Deputy President David Mabuza says negotiations with the manufacturers of Sputnik V and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines are at an advanced stage. The Deputy President said this when he responded to oral questions in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Tuesday. “Further interventions being implemented to save lives are ongoing. Negotiations with vaccine manufacturers such […]
Juba — The South Sudanese mediation decided to adjourn the direct negotiation sessions between the Sudanese transitional government and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) indefinitely yesterday, to hold further consultations on the remaining contentious issues between the two parties, who have failed to reach a final agreement on a number of issues that were […]
Monrovia — The House of Representatives has summoned the Minister of Health Dr. Wilhelmina Jallah and the Director General of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia (NPHIL), Jane Macauley to give update on Liberia’s standing against the fight of COVID-19. The House’s decision derived from two separate communications from Representatives Thomas Goshua (District #5, […]
Monrovia — The Ministry of Agriculture and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has launched what they termed as LibRice in an attempt to improve rice production in Liberia. The rice production project is a smallholder farmers’ initiative. It is the first Technical Cooperation project between the Liberian government and JICA. The LibRice Project that […]
Monrovia — Senator Edwin Melvin Snowe of Bomi County has held a meeting with Ghanaian President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin to discuss issues concerning regional security. Senator Snowe meeting with the two Ghanaian leaders was part of ongoing 46th Ordinary meeting of the Mediation and Security Council of ECOWAS. […]
Former Cabinet ministers Bernhard Esau, Sacky Shanghala and their immediate family members have now been declared personae non grata by the United States of America as a result of their alleged involvement in corruption involving millions of dollars. In a statement issued on Monday, the United States of America’s Department of State announced the designation, […]
Monrovia — It’s been a long week of criticism for the Legislature since the disclosure of US$15,000 given to each lawmaker for legislative projects. In the view of the public, dishing out such amount of money among a handful of lawmakers while many sectors in the country remain in shambles is a waste of taxpayers’ […]
In Central Uganda, school children in Kisubi are learning about fish farming and integrated aquaculture, which help to reduce pressure on dwindling water resources and fisheries while increasing fish output and exports. Water from the fishponds is used to irrigate fruits and vegetables, an innovative and efficient use of resources. This approach to fish farming […]
The press freedom group noted that all four journalists reported during a historically turbulent time, covered protests and political upheaval in their countries. The Committee to Protect Journalists said it will honor four courageous journalists from Belarus, Guatemala, Mozambique, and Myanmar with the 2021 International Press Freedom Awards. The press freedom group noted that all […]
The programme will assist 10,000 farmers cultivating rice, maize, and soybean within Nigeria’s Kebbi, Cross River, and Benue. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Tuesday announced that it has awarded a $500,000 (N205 million) co-investment grant through its West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade hub) to PYXERA Global to boost Nigeria’s […]
President Museveni and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi are this morning expected to officially launch Mpondwe Bridge in Kasese District. The bridge links Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The two heads of state will also commission a joint construction project of major road infrastructure that links the two countries. President Museveni recently […]
ON World Environment Day, a clear message resonated across the globe: we must heal the planet, we must start now and we must work together because everyone has a role to play in reviving the world’s ailing ecosystems. The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) flagship environmental event in 2021 was both a celebration of the planet […]
DEBT analysts are projecting the five-year Treasury bond to be oversubscribed but with no significant change in yield rate. The bond, which is the last in this fiscal year, goes under the hammer today and its trend, according to analysts is hunt by the previous auction for bills and short term instrument. Zan Securities Chief […]
Some 50 students from University of Rwanda-Huye campus on June 11 visited Ntarama Genocide Memorial in Bugesera where they toured the different sections of what used to be a place of worship. The former Catholic parish was the scene of horrendous crimes during the Genocide against the Tutsi. It hosts the remains of thousands who […]
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Uganda: How Museveni Courted Joyce
The infiltration of the Ugandan opposition and erosion of its power by President Museveni over the years has taken place piecemeal. It has been slow but very bold – felling one high-profile official after another. On May 24, a beaming President Museveni, probably satisfied with his handiwork, told members of Parliament, that he had softened […]
Dar es Salaam — Two leaders out of the 36 Muslim clerics famously known as the Uamsho Sheikh Farid Hadi Ahmed and Mselem Ali Mselem who were facing charges of terrorism have been released. Sheikh Farid and his colleagues who had been behind bars since 2014 facing terrorism charges were released yesterday after the Director […]
Dar es Salaam — The government has outlined strategies to turn Tanzania into a fertilizer hub including increasing importation and re-exportation to the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (Sadc) member states. Apart from increasing the volume of cargo passing in the country, the move is expected to lower fertilizers’ price that […]
Again, no new death was recorded in the last 24-hours just as it has been in the past 12 days. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said 17 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Nigeria on Tuesday raising the total infections in the country to 167,095. The NCDC disclosed this on its website Wednesday […]