June 21
Rwanda: Formal Financial Inclusion in Rwanda Grew 39% in 2020-2024
New Times
The number of Rwandans who have access to formal financial services and products increased by more than 38.8 per cent to 7.5 million between 2020 and 2024, a new report published… Read more »
Rwanda: World Refugee Day and the Enduring Plight of Congolese People [opinion]
New Times
As we celebrate World Refugee Day, we remember the millions forced to flee their homes due to war, persecution, and violence. But for the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo… Read more »
Uganda: Emyooga Initiative Helps Reduce Crime, Says Tororo RDC
Nile Post
Tororo district leaders have said there is a reduction in crime rates, attributing it to the Emyooga program which provided seed capital to many youths in the district and… Read more »
Uganda: Buikwe Farmer Counts Losses After Sugarcane Plantation Is Sprayed With Dangerous Chemicals
Nile Post
The family of the late Alexander Kiwombojjo at Ngogwe Sub-county in Buikwe District is counting losses after a self-claimed landlord sprayed their sugarcane plantation with… Read more »
Uganda: Govt to Connect 54,000 New Customers in Rural Electricity Access Project
Nile Post
Government is targeting to connect 54000 new customers under the Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project (UREAP) before it ends by December, 31. Read more »
Uganda: Why Museveni Must Extend Corruption Fight to Local Govts
Nile Post
The recent announcement by President Yoweri Museveni to extend the anti-corruption crackdown to district leaders has sparked widespread discussion about the critical need for such… Read more »
Uganda: Two Journalists Remanded Over Operating Media House Without Licence
Nile Post
Two journalists, Alirabaki Sengooba and Dickson Mubiru, from Grapevine Publications and Ono Bwiino Newspaper, have been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of publishing… Read more »
Uganda: Media Urged to Embed SDGs Into Their Daily Work
Nile Post
The media have been called upon to embed discussions on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their daily works to accelerate their implementation by 2030. Read more »
Uganda: UNRA Equips UPDF Marines Brigade Soldiers With Skills for Operating Ferries
Nile Post
A total of 20 UPDF Marine Brigade trainees who were undergoing a six-month basic sailing and maintenance of modular ferry course from the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA)… Read more »
Uganda: We Shall Fight Poverty and Its Agents - Minister Kasolo
Nile Post
Microfinance Minister Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune has vowed to wipe out agents of poverty in communities especially those crippling government's intervention initiated to eradicate… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Boosts Central Corridor Cargo With DRC Dry Port Land Acquisition
Business Day Africa
Tanzania has secured 60 hectares of land in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to develop a dry port, aiming to enhance cargo movement along the central corridor and boost… Read more »
Kenya: High Court Throws Out Petition Challenging CBC Rollout
Business Day Africa
A three-judge bench has dismissed a petition challenging the competency-based curriculum (CBC) saying scrapping it would cause disorder in the education system. Read more »
Ethiopia: Corporation Seeks Domestic Firms' Robust IPS Partake
Ethiopian Herald
The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) called up on domestic investors to make a meaningful involvement in the industrial parks taking advantage of the well-equipped… Read more »
Ethiopia: Another Season of Leaving Imprints! [opinion]
Ethiopian Herald
In Ethiopia, this is a season of leaving one's mark to save our planet from the ominous situation that climatic variability has posed. Ethiopia's Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) is a… Read more »
Ethiopia: Promising Students' Technological Inventions
Ethiopian Herald
Science is the springboard for the leap in technology and innovations. And schools are the nursery of science and innovations. Schools are ideal places for students to change the… Read more »
Ethiopia: 'Virtue and Solidarity for Ethiopia's Height!!' [opinion]
Ethiopian Herald
It is human nature to expect a reward for activities they carry out to benefit others. This reward and satisfaction vary from individual to individual. For some people, money is… Read more »
Uganda: The Trouble With Tolerance in Uganda [opinion]
Observer
From debates around Uganda's opposition and the ruling party's politics to debates of feminism or more recently the talk surrounding the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA), everything is… Read more »
June 20
Africa: Pre-Primary Education for Children Benefits Everyone [guest column]
allAfrica
Scholars across Africa are linking conflict prevention and peacebuilding to reducing economic, social and environmental stresses. The African Union's declaration of 2024 as the… Read more »
Kenya: 2024 Finance Bill - Ignore Fake Letter Claiming That Kenyan Police Have Approved Nationwide Protests
Africa Check
2024 Finance Bill: Ignore fake letter claiming that Kenyan police have approved nationwide protests Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Decides - Over 260 Observers Accredited for July Elections
New Times
More than 260 electoral observers have been accredited for the July 2024 presidential and parliamentary polls in Rwanda, according to the National Electoral Commission (NEC). Read more »
Sudan: Roll Out Civilian Protection Mission, Ensure Sudan Probe - AU
HRW
The African Union (AU) should work with the United Nations to deploy a civilian protection mission to address ongoing atrocities across Sudan, notably in Darfur, and act to ensure… Read more »
Rwanda: Are the Upcoming Elections Just for Show?
DW
Next month, Rwandans will choose between three presidential candidates, including current President Paul Kagame. But are the elections just a sham? Read more »
Kenya: Finance Bill Sails Through Second Reading Amid Protests By Gen Z's
Capital FM
The controversial Finance Bill 2024 passed the second reading in the National Assembly Thursday amid street protests in Nairobi and other major towns. Read more »
Sudan: Presence of Foreign Actors Complicates Sudan War Situation
VOA
As Sudan's humanitarian crisis grows more dire, concerns are growing that foreign actors with interests in Sudan are complicating the situation and making it harder to end a… Read more »
Eritrea: Fundamental Freedoms Systematically Repressed in Eritrea - UN Rapporteur
VOA
A human rights expert says the Eritrean government is maintaining its iron grip on society by systematically repressing the fundamental rights and freedoms of its people through… Read more »