When NRM flopped in myriads of parliamentary by elections across the country apart from Usuk in Katakwi district; many Ugandans and political analysts were left wondering! What ‘political disease’ is eating up NRM and why? The biggest answer is about NRM’s choice of candidates! The biggest other factor has been service delivery! When all these […]
The recent election into parliament of Usuk county (Katakwi District) MP, Proscovia Alengot Oromait raised so many questions. Ms Oromait, 19, is believed to be the youngest MP in Africa. “Can she sit on parliamentary committees? Can she debate issues with sufficient clarity and intelligence? What sort of MP will such an inexperienced young lady […]
Because most fake electronic gadgets, domestic items and clothes indicate that they are made in China, very many people in Uganda and Africa at large conclude that everything produced in China must be ‘fake.’ So the description ‘Made in China’ is synonymous with fake products. Therefore the Chinese government still has a long journey […]
Several sex workers in East Africa are still ignoring the use of condoms despite the increasing HIV/Aids awareness campaigns in the country. Perhaps this could explain current HIV high infection rates in Uganda, Tanzania and East Africa in general. The Tanzanian National Statistics of 2007/2008 show that the country’s infection rate was over 6.5 […]
World Human Rights Watch (WHRW) has released a report naming president Kaguta Yoweri Museveni’s Uganda Government to be one of the most hostile and brutal Governments against Non Government Organisations (NGOs) in Africa. The report indicates that president Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) Government is topping most hostile Governments in Africa against Non Government […]
Ambassadors Girls’ Scholarship Program: Targeting girls from economic hardship areas, or girls facing adverse circumstances, the Ambassadors Girls’ Scholarship Program (AGSP) is providing scholarships to girls attending primary and secondary school in Africa. The Academy for Educational Development is delivering over 85,000 scholarships over a period of four years in 15 Western, Central and Eastern […]
Uganda’s Hippos team currently in camp on Friday will face Ghana in the Africa Youth Championship U-20 qualifier. The head coach of Hippos Paul Ntanda says that he is now sharpening his boys ahead of Friday’s Africa Youth Championship U-20 qualifiers. He says that his dream is to make hippos striking line much better. Ntanda’s […]
Emergency Small Grants Programme – UK: This provides emergency small grants to students who have come from Africa to study in the UK but run into unexpected financial difficulties in their last few months of study. It is not intended for refugees or asylum seekers but for students who are studying on a student’s visa. […]
Absolute Health Foundation and Absolute health services are committed to improving the quality of life for those affected by the hepatitis B virus not only in Liberia where they are based but across Africa including in Uganda. SAMUEL NARTEY QUAO, the President of Absolute Health Foundation- Liberia says the above organisations assist in the […]
OWSD Postgraduate Training Fellowships: OWSD Postgraduate Training Fellowships is for female students in Sub-Saharan Africa or Least Developed Countries (LDCs) who wish to pursue postgraduate training leading to a doctorate degree at a centre of excellence in the South outside their own country. Each fellowship will be offered for a maximum of three years […]