JOBS: Senior admin officer, UN Regional Service Centre Entebbe Posting Title: Senior Administrative officer (Temporary Job Opening) Department/Office: Regional Service Centre at Entebbe Duty Station:Â Entebbe Deadline: 27 June 2017 This position is located in United Nations Regional Service Centre, Entebbe. The Incumbent will serve as head Deputy Chief of the …
Read More »Museveni launches initiative on skilling the girl child
Kampala, Uganda | PPU |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has launched âThe presidential initiative on skilling the girl childâ at the Northern Wing of Wandegeya market outside Kampala. The Presidential Initiative on Skilling The girl child, aims to reduce on the unemployment rates by offering  girls extra skills in baking, tailoring, weaving, shoe-making …
Read More »Billionaire Bloomberg pledges $15 million to UN for climate change
New York, United States | AFP | Â US billionaire Michael Bloomberg has offered $15 million to UN efforts to tackle climate change after President Donald Trump announced he is pulling the United States out of the Paris Climate Accord. The money would support the operations of the UN Framework Convention …
Read More »Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, 93, starts nationwide speaking tour for 2018 polls
Marondera, Zimbabwe | AFP | Â Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on Friday launched a nationwide 10-venue speaking tour aimed at drumming up support ahead of elections next year when he plans to seek office again. The 93-year-old leader, who appeared in better health than at some recent public appearances, spoke for …
Read More »US carriers in Sea of Japan in show of force to North Korea
Washington, United States | AFP | Â Two US aircraft carriers and their escort vessels carried out naval maneuvers in the Sea of Japan this week in a show of force directed at North Korea, a US official said Friday. The USS Carl Vinson and the USS Ronald Reagan led the …
Read More »Morocco king boycotts Africa summit to avoid Netanyahu
Rabat, Morocco | AFP | Â Morocco’s king has cancelled plans to attend a West Africa summit this weekend in Liberia due to the presence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the foreign ministry has said. The North African country is hoping to join the Economic Community of West African States …
Read More »Leaked emails fuel trouble for S.Africa’s embattled Zuma
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Read More »Ivan Kamyuka murder trial starts
Ivan Kamyuka, the man who is alleged to have committed murder in Kampala’s Club Guvnor, has appeared before the High Court in Kampala in one of 40 cases being handled in a criminal session presided over by Justice Wilson Kwesiga. Kamyuka denied killing a one Jonny Ahimbisbwe in a fight over a …
Read More »Namugongo residents complain as Police issues traffic guidelines
Residents of Namugongo just outside Kampala have taken to social media to complain after Uganda Police issued traffic guidelines that have left many of them stranded ahead of the Martyrsâ day celebrations. Traffic in the surrounding areas of Namugongo has also noticeably been affected, with those driving having to take longer …
Read More »India’s mobile internet use increases ninefold
New Delhi, India | AFP | Â Mobile internet usage in India has increased ninefold in a single year, after the launch of a new operator sparked a telecoms price war, according to a new report. Indians used nearly 1.3 billion gigabytes of data in March 2017 compared with around 150 …
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