On 5th February 2024, the High Commission joined SADC Diplomatic Missions in Abuja to condole with the H. E. Humphrey Geiseb, High Commissioner of Namibia, following the demise of H. E. Dr. Hage Geingob, President of the Republic of Namibia. May the soul of the late President rest in eternal peace. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania Abuja, Nigeria.    

The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, (LoP), Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi, has called on the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to increase the capitation grant for government-aided primary schools, saying the current Shs20,000 per pupil per annum is insufficient. The capitation grant to Universal Primary Schools (UPE) is supposed to be used to procure instructional materials such as chalk and stationery that are not supplied by government. “And […]

Government has been urged to take affirmative action to improve the livelihoods of Ugandans in the Karamoja sub-region. Among key interventions, that a committee report noted ought to be taken, include providing adequate options for water for production as well as ensuring security in the region. Hon. Stella Atyang (NRM, Moroto District Woman Representative) said efforts to improve harvests in Karamoja can be executed through government interventions to improve access […]

As severe hunger ripples across northern Ethiopia, the World Food Programme (WFP) is ramping up efforts to deliver lifesaving assistance to three million people in the coming weeks to avert “a major humanitarian catastrophe”, the agency announced on Tuesday. “WFP, with our partners, are working tirelessly to reach millions of Ethiopians at risk of hunger in the first quarter of the year to help keep a major humanitarian catastrophe at […]

President Cyril Ramaphosa and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) Commissioner Edward Kieswetter have agreed to extend the tenure of the Commissioner beyond the end of his term to enable an orderly transition in the organisation. In March 2019, President Ramaphosa appointed Commissioner Kieswetter in terms of Section 6 of the South African Revenue Service Act, for a five-year term that started on 1 May 2019. His contract of employment […]

“AOW: Investing in African Energy” – formerly known as Africa Oil Week – has engaged in a rebranding campaign to pose as allies to Africa’s energy development. Yet this new name fails to reflect Africa or her people and is a slap in the face to the continent’s resource development strategy and vast energy needs. Look at the leadership team of Hyve Group. No Blacks and No Africans. https://apo-opa.co/4buXzyg. They need […]

Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), troops serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), today held a medical camp and community cleaning exercise as part of activities to mark ‘Tarehe Sita’ Day. ‘Tarehe Sita’ is observed on 6 February every year, to commemorate the day President Yoweri Museveni led the National Resistance Army (NRA), to launch an armed struggle against oppressive dictatorships in Uganda in 1981. The 43rd […]

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of €2 million from the Government of Italy that will help tackle climate change-induced vulnerabilities and strengthen food and nutritional security for up to 10,000 people including smallholder farmers, youth and women from selected farmers organizations in Tete province, in central Mozambique. The contribution, which was allocated through the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) comes at a critical time […]

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) on 14th December 2023 approved a new five-year Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for Kenya. The 2024-2028 CSP focuses on boosting private sector-driven growth through infrastructure development, strategic reforms, and human capital development. The Bank's country office said these priority areas will complement each other and build on what has already been achieved with the Bank’s assistance while continuing to support […]