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Commonwealth announces Group to observe Solomon Islands National Parliamentary elections

News Release Former CPA Secretary-General Dr Arthur Donahoe QC to lead Group A Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) will be present during the Solomon Islands’ National Parliamentary Elections scheduled for 4 August 2010. The COG will be led by the former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Dr Arthur Donahoe QC. The Group was constituted by […]

Tullow oil strikes huge deposits at Owo-1 exploration well in Ghana

Press Release 26 July 2010 – Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Owo-1 exploration well in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana has intersected a significant column of excellent quality light oil. Results of drilling, wireline logs and samples of reservoir fluids have established Owo as a major new oil field requiring further appraisal. […]

Programme for African Union Summit in Kampala Uganda

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS DURING THE PERIOD OF THE JULY 2010 ASSEMBLY OF THE UNION KAMPALA, UGANDA As at 16 July 2010 AU STATUTORY MEETINGS AND PARALLEL EVENTS A. AFRICAN UNION – CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS PRE-SUMMIT FORUM : 14-16 July 2010 B. AFRICAN YOUTH FORUM : 17-19 July 2010 C. TWENTIETH (20TH) ORDINARY SESSION OF THE […]

Address by H.E Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union Commission at Kampala African Union Summit

Click Here for LIVE COVERAGE OF AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT CLOSING ADDRESS BY H.E JEAN PING, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 17TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 22 JULY 2010, KAMPALA VERSION 7 OF 21 JULY 2010 Madam the Chairperson of the Executive Council, Right Honorable Eriya Kategaya, First […]

Maxwell Stamp PLC Long term consulting engagement in Expanding Social Protection in Uganda

Apply Here Organization(s): Maxwell Stamp PLC Country/Region: Uganda Contract Length: Long-term consulting assignment Apply by: 30 July 2010 Description Assignment Title:                     Expanding Social Protection in Uganda Proposed Job Title:                 M&E Coordinator Contract Type:                         Freelance fixed-term contract 1          Background to the Assignment Maxwell Stamp was contracted by DFID and Irish Aid in 2009 to engage GoU, […]

List of cut off points for Joint Admissions Board Public Universities Uganda 2010/2011

List of cut off points for Joint Admissions Board Public Universities Uganda 2010/2011 The Joint Admissions Board JAB released the cut off points for government sponsored courses in public universities. The Public Universities for which cut off points are released below include Kyambogo University (KYU), Makerere University (Mak), Busitema University (Bus), Gulu University (GU), Makerere […]

Action on climate change will shape future of poor countries

  Climate change will reverse years of work reducing poverty in the developing world without strong, urgent action, according to a report released today. The Future Climate for Development calls on governments and NGOs to build climate change into their economic development programmes to help low-income countries manage its impacts and seize new opportunities as […]

IPCC Scholarships (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)

The IPCC Scholarship Programme has been established with the funds received on the occasion of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize award to the IPCC. The first funding partner of the Programme is Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, Former Norwegian Prime Minister and UN Special Envoy on Climate Change. The goal of this programme is to help […]

Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group meets in London

  ‘Fresh thinking key to Commonwealth’s future’ The Commonwealth’s new Eminent Persons Group has met for the first time to develop options for renewing the organisation. “The goal is to sharpen the impact, strengthen the networks, and raise the profile of the Commonwealth,” said the Group’s chair, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi of Malaysia. “A very […]