July 28, 2025
Ethiopia: VP Jessica Alupo Arrives in Ethiopia for UN Food Systems Summit +4
Uganda's Vice President, H.E. Jessica Alupo, arrived this afternoon at Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa ahead of the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktaking Moment, a… Read more »
July 25, 2025
Africa: AU Commission Launches Platform to Strengthen Africa's Research and Policy
The African Union Commission, in collaboration with the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) and AUDA-NEPAD, has launched the Africa Think Tank Platform (ATTP). Read more »
July 23, 2025
Africa: WHO Warning as Chikungunya Outbreak Spreads From Indian Ocean to Africa
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a global health alert over a fast-moving outbreak of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral disease, that is sweeping across the Indian… Read more »
July 21, 2025
Kenya: Pan-African Rights Groups Condemn Kenya's Worsening Crackdown On Protesters and Civil Liberties
A coalition of Pan-African civil society groups, legal experts, and human rights defenders has issued a scathing statement condemning the Kenyan government's escalating repression… Read more »
July 15, 2025
Uganda: Uganda Receives Shs170bn From World Bank to Boost Manufacturing, Exports
The government has received the first tranche of Shs170 billion from the World Bank as part of a Shs800 billion financing deal aimed at supporting manufacturing and export value… Read more »
Uganda: UN Conducts Routine Inspection of UPDF-Ungu-Xi in Somalia
A team from the United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has carried out a scheduled inspection of equipment and assets under the Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF),… Read more »
July 14, 2025
Burundi: WHO Announces Burundi Has Eliminated Trachoma As a Public Health Problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially announced that Burundi has eliminated trachoma as a public health problem, marking a major milestone in the country's fight… Read more »
July 01, 2025
Africa: Equity Group Expands Beyond Africa With New UAE Representative Office
Equity Group has received shareholder approval to establish a Representative Office in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), signalling a major step in its strategic expansion beyond the… Read more »
June 25, 2025
Africa: 40 Countries Still Lack Basic Tobacco Protection Laws - WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised alarm over persistent weaknesses in global tobacco control, despite more than 6.1 billion people now being covered by at least one of… Read more »
