The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has launched the Presidential Youth Advisory Group (PYAG) to provide insights and innovative solutions for job creation for Africa’s youth, as outlined in the Bank’sJobs for Youth in Africa Strategy (JfYA). The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative aims at
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The Uganda Government has called for increased cooperation at the international level that will help developing countries build none prohibited chemical capacity and industry as one of the avenues of catapulting economic development. Delivering a keynote address at the ongoing twenty second session of the conference of the States Parties
Read MoreUhuru Kenyatta has been sworn in for a second term as president of Kenya at a ceremony in the capital, Nairobi, boycotted by the opposition. The ceremony took place in a packed stadium with police driving back other Kenyatta supporters trying to get in without seats. Riot police were also
Read MorePizza lovers in Kampala should brace themselves for an offer of their lives, at least according to the Pizza Bond menu. Exclusive information we have received from the Jinja-road based eatery indicates that the proprietors have decided to expand the now popular Super Tuesday offer. Previously, the offer only stood
Read MoreFive directors and three editors of the Pepper Publications Limited were on Monday afternoon charged and remanded to Luzira Prison until the 5th of December. The Five Red Pepper directors are; Arinaitwe Otim Rugyendo, Mujuni James, Johnson Byara Musinguzi, Patrick Mugumya, Richard Tusiime and the three editors include; Ben Byarabaha, Richard Kintu and Tumusiime Francis. They were charged
Read MoreUganda’s political climate, characterised by growing discontent over President Yoweri Museveni’s apparent desire to change the Constitution and remain in power, risks plunging the country into a leadership crisis. The observation was contained in a 34-page report released on Tuesday by Belgium-based NGO International Crisis Group (ICG), titled “Uganda’s Slow
Read MoreAs part of Stanbic’ s Employee Community Involvement programmes, the Finance department has donated over 600 books worth over Shs10 million, 5 computers and a printer to St. Mbaga Tuzinde Primary School as they strive to improve learning and teaching conditions for both the students and teachers. While handing over
Read MoreRobert Mugabe will continue to have a role to play in Zimbabwean politics, the Jesuit priest who helped negotiate his resignation has told the BBC. Father Fidelis Mukonori said he would provide "advice" as an elder statesman, including to the new president. Mr Mugabe, 93, resigned on Tuesday after a
Read MoreMystery surrounds the recovery of part of the KSh50 million (about UShs1.8bn) stolen from Kenya Commercial Bank’s (KCB) Thika town branch in Kenya last Monday. Witnesses said police seized the cash following a Saturday morning raid on a house in Juja town, where a woman had moved in last Wednesday,
Read MoreKenya based Jambojet is set to start flights to Uganda and Tanzania by February next year, kicking off its regional expansion plan designed to see the low-cost carrier fly to 16 new routes. The Daily Nation reports that Kenya’s Transport ministry said it had applied for permission for the budget
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