Today, the 5th of December 2019, Uganda joined the Global community to commemorate the World Soil Day. In a statement issued by Christopher Kibazanga, Minister of State for Agriculture in commemoration of the day said that Government appreciates the work of Soil Scientists at Makerere University and other Universities for
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Uganda’s national debt has hit a record high of Shs45.8 trillion, the Minister of State for Planning, David Bahati (pictured) has said. The details are contained in a motion tabled by Bahati seeking Parliamentary approval to borrow Euros600M from both Stanbic Bank and Trade Development Bank totaling to Shs2.4 trillion
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Young African entrepreneurs urged to make their voices heard in business policy-making across the continent and called on governments to implement friendlier tax policies, improve access to finance and boost support for youth-led businesses to create jobs. Speaking at the 2019 African Economic Conference in the Egyptian resort of Sharm
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Chicken, pizza and burger dominate delicacies that are ordered online amid health concerns about fast foods, which have been associated with lifestyle diseases, Daily Nation reports. A report of food analysis released by Jumia Food Kenya Tuesday indicate that fried chicken has been leading in the last three years. These
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's army says it has arrested a powerful Rwandan rebel commander, Nshimiyimana Asifiwe, in the eastern city of Goma. His arrest was proof that the military's campaign against the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in its forest hide-outs was yielding results, and some
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"I have never stolen anything from anybody and I am also not a poor man," Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said, as he led thousands of his supporters in a march against corruption in the capital, Kampala. "Corrupt people are parasites because they get wealth which they did not earn," Mr
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Uganda’s Electoral Commission (EC) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) have organized a Symposium themed ‘Strengthening the Electoral Process in Uganda: Sharing Regional Electoral Experiences and Good Practices’ with the aim of picking lessons from Electoral bodies from other African countries on how to prepare and organize credible
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Members of Parliament led by Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah and Leader of Opposition Betty Aol have pledged to fight corruption. This followed the decision by MPs to adopt a resolution committing to fight corruption and perform their work in an honest and ethical manner. In his communication during today’s plenary,
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The rate at Uganda government is borrowing, the East African country could soon hit the 50% (of GDP) debt ceiling. The latest is that government through the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija is set to table a motion before Parliament during today’s plenary sitting seeking Parliamentary
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Africa Finance Corporation ("AFC" or "the Corporation"), the leading investment-grade infrastructure solutions provider, announces the successful issuance of its CHF200 million (Shs746bn) Reg S Only bond (the "bond" or "CHF bond") maturing in December 2023. The bond was priced at par, has a tenor of four years, and carries an
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