A leaked Auditor General’s Special Audit report on the Bank of Uganda over the ‘controversial’ closure of seven commercial banks has exposed the rot at the country's Central Bank. It should be noted that in a letter dated 28th November 2017, the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State
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South Sudan warring parties have signed a final power-sharing agreement meant to end five years of civil war. The ceremony on Wednesday evening in the Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, follows an agreement reached last month by President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar. It was a “final final” deal,
Read MoreHARARE, ZIMBABWE, 13 September 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA) /- AMA.ZING is now offering millions of Zimbabweans the ability to purchase US$-linked digital coins that are easily converted to buy products and pay bills in Zimbabwe,
Read MoreKIGALI, Rwanda, September 13th, 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- With over one billion young people set to enter the global labour market over the next decade, many policy makers and development practitioners see hospitality and tourism as a key growth sector in Africa. However, perceptions regarding the sector need to shift if
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President Yoweri Museveni's assertion that Uganda is ready for economic take-off has come under scrutiny with many pundits suggesting otherwise. Museveni, while addressing the nation on matters of national importance last Sunday, said Uganda is now ready for take-off. The President hinged his argument on the fact that Uganda produces
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Advocates of safe abortion have urged government to amend laws on abortion and thus reduce the number of abortion-related deaths in Uganda. The call was made by Suzan Baluka (in featured photo) from Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum (HRAPF) during the presentation of a national research report on Induced
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Busongora North MP, William Nzoghu (FDC) has expressed fears of being murdered, revealing that unknown people have been trailing him for unclear reasons. Nzoghu told Parliament Wednesday afternoon that activities of people trailing him had left him wondering why they had chosen to trail his movements to the extent of
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Fifty-one year old Liberian President George Weah broke out into a sweat when he took to the pitch on Tuesday evening during an international friendly in the capital, Monrovia. Weah, the first African footballer to win Fifa's World Player of the Year award, featured for 79 minutes in the game,
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The State Minister of Health in charge General Duties, Sarah Opendi has revealed that absenteeism among medical workers in public health facilities is here to stay, a thing that will leave Ugandans who seek medical treatment from the facilities in question demoralized. The Minister made the remarks during a plenary
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Fresh details have emerged about the controversial awarding of contracts to Chinese Firms to construct Karuma and Isimba hydro power dams. It has been revealed that Uganda wouldn’t get funding from China for the dams in question without awarding construction contracts to Chinese firms. It is against this background that
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