June 20
Tanzania: EU, FSDT Sign Deal to Enhance Economic Inclusion
Daily News
The European Union (EU) has signed an agreement with the Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT) aimed at issuing a grant worth 4 million Euros (11.23bn/-) for promoting… Read more »
Uganda: UPDF to Recruit 1,600 Scientists
Nile Post
This move is aimed at bolstering the military's technical capabilities. Read more »
Uganda: Can Parliament Sink Any Lower? [opinion]
Nile Post
The scandals that have shadowed the August House has many already looking forward to what the 12th Parliament is likely to be like, more than a year before the 2026 polls. Read more »
Uganda: Obangaina - the Untold Story of Rachel Magoola's Timeless Classic
Nile Post
Every household in Uganda seems to have its very own 'Margaret' or at least know of one. Afrigo Band member Rachel Magoola and Bugweri District Woman MP recently shared a… Read more »
Uganda: Tororo Emyooga Saccos to Receive Additional Shs20m Each, Says Minister Kasolo
Nile Post
The State Minister for Microfinance, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo has said that each Emyooga sacco in Tororo is to receive shs20 million each in addition to the shs30 million earlier… Read more »
Uganda: SFC Commander Hails Museveni for Building Strong UPDF
Nile Post
The Commander of the Special Force Command (SFC), Maj Gen David Mugisha has applauded President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the Commander-In-Chief for building a strong and… Read more »
Uganda: Torture Cases On the Rise, Says Rights Body
Nile Post
The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has raised alarm over a significant surge in cases of torture, recording over 1,000 complaints since 2018. Read more »
Rwanda: Invest More in Kinyarwanda, and We the Media Have Our Work Cut Out [opinion]
New Times
During President Paul Kagame's recent interaction with the media, he stressed the need to teach the younger generation how to speak Kinyarwanda properly. He went on to give… Read more »
Rwanda: 'Undetectable Untransmittable' - a Game-Changer in Rwanda's HIV Prevention, Treatment Course
New Times
In 2012, Rukundo received the devastating news that he had acquired HIV. He delayed medication, thinking his results might have been swapped with other students during the school… Read more »
Rwanda: Top 10 Trending Songs for July Elections
New Times
Rwandans will in less than a month decide the president who will lead Rwanda in the next five-year term. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda's Economy Grew 9.7% in the First Quarter of 2024
New Times
Rwanda's economy grew by 9.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2024, largely buoyed by a strong rebound in strong performance of the agricultural sector. Read more »
Kenya: Egypt's Ambassador to Kenya Participates in a Panel Discussion On Mainstreaming the Space Economy in National Development
Egypt Online
Ambassador Wael Nasreddin Attia, Egypt's Ambassador to Nairobi, participated in a high-level panel discussion called by the Kenyan government entitled "Mainstreaming the Space… Read more »
Somalia: Somali Minister of Internal Security Meets With EU Delegation to Discuss Key Issues
Shabelle
Somali Minister of Internal Security, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartaag, hosted an EU delegation led by Karin Johansson on the morning of June 20, 2024. The meeting, held in… Read more »
Somalia: U.S. Ambassador Presents Credentials to Somali Foreign Minister
Shabelle
The newly appointed Ambassador of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Somalia, Richard H. Riley, presented his credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs… Read more »
Kenya: Tala Disbursement in Kenya Hits Sh300 Billion
Capital FM
Credit disbursed by Tala, a digital credit company, in Kenya has reached Sh300 billion, ten years after entering the country. Read more »
Kenya: Airtel Eyes 53 New Network Sites in Mandera
Capital FM
Airtel Kenya targets 53 new network sites by the end of the year in Mandera County, growing its presence in the North-Eastern Kenya. Read more »
Kenya: Govt Allocates Sh1bn to Boost Tea Value Addition
Capital FM
The government will allocate Sh1 billion for the construction of two value addition and branding centres for Kenyan tea, President William Samoei Ruto has said. Read more »
Ethiopia: From Two Generations, a Tale of Two Ethiopian Pianists [opinion]
Ethiopian Herald
The piano as a music type or genre has a relatively long history in Ethiopia. If we take the first Ethiopian female pianist, Emahoy Tsegue-Mariam Gebrou, as a point of reference,… Read more »
Rwanda: FIFA Rankings - No Improvement for Amavubi, Argentina Stay Top
New Times
Rwanda maintained their 131st position as per the latest global rankings released by world football governing body on Thursday, June 20. Read more »
Seychelles: 8 Seychellois Athletes Heading to Senior African Athletics Championship
Seychelles News Agency
Eight athletes will represent Seychelles at the upcoming Senior African Athletics Championship in Douala, Cameroon, from June 21 to 26. Read more »
Mauritius: Mauritius and Indonesia Commit to Enhancing People-to-People Mobility and Boost Bilateral Trade
Government of Mauritius
Port Louis, 20 June 2024 - A delegation led by His Excellency Mr. Cahyo R. Muzhar, Deputy Minister for Legal Administration, Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia held… Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania, Burundi Friendly Encounter Postponed
Daily News
The Tanzania National Rugby Team friendly match against Burundi that was scheduled to be staged this weekend in Bujumbura, Burundi, has been postponed. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Records Good Performance in Improving Literacy Rate
Daily News
Tanzania has made an impressive stride in heightening the per-centage of adult population who understand how to read and write as the current statistics depict that the percentage… Read more »
Tanzania: Samia Attends Ramaphosa Swearing-in Event in Pretoria
Daily News
President Samia Suluhu Hassan was among dignitaries present at Wednesday's swearing-in event for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in Pretoria, which was a noteworthy… Read more »
Tanzania: Yanga Locked in FIFA Ban
Daily News
The Tanzania Football Federation (TFF) has stressed that the ban on player registration imposed by the world football governing body (FIFA) on Young Africans and other three… Read more »