By Brian Kisembo on April 27, 2019
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe, President Museveni, President Museveni. Zimbabwe, the 60th Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), Zimbabwe news
Africa, Business & Finance, Business news, General
President Yoweri Museveni has disagreed with the idea of putting sanctions on African countries particularly Zimbabwe calling it the act of ‘cowardice’. President Museveni is in Zimbabwe for a two-day visit as the chief guest on the official opening of the 60th Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Bulawayo. Museveni, called the act of putting sanctions […]
By Brian Kisembo on October 21, 2018
African Union Envoy, Infrastructure Development in Africa, raila odinga, Raila Odinga appointed Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa, Raila Odinga NEWS, Representative, Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa
International News, news & events, Politics, Politics & Governance, Top News
Leader opposition leader in Kenya Raila Odinga was on Saturday appointed High Representative for Infrastructure Development in Africa by African Union Envoy. Moussa Faki Mahamat who is the Commission chairperson said the decision was taken mainly to pattern with Africa through infrastructure. “His mandate includes mobilizing further political support from Member States and the Regional […]
By mugisa geofrey on April 17, 2018
African Union, Anna Adeke Ebaju, celia ogwal, Jalia Bintu, James Ebitu, parliment of uganda, parlimentary commissioner
Africa, Featured, Human Rights, Latest Uganda News, Regional
Parliamentary Commissioner and Dokolo Woman MP, Cecilia Atim Ogwal, has asked African youth to reject foreign cultures and traditions including homosexuality as they prepare to take up leadership positions on the continent. Speaking at the opening of the 4th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Africa Region) Youth Parliament held at Hotel Africana in Kampala, Hon. Ogwal warned […]
By Brian Kisembo on March 15, 2017
Football, Sports
The Confederations of African Football has confirmed that Kenya will host the 2018 African Nations Championship after meeting the required stadium standards. The confirmation came in at the CAF’s 39th Ordinary Meeting held at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa. The committee noted that there has been a significant progress made on the ground […]
By Isaac Senabulya on October 12, 2016
“Africa is faring well, ” he said adding; “We also want to see parliaments made of men and women who uphold integrity in their own right and in society.”, 11th October 2016 during the Third Ordinary Session of the Fourth Parliament sitting at Sharm El Sheikh, Agago North); Hon. Anifa Bangirana Kawooya (NRM, also the Leader of the PAP delegation; Prof. Ogenga Latigo (FDC, among others, central african republic, Dokolo South) and Hon. Babirye Kadogo (Ind. Buyende). Other new members sworn in were from the Cape Verde Islands, Egypt, Five Members from the Parliament of Uganda were yesterday sworn in as new Members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP). The Members who were designated to the continental body took oath on Tuesday, has said that Parliaments in the Arab world and in Africa are becoming more assertive and representative, Hon. Roger Nkodo Dang, in Equatorial Guinea, in terms of women, Malabo Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union on the PAP, Mauritania and Zambia, members who were sworn in include Hon. Jacqueline Amongin (NRM, minorities and youth, Mr Chungong was addressing PAP Members in a joint meeting of the PAP and the Arab Parliament, Mr. Martin Chungong, Ngora), Niger, objectives of the PAP are, PAP is one of the organs of the African Union and comprises five members from each of the 54 African Parliaments. Established in March 2004, PAP President, reiterated his call for the need for member states to sign and ratify the Malabo Protocol, Secretary General of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), security and stability in the region; facilitate cooperation and development in Africa; promote human rights and democracy and to encourage good governance, Sembabule); Hon. Felix Okot Ogong (NRM, South Africa, the Arab Parliament, the legislature has its headquarters in Midrand, the PAP President and the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, The third Ordinary Session of the PAP is sitting from 10th – 19th October 2016 in Cairo, there are plans to give the body full legislative functions with its Members elected from outside the membership of national parliaments, to promote peace, transparency and accountability in member states, which was adopted by a decision of the AU Assembly in 2014, which was attended by the Speakers of the National Assembly of Egypt, women representation accounts for 23% and 18% in Africa and the Arab world respectively
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Five Members from the Parliament of Uganda were yesterday sworn in as new Members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP). The Members who were designated to the continental body took oath on Tuesday, 11th October 2016 during the Third Ordinary Session of the Fourth Parliament sitting at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The members who were […]
By Isaac Senabulya on April 27, 2016
10th Parliament, court case, elections, irregularities, Parliament, Trade unions, uganda, Workers, Workers MPs
Business news, Elections, Finance, Justice, Latest Uganda News, Uganda 2016 General Elections
A section of leaders of trade unions have petitioned the High Court seeking for a nullification of the elections for the 5 representatives of the workers members of parliament in the 10th parliament. The petition before the court was signed by more than 10,000 workers challenging the workers MPs elect for the 10th parliament. Addressing a […]
By Gerald Businge on September 9, 2015
Common market protocol monetary union, EAC, East African states, political integration, Regional constitution, State parties
Latest Uganda News, Politics, Regional
East African states have begun on the process of drafting a regional constitution which is a great milestone towards the dream of political integration. So far state parties in the EAC have signed the common market protocol, monetary union and now what remains for the realization of the EAC is political integration. According to the […]
By Gerald Businge on August 27, 2015
Africa, Coffee, uganda
Agriculture, Business & Economics, Business & Finance, Business news
According to the International Coffee Organization (ICO) Statistics, Uganda upstaged Ethiopia in 2014/2015 to become Africa’s number one coffee exporter and seventh globally. Approximately 2.24million 60kg bags were exported by Uganda in the period. In order to consolidate these gains, Uganda has also received a $1.3 billion grant from USAID’s Feed the Future Initiative which seeks to […]
By Emma Laura N. Kisa on August 20, 2015
Car free zone, CBD, central business district, East Africa, kigali, Rwanda
Regional
Kigali’s central business district (CBD) has been declared a car free zone by authorities. The President, Paul Kagame, earlier proposed that Kigali’s central business zone be freed from traffic in a tweet in response to an oped by The New Times which stated: “From what Sunny had to write…in today’s TNT (The New Times) about […]
By Gerald Businge on June 16, 2015
16th June, Kayunga, Maggie Kigozi, The day of the African Child
Culture & Heritage
Uganda today joins the rest of the world to mark the day of the African child, a day commemorated every year on 16 June, with Dr. Maggie Kigozi appointed Children’s Rights Ambassador. Main celebrations are taking place in Kayunga under the Theme “Accelerating our Collective Efforts to End Child Marriage in Africa” The day was created by the African Union to […]
