UN Association of Uganda moves to engage journalists on Climate and Gender.

By Faith Barbara Namagembe – Updated at 2014 EAT on Wednesday 24th August 2022 A dozen of Ugandan journalists have earlier today convened at Ministers Village Hotel in Ntinda in an engagement on Climate and Gender organized by United Nations Association of Uganda- UNAUganda. The engagement was under a project supported by UNAFinland with the…

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Airlines board wants media out of probe as Bamuturaki skips Cosase

By Arthur Arnold Wadero The Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ms Jennifer Bamuturaki, Tuesday skipped a meeting with Parliament’s Committee on State Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) where her team and the legislators were meant to further discuss queries raised in the Auditor General’s report for the Financial Year 2020/2021. The probe that commenced…

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UN to help Africa develop capital markets to spur economic development

By XINHUA The United Nations said Tuesday that it will help African countries to develop their capital markets to accelerate economic development. Sonia Essobmadje, chief of the Innovative Finance and Capital Markets Section with the Private Sector Development and Finance Division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), told Xinhua in Nairobi, the…

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Report indicates Europe’s drought is the worst in 500 years.

Two-thirds of Europe is under some sort of drought warning, in what is likely the worst such event in 500 years. The latest report from the Global Drought Observatory says 47% of the continent is in “warning” conditions, meaning soil has dried up. Another 17% is on alert – meaning vegetation “shows signs of stress”….

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Qatar deports migrant workers after wage protest

By Merlyn Thomas At least 60 workers rallied outside Al Bandary International Group’s Doha offices on 14 August – some reportedly had not been paid for seven months. A number of protesters were detained and some were deported, although it’s not known how many. The government said those who were deported had “breached security laws”….

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Japan may scrap COVID tests for travellers: Nikkei

East Asian country currently requires arrivals to produce a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of departure. Japan is considering scrapping pre-departure COVID-19 tests for travellers to the country, according to local media. Japan is one of the last remaining countries using border restrictions to control the virus, with arrivals required to present a…

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Kenya deploys over 200 troops to DR Congo peacekeeping mission

By Jerry Omondi Kenya on Monday flagged off more than 200 troops deployed to the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission (MONUSCO) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The troops were flagged off by the Vice Chief of Defence Forces (VCDF), Lieutenant General Francis Ogolla, who urged them to uphold and surpass the exemplary performance registered…

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