This is a statement by Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, President of the Republic of Cuba during Non-Aligned Movement Online Summit in response to COVID-19: May 4, 2020 Your Excellencies, Esteemed President Ilham Aliyev, Distinguished heads of state and government, I thank Azerbaijan, as chair of the Non-Aligned Movement, for calling this meeting to
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For a long time now, the African continent has grappled with its inability to break free from the shackles of economic dependence. This dependence to global institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been translated to national economies including Uganda. Despite efforts to break free from
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The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to reduce the demand for credit on account of slackening economic activity, at least in the short-term, Bank of Uganda’s Monetary Policy Report for April 2020 has revealed. “… given the exposure of Ugandan businesses to the banking system, slackening economic activity will have a
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About 34 frontline healthcare workers have tested positive for coronavirus, the Health ministry has said even as Kenya confirmed 14 new cases on Friday, Business Daily reports. The new Covid-19 cases bring the total national tally to 621. Ministry of Health Director General Dr Patrick Amoth said the healthcare workers,
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Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni is hosting national prayers on Saturday with an appeal to Ugandans to pray for an end to coronavirus. The prayers will be held starting at 1pm and will be televised. "I have invited religious leaders to join me at State House Entebbe tomorrow, Saturday, for national
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The ongoing lock down over the COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding, works at the site for the planned construction of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal remain on course. Excavation works ahead of the planned construction at the Judiciary Headquarters in Kampala are almost complete and the construction of the raft
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Chen Lei, President of Huawei Southern Africa Region ICT has been critical to fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and transforming society over the long term. But the key to progress is laying the foundation for constant evolution, writes Chen Lei, President of Huawei Southern Africa Region. With the outbreak of the
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Peninah Bahati Kitsao was widowed last year A Kenyan widow filmed cooking stones to make her children believe she was preparing food has lost her last-born child, the Daily Nation newspaper report. The four-month-old baby died on Thursday after being discharged from hospital where she was treated for a persistent
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Abdul Kinyenya, a Choreographer and entrepreneur Experts in the creative artists industry have urged stakeholders to partner with them to develop the sector through enabling them access opportunities including business classes aimed at supporting them to access credit from financial institutions. They say that this will help them set up
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has issued new administrative guidelines on how to quickly process tax refunds under domestic taxes. In a statement issued today, URA that is headed by John Rujoki Musinguzi (pictured) as Commissioner General said the guidelines are aimed at fast tracking pending tax refund applications so as
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