Ending child marriage today could generate $3 billion (Shs10.9 trillion) per year for Uganda by 2030, says a new report published by the World Bank. In contrast, the perpetuation of child marriage would lead to lower educational attainment for girls and their children, higher population growth, substantial health risks, higher
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The presence of age limits for any elective office goes against Article 1 of the 1995 Constitution, the bedrock of that supreme law, which says “Power belongs to the people”, President Yoweri Museveni has said. Since Ugandans are the custodians of the Constitution and their country, the President said, they
Read MoreUganda’s Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, says that the raid on Entebbe Airport in 1976 by Israel to rescue their people should be a vehicle for unity between Uganda and Israel and Africa as a whole. Highlighting the hijacking of the plane and the subsequent rescue of the passengers by
Read MoreUganda’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, H.E. Johnson Agara Olwa paid a courtesy call to the Russian Chamber of Commerce on December 4th 2017 in Moscow. The Ambassador together with the Embassy Staff met the Director of International Cooperation Department, Mr Alexander Kopkov and his delegation. The purpose of the meeting was
Read MoreUganda's Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development took advantage of its end of year party to also accord its retiring officers a warm and affectionate send off. The event was held on Tuesday December 5, 2017 at the Nomo gallery in Kampala. A total of eight officers including the
Read MoreUS President Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital, senior administration officials have said. He is due to announce the controversial decision in a speech later. Mr Trump is also expected to approve moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, but not for several years. Israel welcomes
Read MoreWorld Bank Explains Why Uganda Can’t Achieve Middle Income Status By 2020
The desire for Uganda to achieve a middle income status (lower) by 2020 will not achieved, according to World Bank. According to World Bank’s Uganda economic update 10th edition dubbed: ‘accelerating Uganda's development : ending child marriage, educating girls’ released on Tuesday, Uganda has experienced economic growth slowdown in the
Read MoreA Nigerian governor has created a new role for his sister - as commissioner for happiness. Rochas Okorocha unveiled the post during the swearing-in of 27 other new commissioners for Imo State. But his sister Ogechi Ololo later rubbished initial reports stating she would also be in charge of "couples'
Read MoreUgandan Tycoon Thakkar Discusses How AfDB Will Create 25m Jobs For Youth
The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, recently 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’s Jobs for Youth in Africa Strategy (JfYA). The Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative
Read MoreBarclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL) and China Development Bank (CDB) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation and exploring opportunities to fund development projects in Africa. Given CDB’s focus on infrastructure finance for roads, railways and dams, Barclays Africa will leverage the MoU to unlock opportunities
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