Legislators meeting in Kigali, Rwanda want African governments to give women more leadership positions as a solution to curbing corruption. They say women tend to behave more honestly than men and are concerned about fairness in their decisions. “Several studies suggest that women are less corrupt, and that companies with
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President Yoweri Museveni Thursday commissioned six industries in Namanve Industrial Park. He noted that those with eyes can see Uganda is on right path to development. Below is his statement; I have commissioned six industries; Orion transformers, Alfasan limited, Steel and Tubes industries, Interior Technologies, Luuka Plastics and Toyota motors
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By Mirror: Arsenal manager Unai Emery has revealed he used to bet on his teams to lose as a player. Spaniard Emery forged a career as a midfielder in his homeland between 1990 and 2004 - playing Real Sociedad, Toledo, Racing Ferrol, Leganes and Lorca Deportiva. But it was during
Read MoreUSD$2M fund to make giving back to community a cornerstone of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program TORONTO, Canada, 1 November 2018 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Mastercard Foundation today announced a new fund that will enable young changemakers to seed and kick-start promising social ventures and community projects, creating economic opportunities
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By Reuters Ethiopia’s parliament on Thursday swore in the country’s first female supreme court president, building on efforts by reformist Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to achieve gender parity in government. The appointment of Meaza Ashenafi comes two weeks after Abiy named 10 female ministers to make Ethiopia the third country
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Pan-African lender Ecobank has introduced a mobile application that allows individuals to remit money to beneficiaries in any of the 33 African countries where the lender operates, as well as slashed the cost of transaction. The mobile app Rapidtransfer is multi-lingual with English, French, Spanish and Portuguese variants, and users
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The Parliamentary Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) Thursday started investigating Bank of Uganda officials regarding the queries raised in the special audit report by the Auditor General about the controversial closure of seven banks by the Central Bank. Led by Governor Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile and his
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Uganda is set to benefit from a $10m (shs37bn) fund aimed at combating child labour in Africa. This was revealed yesterday during the 334th session of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation in Geneva Switzerland. Uganda's delegation led by Hon Janat Mukwaya, Minister of Gender Labour and Social Development
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President Uhuru Kenyatta has put on notice high net worth individuals who evade tax, directing the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) to employ technology to fish out those not paying their dues to the State, Kenya based Business Daily reports. Mr Kenyatta ordered the taxman to link its iTax system to
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By AFP Fifa president Gianni Infantino said expanding the 2022 World Cup to 48 teams was "feasible" on Wednesday, as hosts Qatar pledged to come to a decision in the early part of next year. Infantino said "Why not?" bring forward the expansion from 32 teams to 48, which is
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