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Parliament has passed the Civil Aviation Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2024 that will bring Uganda’s aviation authority in conformity with the Convention on International Civil Aviation. This follows the approval of eight amendments under the proposed Bill, which will now be forwarded to the President for assent. The Bill was passed on Thursday, 01 February 2024 at a sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa. The new law will give powers […]

President Yoweri Museveni met with the Danish Envoy, Mr. Dan Jorgensen, who is the Minister for Development Cooperation&Global Climate Policy, and his delegation at State Lodge Nakasero on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024. During the meeting, President Museveni requested the Danish government's support for his wetland reclamation program, which aims to address the issue of illegal rice growers in swamps that serve as important sources of rainfall in Uganda. “I have […]

On 31st of January 2024, Mr. Kenneth Racombo, Ambassador of the Republic of Seychelles to the Kingdom of Belgium, presented his credentials to His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands at the Noordeinde Palace in the Hague. During the presentation ceremony, His Majesty the King and the Ambassador had the opportunity to discuss various issues of mutual interests to Seychelles and the Netherlands, including the support from the Netherlands to Seychelles […]

In response to recent widespread flooding, the U.S. government, through USAID’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), is providing $2 million to address the most urgent needs of flood-affected populations in North Ubangi and Tshopo provinces. Through ACTED, a nongovernmental organization, and in close collaboration with Congolese authorities, these funds aim to provide a total of 7,000 households—an estimated 44,800 people—in the two provinces with essential household items and shelter materials. […]

Ambassador Ervin Massinga, the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia, visited Jigjiga Somali region to meet with Somali Regional President H.E. Mustafe Omer.  Ambassador Massinga discussed U.S engagement in the region with the Regional President. The Ambassador also met with Jigjiga University President Dr. Beshir Abdulahi.  At the university, he discussed the Michigan State University joint program which has developed an agricultural curriculum to improve livestock nutrition in Ethiopia’s lowland pastoral and agro-pastoral […]

On January 30, 2024, Ambassador Du Xiaohui met with Hon. Credo Nanjuwa, Minister of Southern Province of Zambia. Minister-Counsellor Wang Sheng and Dr Monze Namani, Permanent Secretary of Southern Province were present. Ambassador Du said that Southern Province is an important province in Zambia. Guided by the important consensus reached by the two Heads of States, China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Southern Province following the principle of mutual respect and mutual benefit for the welfare of the two peoples. Hon. Credo Nanjuwa said […]

Uganda boasts a considerable agricultural workforce, with approximately 3.9 million women contributing to the sector across 7 million agricultural households. However, a significant gender disparity exists, as many of these women are primarily engaged in on-farm production activities, with limited involvement in crucial agribusiness facets such as processing, warehousing, distribution, packaging, branding, and marketing. The resulting cost of this gender gap in agribusiness activities is staggering, estimated at US$67-100 million […]

About 30 humanitarian actors converged in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria on the 30th of January, 2024, for a workshop, organized by ECOWAS and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) as part of the project titled “Building Disasters and Climate Resilience in Niger.” The project is implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Humanitarian Action and Disaster Management (MAHGC) of Niger, African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency, and […]

The highly anticipated Namibia International Energy Conference (NIEC) (www.NIEConference.com) is back, and this time it promises to be bigger and more impactful than ever before. The conference, scheduled to take place from April 23-25, 2024 at Droombos Estate Windhoek in Namibia, will unite government officials, private companies, investors, and thought leaders from across the globe to unlock the full potential of Namibia’s diverse energy industry. Under the theme Reimagine Resource-Rich […]