President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the new Minister of ICT and National Guidance, Judith Nabakooba to ensure that government buys locally developed Information Communication Technology (ICT) solutions as a way of promoting Buy Uganda, Build Uganda (BUBU) policy. The President made the directive Tuesday while officially launching the inaugural National
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The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo has captured 291 Rwandan rebels and handed them over to the Rwandan army, a Congolese spokesman has said. They were captured in the Kalehe region in South Kivu province, which borders Rwanda in the east of DR Congo, army spokesman Maj Jean
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On December 16, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a disbursement to the Democratic Republic of Congo under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) in the amount equivalent to SDR266.5 million (about US$368.4 million, 25 percent of quota) to enable the authorities to meet their urgent
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The AFP news agency is now reporting that South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and his rival Riek Machar have agreed to form a unity government, backing up an earlier report from Reuters. "We... have said that after the 100 days we have to form the government", AFP quotes President Kiir
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Collaboration between government of Uganda and development partners has made available resources that have been invested in infrastructure upgrade at Malaba One Stop Border Post (OSBP). Malaba OSBP is the busiest and biggest inland port on the northern corridor handling thousands of cargo trucks whose final destinations include Uganda, South
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A new report from Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has painted a murky picture of Uganda’s economy after government reported a Shs200bn revenue collection shortfall in the month of November. The November 2019 Performance of the Economy Report by Finance Ministry reads in part: “All tax heads registered
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Efforts to revive Nakumatt, which was once Kenya’s biggest retail chain, have failed, Daily Nation reports. The Nation has learnt that the chain has now sold what was left of the six branches to rival Naivas Supermarket in a deal that will see the Nakumatt brand completely disappear by the
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The Zambian government has finally approved a proposal to legalize the production of Marijuana, Lusaka Times reports. The production of Marijuana in Zambia will, however, be restricted to exports and for medical purposes only. Companies wishing to trade in Marijuana in Zambia will be charged US$250,000 annual license fees. Only
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Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development, (MGLSD) has retired some staff and awarded the best departments and outstanding staff in 2019. This was done during the end of the year party held at the ministry headquarters on Simbamanyo building on 13th Friday 2019. It was presided over by the
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Leader of Opposition, Betty Aol Ochan has scoffed at President Museveni’s cabinet reshuffle, saying it will not improve service delivery. Aol says that the reshuffle was merely meant to reward loyal cadres who fronted the controversial president age limit bill 2017 that saw Parliament vote to scrap off an age
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