Tide of refugees from South Sudan rising fast – UN
Some 1.5 million refugees have fled fighting and famine in South Sudan to neighbouring countries, half of them to Uganda, and thousands more are leaving...
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Uganda: Stealing By Staff Killed Uganda Telecom Limited – Managing Director
Thieving and other fraudulent practices by employees alongside a mountain of debt weighed down Uganda Telecom (UTL) and stymied its operations, a senior executive revealed...
Tanzania: …read the Writing On the Wall, JPM Warns Criminals
Dr Magufuli expressed pains over the criminal acts, which disrupt the country’s peace and scaring away existing and potential investors in the district, vowing that...
Ethiopia says planned attack on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam stopped
Multiple news agencies are reporting that Ethiopia has stopped a planned attack on its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and associated 6,000-MW hydro facility. GERD...
AU’s Somalia mission faces danger of donor fatigue
In recent years, donor fatigue and failure by the 22000-strong force to deliver on its mandate remained key challenges for African Union heads on the...
Drama engulfs Uganda’s parliament as MPs elect EALA Legislators
For many years now, there has been pig throwing at parliament in protest of what many Ugandan Youth activists call parliamentarians pigs who feast on...
Talks on doctors’ strike talks fail to reach agreement
Meditators in the ongoing doctor strike told the court on Thursday that parties conducting the negotiations failed to reach an agreement. The Kenya National Commission...
Uganda-Rwanda border demarcation resumes
KABALE. Technocrats from Rwanda and Uganda have resumed the process of erecting boundary pillars on the border stretching from Katuna in Kabale to Mirama Hills...
Museveni, Ethiopian PM to discuss South Sudan crisis
The Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn is expected in the country today morning on a three day state visit during which he is expected to...
Uganda, Kenya send officials to China for railway money
KAMPALA –Uganda’s Finance minister Matia Kasaija and his Kenyan counterpart are yet to get confirmation of the specific dates for further negotiations and possible financial...
