Bwalya Katongo/BBC A university graduate in Zambia has found work in the air force, after he spent years selling charcoal because jobs were so scarce. Bwalya Katongo graduated from the University of Zambia with a degree in Library and Information Studies in 2015 then tried in vain to get a
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Uganda and other African countries need policies to support fuel economy or risk losing substantial amounts of revenue in oil and gas imports. One such policies would include taxes on vehicles with high carbon emissions and incentives to promote the uptake of electric vehicles as well as those with clean
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Entebbe International Airport Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) and Entebbe International Airport retained the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems (QMS) Certification following compliance with stringent requirements of the standard by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS). The Certification body approved and re-certified UCAA, Entebbe Airport and 11 aerodromes to
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President Samia Suluhu gets vaccinated for Covid-19/ @ikulumawasliano Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu has been vaccinated against Covid-19. "We are not an island and that is why now we are starting vaccination," said the president who took office in March. Her predecessor, the late John Magufuli, was a coronavirus sceptic and
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Most airlines have restricted travel during the Eidh al-Adha holiday A Covid-positive Indonesian man who disguised himself as his wife to board a domestic flight was caught mid-air. The man, who has only been identified by his initials, DW, wore a full-face veil known as a niqab to board. He
Read MoreChina has rejected the next stage of a World Health Organization (WHO) plan to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. The WHO wants to audit laboratories in the area the virus was first identified. But Zeng Yixin, deputy health minister, said this showed "disrespect for common sense and arrogance
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Criminal organizations in Uganda and East Africa are linked to ivory and of recently heavily linked to pangolin trafficking. Several recent reports have identified Uganda as one of the common transit points for the trafficking of wildlife and wildlife products in the Central and East Africa region. Criminal organizations in
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Most African countries are using the AstraZeneca vaccine A total of 450,000 Covid vaccine doses have been destroyed in nine African countries, a World Health Organization (WHO) official has said. The WHO Africa's immunisation programme manager, Dr Richard Mihigo, says delayed shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccines, which is widely used
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Tanzanians are now having to pay more every time they send or receive money via their phones A new so-called "patriotism levy" imposed on mobile money transfers in Tanzania has come into effect amid criticism. The tax, which was approved last month by the country's parliament, will impose additional charges
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Cocoa prices could rise as Chocolate demand picks up in Europe Chocolate demand appears to be roaring back in Europe as easing Covid-19 restrictions encourage consumers to buy more treats again. Cocoa processing -- where beans are turned into products used in confectionery -- jumped 14% in the second quarter from a
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