By Akua Gyekye, Public Policy Manager, Africa Elections With a number of upcoming elections across Africa, we want to share an update on our work to reduce the spread of misinformation, protect election integrity and support civic engagement across the continent. We’ve dedicated unprecedented resources to these efforts globally —
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The Uganda Tourism Board has Wednesday welcomed a group of 230 Israeli nationals who are in the country for a 3 day tour of Uganda. The tourists came aboard a direct chartered flight - from Israel to Uganda, the ELAL flight; the first direct flight from Israel to Uganda since
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It seems Makerere University problems are not about to end. The latest is that the Vice Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has suspended the forthcoming guild election due to the ongoing strike by the university staff. Nawangwe told local media that he has decided to suspend the elections to provide a
Read MoreMercer, a global consulting leader in advancing health, wealth and careers, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Learning Organisation, a Ghana based Consulting firm. Through the partnership, Mercer and Learning Organisation will
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A section of landlords have protested the Landlord and Tenants Bill 2018, arguing that the recommendation to have landlords dragged to court over annoying tenants is ambiguous in nature. While appearing before the Committee of Physical Infrastructure during a public hearing on the Bill that is under scrutiny before debate
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Cuba has condemned western interference in the affairs of Venezuela following the illegal announcement of Juan Guaidó purporting to be president. In a statement issued recently, the Cuban government expressed its solidarity with President Nicolas Maduro. “The Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Cuba condemns and energetically rejects the attempt
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The State Minister for Tourism, Godfrey Kiwanda has defended the controversial Miss Curvy contest, saying that the pageant is ‘godly’ and is aimed at thanking God for gifting Uganda with endowed women. To cement his argument, he quoted Genesis 1:31; ‘God looked at everything he had made, and he was
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Bank of Uganda (BoU) paid MMAKS Advocates lawyers in foreign currencies despite the fact that the legal advisors had filled their invoices in Uganda shillings, MPs on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has established. The MPs on Wednesday accused Bank of Uganda of showing no
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Airtel Uganda has today announced the availability of countrywide 4G LTE connectivity after completing modernization of their network. Upon this investment, Airtel currently boasts of 1,632 sites andover 3,900 kilometers of fiber across Uganda covering 95.9% population, making it possible for subscribers around the country to enjoy an improved experience
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Police say they have arrested six people in connection with the death of Kenyan human rights activist Caroline Mwatha. Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti told Kenyan media that police believe she died in an abortion clinic and the suspects took part in or facilitated what appears to have been
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