It’s a public secret that the rot at the Bank of Uganda (BoU) has exposed the Central Bank to the core. BoU, with a mandate of ensuring macro-economic stability has a crucial stake in the growth and development of the country. The Central Bank should be largely free of scandals
Read MoreThe top United Nations official in Somalia has “strongly condemned” terrorist attacks in the north-central city of Galkayo and in the Somali capital on Monday, which left a prominent cleric and a number of other civilians dead. NEW-YORK, United States of America, 27 November 2018,-/ African Media Agency/-Nicholas Haysom, the
Read MoreABUJA, Nigeria, 27 November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-Experts have begun the validation of the Early Warning Gender Integration Manual and Training Modules of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the 26th of November 2018, in Abuja, Nigeria. The two-Day Workshop is meant to review the draft document and ensure
Read MoreABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, 27 November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-A new report from UNAIDS shows that intensified HIV testing and treatment efforts are reaching more people living with HIV. In 2017, three quarters of people living with HIV (75%) knew their HIV status, compared to just two thirds (67%) in 2015, and 21.7
Read MoreNEW-YORK, United States of America, 27 November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-This year, UN Women and partners around the world are marking the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (25 November – 10 December) under the theme of “Orange the World: #HearMeToo”. Coming on the heels of global movements and grassroots campaigns
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Bank of Uganda's security officer, Milton Orech Opio has told Parliament that the security guard and driver of Former Executive Director of supervision Justine Bagyenda carried out three bags containing documents but returned only two of them. These bags are said to have been taken along with documents. Opio made this revelation
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Africa has been highlighted as the continent where women run the greatest risk of being killed by their intimate partner or a family member, a UN report says. It occurred at a rate of 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people, according to new data released by the United Nations Office on
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Uganda has an uphill task to ensure that president, Yoweri Museveni leaves power peacefully, the former Democratic Party-DP President, Paul Kawanga Ssemwogerere has said. Addressing the Leader of Opposition, Betty Aol Ochan at his home in Rubaga on Monday, Ssemwogerere noted that Uganda's problem isn't the absence of dialogue but
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 26 November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-The African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), together with the International Olympic Committee and the #MeToo Movement, three important initiatives driving global change, will receive the first POWER, TOGETHER Awards during the inaugural Women Leaders Global Forum on November 28 in Reykjavik, Iceland. “The
Read MorePress StatementMichael R. PompeoSecretary of StateWashington, DC WASHINGTON DC, United States of America, 26 November 2018,-/African Media Agency/-Violence against women is a global issue that affects millions of people annually. Every woman and girl deserves a life free from violence. The United States is committed to advancing gender equality and preventing
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