The refugee population in Uganda stands at more than 1.4 million and growing, thanks to conflicts in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The influx is forcing Uganda to rethink its decades-old policy of allocating plots of land for refugees to farm and live on. The Congolese refugees
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Power distributor Umeme is lobbying the Ministry of Energy to have its concession agreement extended before it expires and as President Yoweri Museveni threatens to have the contract terminated. A source at Energy ministry told local media on condition of anonymity that Umeme officials have been using different lobbyists to
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Despite the turmoil that continues to surround his company, Mark Zuckerberg has insisted he is still the best person to lead Facebook, the BBC reports. "When you're building something like Facebook which is unprecedented in the world," he said on Wednesday, "there are things that you're going to mess up.
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The Government of Uganda is seeking Shs20bn loan approval from Parliament to inject it in Horyal Investment Holding Company Limited owned by tycoon Amina Moghe Hersi of Oasis Mall. After becoming financially distressed, Hersi thought to have a joint venture with the government to establish a US$50 million sugar factory
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Power distributor Umeme has revealed that a lorry driver is likely to blame for an electric pole crashing two cars along Wilson Road in Kampala Wednesday afternoon. The concrete pole currently supports street lighting for Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). According to reports, traffic was brought to a halt and
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The Auditor General (AG), John Muwanga, has shortlisted at least five top auditing firms to examine Bank of Uganda operations with “a fine-tooth comb” treatment and the sale of Crane Bank to dfcu Bank, the Daily Monitor reports. Although the companies have been shortlisted to pick the bidding documents, only
Read MoreThe increase was helped by very strong growth on the trade lanes to and from Asia driven by ongoing foreign investment flows into Africa GENEVA, Switzerland, April 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth results for global air freight markets for February 2018
Read MoreAdvocate Rukoro alleged “that the Government of Germany and the Government of Namibia have signed a secret agreement that Germany would rather provide generous development aid instead of paying reparations to the Ovaherero and Nama people” WINDHOEK, Namibia, April 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The Namibian dailies “SUN” and “Allgemeine
Read MoreACJPS has serious physical safety concerns for 11 individuals including the eight students who are being held at an unknown location KHARTOUM, Sudan, April 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies has serious safety concerns for the continued arbitrary arrests and incommunicado detention of
Read MorePRETORIA, South Africa, April 4, 2018,-/African Media Agency (AMA)/- The South African government strongly condemns the latest act of violent aggression carried out by Israeli armed forces in Gaza, which has led to the deaths of about 17 Palestinian citizens, with scores of others reported injured. South Africa reiterates its
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