Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA) has drafted a law governing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in Rwanda which will soon be forwarded to the Rwanda Law Reform Commission for review, reports the New Times. The draft bill was prepared along with the National Biosafety Framework, biosafety policy and regulations according to
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Everyone who uses Facebook will have come across some pretty strange posts in their time. Random friend requests, being added to groups you did not ask to join, and tags that allow "friends" to clog up your timeline with posts or photos you don't necessarily want. But a Nigerian man
Read MoreBitcoin's eye-watering price surge over the past year is proving too tempting to resist despite fears that cryptocurrencies are a bubble floating towards an inevitable burst. One group, for whom it holds particular appeal is African millennials, writes the BBC. Thirty year-old Peace Akware in Kampala is a convert to
Read MoreThe President of Angola, João Lourenço, has sacked the son of his predecessor José Eduardo dos Santos as head of the country's sovereign wealth fund. Mr Lourenço said he was replacing José Filomeno dos Santos after an external inquiry into the fund's governance, reports BBC. The $5bn (£3.7bn) fund has
Read MoreKenya Airways Becomes 1st Airline To Offer Non-Stop Flights Between East Africa & America
Kenya Airways Thursday marked a great milestone with the launch of a non-stop flight from Nairobi to New York. The national carrier starts selling today tickets for the inaugural flight which is scheduled for October 28th this year. Kenya Airways becomes the first airline to offer a non-stop flight between
Read MoreUganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has revealed how his wife, First Lady Janet Kataaha Museveni almost made him became a mental facility patient over her persistent demands to have a road constructed in her constituency. Museveni revealed this on Monday as he campaigned for the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party
Read MoreUganda Peoples’ Congress (UPC) has attacked Uganda’s leading Opposition party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC, noting that it is fermenting divisions and intrigue among Ugandans against their leaders for selfish interests. The remarks were made by Michael Osinde, the UPC Spokesperson during the party’s weekly press briefing held on Wednesday.
Read MoreChina Communications Construction Company (CCCC) has been accused of disrespecting the rights of People with Disabilities in the ongoing renovation at Entebbe International Airport. CCCC was awarded the contract by the Government of Uganda to renovate Entebbe International Airport. The complaint was raised on the floor of Parliament by Bubulo
Read MoreFormer Uchumi Supermarkets Chief Executive Julius Kipng'etich has been appointed the CEO of Jubilee Holdings where he has been serving as a non-executive director. According to the Standard, the move that took effect on January 1, 2018 will see the new boss coordinate the insurance firm’s regional operations and try
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