Getting Fatouma back to school NEW-YORK, United-States of America, 8 January 2019,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/-When Fatouma Kanta came to UN Women in
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More than a week after voters went to the polls to choose a new President in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), results have yet to be announced and all primary telecommunications remain shut down – prompting a UN expert on Monday to urge the authorities to restore internet services as “a matter of urgency”.
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The Auditor General, John Muwanga (in featured photo) has raised queries on USD479, 030.12 (about Shs1.78bn) expenditure by Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) to purchase spare parts of Jet Ranger helicopter. UPDF contracted YAMASEC Ltd to purchase the spare parts, but Auditor General’s team deemed the contract as doubtful after
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The recent recruitment byUganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) in an effort to revamp the national broadcaster has been questioned by the Auditor General, John Muwanga. According to the just released 2018 audit report by the Office of the Auditor General, UBC never carried the recruitment exercise as per the set procedures,
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Uganda Prisons Service land totaling to 106.692 acres in Luzira is missing from the entity’s asset register, the latest Auditor General’s report has revealed. In his December 2018 report, John Muwanga, the Auditor General says Prisons Service leadership failed to trace records of the land in question. The Prisons management
Read MoreYAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, 7 January 2019 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or the “Corporation”), the leading infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, is pleased to announce that in its role as Sole Mandated Lead Arranger it has successfully closed a €577 million debt financing (the “Facility”) for Société
Read MoreYAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, 7 January 2019 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or the “Corporation”), the leading infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, is pleased to announce that in its role as Sole Mandated Lead Arranger it has successfully closed a €577 million debt financing (the “Facility”) for Société
Read MoreYAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast, 7 January 2019 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or the “Corporation”), the leading infrastructure development finance institution in Africa, is pleased to announce that in its role as Sole Mandated Lead Arranger it has successfully closed a €577 million debt financing (the “Facility”) for Société
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Banana (commonly known as matooke in Uganda) is one of the major food security crops in Uganda as the crop supplies food to people almost all the time. Besides food, bananas in Uganda and East Africa are used to produce local brew, and these crops also supplement animal feeds. BANANA
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A spokesperson for the government of Gabon has said the political situation in the country is "under control", following an attempted military coup. Guy-Bertrand Mapangou told the BBC that four of the rebels had been arrested by the authorities. A fifth is on the run. The junior officers claimed they
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