Uganda: Minister to make statement on city traders’ woes as talks progress

[[{"value":"The woes of Kampala City traders may come to an end, if the current negotiations with government yield tangible solutions. Hon. David Bahati, the Minister of State of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (Industry), informed Parliament during plenary sitting on Tuesday, 16 April 2024 that should the Executive make a break through, a statement will be presented to Parliament on Wednesday, 17 April 2024. The traders, under their umbrella body, Kampala […]

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Africa

A decade after the kidnapping of the Chibok girls in Nigeria, what has the #BringBackOurGirls movement achieved?

By Temitope Oriola, University of Alberta In April 2014, the terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped 276 high school girls in Chibok, a town in northeast Nigeria. About 57 of the girls managed to escape on the night of their capture. Boko Haram had demonstrated its intentions regarding the education of girls and young women prior to the mass kidnapping — two months before the Chibok kidnapping, Boko Haram […]

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Oshiwambo

Oshitayi putudhilo sho NUST shokEenhana moshitopolwa Ohangwena otashi ka ninga oshituthi pito shotango mo 25 April.

Oshitayi putudhilo oshili shimwe shomiitayi putudhilo itatu yo NUST, nosha patuluka mo 2022. Naashika otashi kala oshituthi pito shotango sho NUST tashi ningilwa pondje yoshilandopangelo. Oshitayi putudhilo oshina aailongi ya thika 500,nokwa tegelelwa shi gandje oo degree dha konda 100 mesiku moka. Omukuluntu goshiputudhilo Lukas Shikulo okwa lombwele o Nampa kutya noshitopolwa Ohangwena shili oshitopolwa shili ponomola ontiyali muuwindji waantu moshilongo,ongundu yonuumvo oyina aailongi ya yooloka okuza kiikondo ya yooloka […]

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World

Development finance: how it works, where it goes, why it’s needed

By Abdul Latif Alhassan, University of Cape Town and Bomikazi Zeka, University of Canberra Development finance is the invisible glue that connects public and private financing for projects that have social, economic and environmental outcomes. These include improved infrastructure, better waste management and sanitation, financial inclusion, clean energy and sustainable agriculture. The goal of development finance is to create positive social, economic or environmental outcomes through […]

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APO International

United Arab Emirates (UAE) participates in Paris Conference for Sudan and pledges USD 100 million to support Sudanese people

[[{"value":"His Excellency Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, participated in meetings during the International Humanitarian Conference for Sudan, held in Paris, France, which was co-organized by France, Germany and the European Union. The conference was attended by several countries as well as international and regional organizations aiming to further advance peace initiatives in Sudan. During the conference, His Excellency affirmed the UAE’s commitment to support international endeavors […]

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APO International

Advancing Sustainable Aquaculture: Highlights from the 3rd Meeting of the Sustainable Aquaculture Development Working Group

[[{"value":"From April 16th to 18th, 2024, AU-IBAR and AUDA-NEPAD convened the 3rd Meeting of the Sustainable Aquaculture Development Working Group of the African Fisheries Reform Mechanism to formulate knowledge products and discuss key recommendations for African fisheries reform and sustainable development. Mrs. Hellen Guebama, Fisheries Officer at AU-IBAR, speaking on behalf of Dr. Huyam Salih, noted that the initiative, supported by the EU-funded Fisheries Governance Project (FishGov), and being implemented […]

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Lifestyle

Websites deceive users by deliberately hiding the extent of data collection and sharing

Within the first three seconds of opening a web page, over 80 third parties on average have accessed your information. (Shutterstock) By Raymond A. Patterson, University of Calgary; Ashkan Eshghi, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick; Hooman Hidaji, University of Calgary, and Ram Gopal, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick Websites sometimes hide how widely they share our personal information, and can go to great lengths to […]

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Lifestyle

In the age of cancel culture, shaming can be healthy for online communities – a political scientist explains when and how

Public shaming can help uphold online community norms. bo feng/iStock via Getty Images By Jennifer Forestal, Loyola University Chicago “Cancel culture” has a bad reputation. There is growing anxiety over this practice of publicly shaming people online for violating social norms ranging from inappropriate jokes to controversial business practices. Online shaming can be a wildly disproportionate response that violates the privacy of the shamed while offering them no […]

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Local

NBL receives Overall Top Tax Contributor Award

Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) was recently awarded with the “Overall Highest Trader Revenue Contribution” for the year 2023. The award from the Namibia Revenue Agency (NamRA), showcases the NBL’s tax compliance and overall positive contribution to the development of the local economy. NBL was awarded in the category of the “Highest Contributor of Customs and Excise,” which relates to the revenue collected mainly on customs and excise duties […]

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