the Youth. This appointment is a follow-up to the relevant decisions of the African Union policy organs and part of the
Read MoreLILONGWE, Malawi, 2nd November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-Millennium Challenge Corporation Vice President, General Counsel and Board Secretary Jeanne Hauch today marked the closeout of the MCC Malawi Compact at a ceremony to commemorate the official hand-over and commissioning of the Nkula A Hydropower Station. MCC Vice President Hauch was joined by
Read MoreKIGALI, Rwanda, 2nd November 2018-/ African Media Agency/-The U.S. Embassy is proud to announce the award of an additional USD $100,000 grant (approximately 88. million RWF) from the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation to the National Commission for the Fight against Genocide (CNLG). This grant, which is the second
Read MoreABUJA, Nigeria, 1st November 2018-/African Media Agency/-The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the 31st of October 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria, commenced a broad range training to enhance the capacity of Nigerian political Parties on media and campaign strategies. Part of the Workshop also targets journalists
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