Statement by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Women on International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, 29 November 2018 NEW-YORK, United States of America, 29 November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-We honour today the women whose courageous efforts—and sometimes whose lives—are given in defense of the universal human rights agenda
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Members of Parliament (MPs) on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) and Bank of Uganda officials were on Wednesday treated to free drama when an aide to former Executive Director, Supervision, Justine Bagyenda protested her appearance before the Committee, Parliament has no powers to summon her.
Read More– 9 Heads of State expected at the Forum as Egypt takes over chairmanship of the African Union in 2019– Some of Africa’s leading industrialists will be participating in the Forum– The Forum will also host the largest exhibition of African Investment Promotion Agencies CAIRO, Egypt, 28 November 2018, -/African
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Magufuli: Tanzania Prefers ‘Condition-Free’ Chinese Aid
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has said he prefers Chinese to Western aid as it comes with fewer conditions. Mr Maugufuli has been under intense pressure from Western nations over his controversial policies. On 15 November, Denmark said it had suspended $9.8m (£7.5m) in aid because of "unacceptable homophobic comments" by
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FULL LIST: Uganda Misses Out On World’s Top 100 Beaches
Our world is filled with seemingly endless beaches, which can make it challenging to decide where to invest your time. To simplify this travel conundrum, Flightnetwork.com, one of the world's largest online travel publications has created an extensive and heavily researched list of the top 100 beaches in the world. This
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Speke Resort Munyonyo has unleashed attractive offers for the upcoming festive season. For those looking forward to having quality time during the Christmas period, Speke Resort Munyonyo, a five star hotel is the place to be. The Munyonyo based Hotel is offering the best rates in town during Christmas season,
Read MoreLAGOS, Nigeria, 27 November 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”), the leading infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, is pleased to announce it is to invest in the Nachtigal Hydro Power Company (“NHPC”), located 65KM north of Yaounde in Cameroon. The EUR 1.2 billion
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Ugandan songstress, Iryn Namubiru who survived the Lake Victoria tragedy last Saturday has given a chilling confession of how a student saved her life and others. Below is her statement Here is MASOLE BRIAN a student at KIU who saved my life AND MANY others'. He went back to the
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By AFP MUTIMA Before Alex Niyonzima was pitched into the lake waters, before other partygoers fell on top of him driving him deep below the surface, before drowning hands grabbed at his body, there had been a moment's lull. Niyonzima hung from a table welded to the deck as the
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Kampala Central MP, Muhammad Nsereko has tasked the UPDF to explain circumstances under which city socialite, Brian Kirumira commonly known as Brian White came to take over the chain of command of retrieving bodies of revelers that drowned in Lake Victoria on Saturday. Apparently, White promised to give UPDF soldiers
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