China is transferring tens of thousands of Uighur detainees out of internment camps and into factories that supply some of the world's leading brands, an Australian think tank said Monday. Top global brands such as Apple, BMW and Sony have been accused of getting supplies from factories using the forced
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African governments need to be tougher when negotiating the terms of Eurobonds and commercial loans, the African Development Bank said. Some external debts mature before the infrastructure projects they fund start generating returns, which raises refinancing risks, the president of the development-finance lender warned. Neither should African borrowers be “price
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Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has appealed to women equipped with various vocational skills to form complimentary business partnerships. Kadaga said that women with different skills in hairdressing, decorating, catering and tailoring can come together to form businesses that offer events services so that they can grow faster and bigger.
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Silver Bullet, an agency that brings together multi sectoral partners who support the expansion of engineering capacity, together with Unicaf, has today announced that it will reward fifteen Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation (STEI) university students with free access to online professional development courses this year, under its Student Development
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Uganda's army has dismissed reports that the commander of Land Forces, General Peter Elwelu is mentally sick. A news website had reported that Elwelu is bedridden at his residence with a mental disorder, however, the army spokesperson, Brig Richard Karemire rubbished the reports. "We wish to dismiss the rumour circulated
Read MoreToshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (hereinafter "Toshiba ESS") announced that the company, Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Turkish engineering company Egesim Energy Electro-Mechanic Construction Contracting Co., Ltd. have received an order of engineering, procurement and construction for Aluto Langano Geothermal Wellhead Power System in central Ethiopia, which is developed by
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The Uganda Health Ministry's Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine has revealed that the four isolated foreigners have tested negative for the now dreaded coronavirus. Diana made the revelation on Monday morning, tweeting that there is no cause for alarm since all the four are safe. "Take heart our teams are
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Kadaga(in gomesi) waves at the people who attended the thanksgiving ceremony for Kamukama (in yellow) Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has highlighted the need for a helicopter for Parliament, which she said will facilitate oversight visits. Kadaga was speaking at a thanksgiving for new State Minister for Economic Monitoring
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The local unit lost its upside momentum which on the average it had kept over the last four weeks, threatening to breach a key level of 3700 in the week ending February 28, 2020. The shilling was largely undermined by strong interbank demand as players were seen building positions. At
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Plumbing in Uganda is on the rise due to increasing construction demands by individuals, organizations and government civil works. Although not well documented, plumbing forms an integral part of the construction business contributing 13% to GDP according to National Bureau of Statistics FY2010/11. According to Lawrence Mwesigye a plumber and
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