Paris, France | AFP | French investigators have reopened their probe into the 1994 genocide-triggering assassination of a Rwandan president to question a dissident general who has accused the country’s current head of state of orchestrating the killing, AFP learnt Friday. After a French-crewed plane carrying Juvenual Habyarimana was shot …
Read More »In divided Colombia, split reactions to Nobel prize
Bogota, Colombia | AFP | In a Colombia left deeply divided by a contested peace deal with the FARC rebels, not everyone was happy about President Juan Manuel Santos winning the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. “Santos doesn’t deserve it,” said Rodolfo Oviedo, one of the opponents of a peace deal …
Read More »FULL TIME: Ghana 0 Uganda 0 – FIFA World Cup qualifier
Uganda hold Ghana after escaping red card Ghana 0 Uganda 0 Uganda defender Nicholas Wadada was yellow-carded twice but not sent off as his team forced a shock 0-0 away draw against Ghana Friday in a World Cup qualifier. Although right-back Wadada was cautioned in each half at the Tamale …
Read More »In The Independent: ‘Clueless’ Parliament and ‘lazy’ Executive
COVER STORY: Governance crisis `Clueless’ Parliament meets `lazy’ Executive Governance crisis feared as `clueless’ Parliament and the Executive fail to deal with major issues facing the country just weeks after the World Bank froze new lending to Uganda because of the government failure to fully use already borrowed money, and parliament …
Read More »Museveni pledges to cut electricity tariffs by sh200 per unit
Manufacturers in Uganda can look forward to reduced costs of electricity and interest rates as the country helps to boost the sector and create jobs, President Yoweri Museveni has said. He said the aim is for manufacturers to pay sh169.39 ($5cents) per unit up from sh372 ($11cents) for electricity per …
Read More »VIDEO: Museveni promises 6 cents power reduction
VIDEO: President Yoweri Museveni has blamed the high power tariffs in the country on mistakes that were made during the construction of Bujagali power dam. Speaking during the opening of 24th edition of the Uganda International trade fair, Museveni assured manufacturers that they will enjoy a significant reduction from 11 …
Read More »VIDEO: Kasese MPs receive death threats
VIDEO: All the six members of Parliament hailing from Kasese district including the district Chairman and the Omusinga of Rwenzuru Charles Wesley Mumbere are now living in fear after getting death threats from unknown people. It is these threats that have forced the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanya to direct …
Read More »JOBS: Director Health Service Delivery
Job Opening Uganda: Director Health Service Delivery Kampala, Uganda International Rescue Committee Closing Date : 2016-12-03 Duty Station : Kampala, Uganda Application : Apply for the job Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »JOBS: Consultant – gender
Job opening Uganda: Consultant – GHG Gender BCC Impact Assessment Kampala, Uganda Mercy Corps Closing Date : 2016-11-23 Duty Station : Kampala, Uganda Application : Apply for the job Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Kenya’s controversial election commission quits
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | The election commission that oversaw Kenya’s flawed 2013 polls and was tarnished by a corruption scandal will receive a $2 million pay-off in return for agreeing to leave office early, local media reported Thursday. The nine commissioners will share the pot of cash, according to …
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