Uganda's army has launched its own brand of condoms, named after the Swahili word for "protection", to help prevent soldiers contract HIV. A soldier cannot defend his country if he "does not ensure that he's safe", said Chief of Staff Brig Leopold Kyanda at the launch of the Ulinzi condom.
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The headline seasonally adjusted PMI signaled a further improvement in business conditions in the Ugandan private sector in the month of September. The latest reading was 54.2, up from 52.1 in August and above the 50.0 no-change mark for the twentieth successive month. The PMI was above the average since
Read MoreThe initiative has benefitted 1.8 million young Africans to date PRETORIA, South Africa, October 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Deputy Minister of Communications, Ms Pinky Kekana will on Friday, 5th October 2018 launch Africa Code Week. Africa Code Week is an initiative led by SAP as part of its social
Read MoreThe initiative has benefitted 1.8 million young Africans to date PRETORIA, South Africa, October 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Deputy Minister of Communications, Ms Pinky Kekana will on Friday, 5th October 2018 launch Africa Code Week. Africa Code Week is an initiative led by SAP as part of its social
Read MoreFollowing the announcement by the State President for the country to take extraordinary measures to create jobs, all participants in the Jobs Summit are urged to consider that the women continue to be paid less than their male counterparts who do the same, and sometimes less work PRETORIA, South Africa,
Read MoreUNDP Administrator Achim Steiner and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock will travel together to Nigeria (5-6 Oct) and Chad (6-7 Oct) on a mission to highlight and support joint humanitarian and development efforts in these countries GENEVA, Switzerland, October 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- WHO: Achim Steiner, United Nations Development
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The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has revealed that 105 suspects have been arrested over nine high profile murders. The revelation was made by Police bosses during a meeting held at Parliament on Thursday between Police and MPs on the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee. This was after MPs demanded to
Read MoreGENEVA, Switzerland, October 4, 2018,-/ African Media Agency (AMA)/- The UN Human Rights Committee, which monitors implementation by States of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), will meet in Geneva from October 8 to November 2 to review Belarus, Belize, Bulgaria, Guinea, Sudan, and Saint Vincent and
Read MoreStatistics South Africa (Stats SA) will deploy about 600 field staff to visit commercial farms in the country PRETORIA, South Africa, October 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- South Africa is set to conduct a countrywide Census of Commercial Agriculture from 15 October 2018. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) will deploy
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Uganda's Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Frank Tumwebaze has hit out at the country's opposition figure, Kizza Besigye urging him to drop what he terms 'cheap politicking.' Tumwebaze made the remarks on micro-blogging site, Twitter, on Thursday after Besigye had claimed that Kyadondo East lawmaker, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi
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