Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the mega Solar Power Park in Kabulasoke, Gomba district. It is the largest solar power plant in East and Central Africa. The Kabulasoke PilotSolarPower Park at 20MW is the first of five solar power projects of Xsabo Group in various parts of Uganda for
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Riot police deployed at the electoral commission headquarters in Kinshasa on Wednesday amid fears of a disputed result in a Democratic Republic of Congo presidential election marked by accusations of vote fraud. The tally could be announced later in the day after the commission (CENI) met all night and into
Read MoreNEW-YORK, United-States of America, 9 January 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Following a run-off election for the Presidency of Madagascar which saw former leader Andry Rajoelina declared the winner on Tuesday, the UN chief has commended all those who contributed to the “peaceful and orderly” voting process that began at the end
Read MoreUN peacekeepers in Mali have given what villagers in a remote part of the West African country have called a “real glimmer of hope.” NEW-YORK, United-States of America, 9 January 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-Senegalese troops from the UN mission, MINUSMA, patrolled southeast of Mali’s central Mopti region to create what the
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Bank of Uganda officials have failed to defend the Shs900m paid to MMAKS advocates for external legal advice during Crane Bank sale. BoU officials were Tuesday appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) in which they were tasked to explain how they hired MMAKS Advocates
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2019 promises to be an exciting year for Uganda’s banking sector as smaller banks aim to take on the ‘big boys’. Banks are set to build on gains registered in 2018 to offer more customer-friendly products and services. According to Bank of Uganda (BoU) private sector credit increased to 12.2%
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Busitema University has joined the strike by staff at public universities in Uganda. Eng. Godfrey Ssajja Ssali, the Chairperson of the Busitema University Academic Staff Association - BUASA says they are have decided to join the rest of the public universities following a joint resolution by the Forum for Academic
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Herbert Muhangi, the former Commandant of the Police Flying Squad and five other senior police officers have been charged for failure to protect war materials, aiding and abetting kidnaps in Uganda. The six appeared before the Makindye based General Court Martial Chaired by Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti on Tuesday afternoon.
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Great Lakes Africa Energy (GLAE), a United Kingdom registered, sub-Sahara focused energy solutions provider is set to celebrate its seventh anniversary and launch the recently completed US$ 25million (Shs93bn) solar power generating plant in Uganda. Acting as the lead financial and technical investor, GLAE is part of a development consortium
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Authorities in Zambia have ordered a local manufacturer to stop the production and distribution of an energy drink that reportedly caused a prolonged erection in a man. The move comes after the Uganda Bureau of Standards (UBS) said in a letter dated 4 January that it had tested samples from
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