Tag Archives: African Union

A 0.2% levy on eligible imports to African countries will enable AU states take charge of funding the organization Nairobi – African Union member states have begun implementing measures aimed at increasing funding for the organization and reducing its reliance on donor aid. One of the key measures being undertaken by …

The situation in South Sudan has dominated President Yoweri Museveni’s meetings at the sidelines of the ongoing 27th AU summit, in Kigali, Rwanda. Museveni first met the United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki Moon soon after arriving Saturday, and this was followed by meetings with the Ethiopian Prime Minister and …

  The election of the African Union Commission boss will be high on the agenda of the AU week-long summit to take place in Kigali next week. Uganda’s very own, former Uganda VP Specioza Kazibwe is the candidate that has been fronted by East Africa and is currently ‘continent trotting’ …

Former Vice President Dr Specioza Naigaga Wandira Kazibwe remains a front runner to replace African Union (AU) chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma. According to the Institute for Security Studies, 60-year-old Kazibwe “certainly has the highest profile and the most international experience among the candidates, but that is not all that counts. …

By The Independent Team She was in Uganda recently and spoke to The Independent’s Joan Akello and other journalists about why Uganda and other countries need to adopt modern technology to improve agricultural production and food security. Agriculture can be transformed in Africapling with currently? I am Ugandan and at …