Foremost businessman, Aliko Dangote has in London called for conscious efforts at deepening African regional market by African investors and governments to aid rapid growth and development of the Continent’s economy. Speaking during “One to One Conversation” at the on-going 5th annual Financial Times African Summit, the Nigerian entrepreneur said
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The Uganda Police Force has installed 359 Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in Kampala over the last three months as part of the first phase of the National safe city CCTV project. The project is part of a government strategy to fight urban crime and beefing up security in Kampala
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By Reuters The World Bank said it was deeply concerned about new Tanzanian legislation which would punish anyone who questions official statistics, saying the law would undermine the production of useful and high quality data. Lawmakers last month passed amendments to the Statistics Act that would impose fines, at least
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Arsenal FC and its official online money transfer partner, WorldRemit, today announced that Hamisi Mohamed from Nairobi has won the public vote determining the winner of their Future Stars programme. Competing against five other youth football coaches from across Africa, Hamisi secured over 35% of the votes to win the
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Today October 9, 2018, Uganda marks her 56th independence anniversary from Britain on October9, 1962. The small East African country has made steady economic progress. For example, tax revenue collections have significantly increased over time; when Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) was formed in 1991, the tax body managed to collect
Read MoreOur policies towards Africa have been shaped by our own experiences, which can be expressed in our belief that “the strength of a country lies in its people TOKYO, Japan, October 9, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, Having attended the United Nations General Assembly last month, I
Read MoreThe ceremony will start with a press conference by Mrs. Helmy and Mr. Muhammad Al-Fouly, Executive Director, Board Member of Global Compact Network Egypt CAIRO, Egypt, October 9, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The UN Global Compact Network Egypt, the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) and EFG Hermes are pleased to
Read MoreMinister for Africa deepens political ties and increases support for refugees and education, on a visit to Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia LONDON, United Kingdom, October 8, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Harriett Baldwin, Foreign Office and DFID Minister for Africa, visited East Africa 4-7 October, travelling to Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia,
Read MoreThe key objective of the campaign is to share information on various pieces of legislation that affects the South Africa’s citizens PRETORIA, South Africa, October 8, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Members of the media are invited to attend and cover the Department of Trade and Industry’s (the dti) policy and
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Uganda's Minister for Relief, Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, Hilary Onek last month visited the Kingdom of Belgium where he met with the European nation's head of Bilateral Affairs. During the meeting, Onek highlighted the importance of continued support for refugees in Uganda, according to information from the Belgian Embassy in Uganda.
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