April 25
Africa: Raila Vows Continental Integration, Non-Tariff Barrier Removal As AU Commission Post Priorities If Successful
Capital FM
Azimio La Umoja One Kenya leader Raila Odinga has pledged to root for vows continental integration, non-tariff barrier removal, global cooperation as African Union (AU)… Read more »
Ethiopia: In Ethiopia's Somali Region, Women Build Businesses and Resilience to Climate Change
WFP
World Food Programme enables refugee and local women to challenge gender norms in conservative pastoralist communities Read more »
Kenya: U.S. Official Announces Business Partnership With Kenya
VOA
About 1,300 delegates and 400 companies participated in the fourth American Chamber of Commerce summit in Nairobi, Kenya, where Kenya's president William Ruto says his country is… Read more »
Kenya: Govt Spearheading Reforms to Support Coffee Farmers' Welfare, PS Kilemi
Capital FM
State Department of Co-operatives Commissioner Patrick Kilemi has said that the government is undertaking various reforms in the coffee sector to ensure that farmers are not… Read more »
Djibouti: Women Leaders in Djibouti Speak Out Against Gender-Based Violence and Harmful Practices
UNFPA
"There are so many young girls who get pregnant and have hidden, illegal abortions. Young girls are forced into sex work, and many are forced to undergo female genital mutilation." Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Says Govt Keen On Scaling Up Diaspora Remittances to Sh1.3trn
Capital FM
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 25 - President William Ruto says the country is keen on scaling up its diaspora remittances from the current 4 billion dollars (Sh540 billion) to 10 billion… Read more »
Rwanda: Achieving a Malaria-Free Rwanda By 2030 Is Possible
New Times
Latest data from Rwanda Biomedical Centre, as reported by The New Times in its April 24 edition, indicates that malaria cases in the country dropped by a staggering 88% in 2023. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Tourism Revenue Hit $620 Million in 2023
New Times
Rwanda's tourism revenue rose by 36 percent from $445 million in 2022 to reach $620 million in 2023 (approx: Rwf798 billion), as stated in the 2023 Rwanda Development Board (RDB)… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Urges MPs to Reduce Annual Budget Days After They Increased Budget Ceiling
Capital FM
President William Ruto has challenged the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) to significantly reduce their budget in the next financial year following the launch of Bunge… Read more »
Kenya: President Ruto Urges MPs to Fast-Track Implementation of NADCO Report
Capital FM
President William Ruto has urged the joint Parliamentary Committees handling the implementation of the recommendations in the National Dialogue Committee to expedite the process. Read more »
Uganda: Among to MPs - Monitor Shs93 Billion Release for District Roads
Independent (Kampala)
Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has announced the release of about Shs93 billion to districts, cities and municipalities across the country, being the final payment from the… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative Launched in University of Sialkot, Pakistan
ENA
The Ethiopian Ambassador to Pakistan, Jemal Beker along with Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Climate Change and Environmental Coordination has launched the "Ethio-Pakistan… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans to Buy Cars in Shillings With the Launch of Japanese Auction in Naivasha
Business Day Africa
Kenyans now have the opportunity to procure Japanese automobiles using the local currency, shillings, with the inauguration of a car auction at the Naivasha Special Economic Zone… Read more »
Kenya: Willem Hondius, Architect of Low Cost Air Travel in Kenya Passes Away
Business Day Africa
Jambojet founding chief executive Willem Alexandar Hondius has died, Kenya's budget carrier has announced. Read more »
Uganda: MPs Question Luzira Relocation Project
Nile Post
Parliament has differed it's decision to determine the fate of Luzira prisons where government is planning to exchange the facility with an investor to develop the prisons into a… Read more »
Uganda: Develop Precise Strategy for Economic Transformation [opinion]
Nile Post
The current impasse between the two tax collecting agents of the government -the traders and the URA, is a result of a structural problem to explain. Read more »
Uganda: Govt Should Rethink Tax On Cash Withdrawals [opinion]
Observer
Whereas the theme for Uganda's National Budget Framework Paper for the financial year 2024/25 is the full monetisation of the economy through commercial agriculture,… Read more »
Uganda: Politics Is Not a Ticket to Misconduct - Kulayigye
Nile Post
The Defence and Military Spokesperson, Brigadier-General Felix Kulayigye has warned politicians against perpetuating illegal activities as a means to gaining attention. Read more »
Uganda: Kanungu Breaks Ground for Construction of District Administration Block
Nile Post
Kanungu has broken ground for the construction of an administration block at the district headquarters. Read more »
Uganda: Mubende Launches Construction of Juvenile Detention Facility
Nile Post
Mubende District has launched the construction of a juvenile reception centre whose first phase will cost Shs94 million. Read more »
Uganda: Is Play Necessary in Education?
Nile Post
Play is a fundamental building block for healthy child development not just fun and games as is perceived by many. Read more »
Uganda: Paris Agreement Integrity At Risk As COP29 Nears
Nile Post
A successful COP29 hinges on reaching a new and ambitious climate finance agreement that satisfies the demands of developing countries. Read more »
Uganda: Uganda to Introduce National Children Play Day
Nile Post
Uganda is preparing to celebrate its first-ever national children's play day on April 30, 2024 to raise awareness about the transformative power of play in a child's life and its… Read more »
Uganda: It's Holday, Let the Children Play - Minister Moriku
Nile Post
The State Minister for Primary Education, Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu, has urged parents to give children more time to play, especially during the school holidays. Read more »
Uganda: Stay Away From Saudi Arabia Shows, Ykee Benda Cautions Ugandan Musicians
Nile Post
Singer Wycliff Tugume, alias Ykee Benda, has cautioned his fellow Ugandan musicians against performing in Saudi Arabia. Read more »