The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga will tomorrow rule on whether the public should or shouldn’t continue paying Social Media and Mobile Money taxes as government prepares to amend the Excise Duty Amendment Act 2018. This is after Prime Minister, Ruhakana Rugunda Wednesday revealed that Government is in the process
Read MoreThe Boko Haram insurgency in North East Nigeria and neighbouring countries of Cameroon, Chad and Niger, has left over 10 million people displaced NEW YORK, United States of America, July 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Madame President, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I commend the Security Council for focusing its attention
Read MoreDuring the visit, the experts met representatives of Government, business, and civil society to discuss opportunities and challenges GENEVA, Switzerland, July 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The United Nations Working Group on business and human rights is urging the authorities in Kenya to turn ideals set out in the 2010
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Fresh details have emerged as to why Britain’s Commonwealth Development Cooperation Group (CDC) that owns nearly 10% shareholding in dfcu Bank is quitting at this critical stage. Sources say CDC isn’t happy with the decisions taken by the bank’s board and top management. For example, it is claimed that CDC
Read MoreBritish Ship HMS ARGYLL Visits Alexandria in boost to UK-Egyptian Naval Cooperation CAIRO, Egypt, July 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- HMS Argyll of the British Royal Navy is currently visiting the Alexandria Naval Base to facilitate discussions between senior Egyptian and UK Naval Officers about future cooperation, including training exercises
Read MoreHarriett Baldwin, Minister of State for Africa, has welcomed the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship between Ethiopia and Eritrea LONDON, United Kingdom, July 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Commenting on the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship between Ethiopia and Eritrea signed on 9 July, Minister of State for
Read MoreBERLIN, Germany, July 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- A Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson issued the following statement today (10 July) on the signing of a “declaration of peace and friendship” by the Ethiopian Prime Minister and the Eritrean President: This is very good news from the Horn of Africa. In
Read MoreThe route brings a large number of truck drivers to Harrismith and research has shown that truck drivers are amongst the leading solicitors of prostitution JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 11, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Minister for the Public Service and Administration, Ms Ayanda Dlodlo, is expected to lead a government
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The U.N. human rights office accuses the South Sudanese government and its allies of brutally and deliberately attacking civilians, particularly women and children, in what it says appears to be a "scorched earth" policy against opposition forces in parts of Unity state. U.N. human rights monitors say at least 232
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A refined products pipeline linking Kenya’s capital Nairobi with the port city of Mombasa is complete and ready for use, state-run Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) said on Wednesday. The 450 km pipeline will eliminate an estimated 700 oil tanker trucks per day that transport fuel by road between Mombasa and
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