The Uganda shilling was relatively stable, holding ground amid a sell off by commercial banks against lukewarm demand from market players during the week ending 26th October 2018. Offshore inflows also rendered some support. Trading was in the range of 3755/3765. In the interbank money market, overnight funds traded at
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The rampant drug abuse in urban centers has attracted the attention of the Vice President, Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi. He expressed the concern in a speech read for him by his private Principal Secretary, Vincent Kityamuwesi Musubire at the 15th General Annual Meeting of the Alliance of Mayors and Municipal Leaders
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Kenya based telecom firm, Telkom Kenya has issued a 30-day notice to relevant authorities and company stakeholders on its plan to lay off 500 employees, the Standard reports. Since 2016, Telkom has rebranded, invested Sh14 billion into its business to expand its network coverage, launched 4G services and its MFS
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa Uganda has today announced its sponsorship of the 2018 MTN Kampala Marathon through its brand, Rwenzori Pure Natural Mineral Water. This marks the 15th time that RwenzoriPure Natural Mineral Water has sponsored the MTN prestigious annual marathon– a sponsorship that has existed since the inception of the
Read MoreABUJA, Nigeria, 26 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-On Monday October 22, 2018, as guest speaker at the 34th convocation lecture of University of Ilorin, U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria W. Stuart Symington challenged graduating students to be good representatives of the university by making sure that whatever they do, they do it
Read MoreLUSAKA, Zambia, 26 October-/African Media Agency/- Small-scale farmers in Zambia are now leveraging new techniques to boost harvests of maize, sweet potatoes, and groundnuts. This is the result of knowledge gained from a partnership between the Zambia Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), international agricultural researchers, and the U.S. Agency for International
Read MoreALGIERS, Algeria, 26th October 2018-/African Media Agency/- The Ministerial Session of the Third African Union Specialized Technical Committee Meeting on Youth, Culture and Sports (STC-YCS–3) opened Thursday 25th October 2018, in Algiers, Algeria, under the theme “Role of African Youth in Building a Strong Culture towards Fighting Corruption”. The opening
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 26 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, yesterday, concluded his working visit to the Republic of Guinea. He arrived in Conakry on 23 October 2018 from Cotonou, Benin, where he conferred with President Patrice Talon and other senior officials
Read MoreUNAIDS’ unwavering commitment praised by the President GENEVA, Switzerland, 26 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-The President of Botswana, Mokgweetsi E.K. Masisi, visited UNAIDS headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on 25 October 2018 to share Botswana’s vision on a key public health concern: HIV. The President met the Executive Director of UNAIDS, Michel
Read MoreADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, 26 October 2018-/African Media Agency/-An official ceremony to mark the formal handing over of the AUC’s Fouta Djallon Highlands Programme to the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) took place yesterday.The handover presided over by AUC’s Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, H.E Amb. Josefa Sacko
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