Museveni takes over from the outgoing President of Malawi Joyce Banda who handed over the chairpersonship during the ongoing COMESA summit taking place at Speke resort hotel Munyonyo. .

Speaking after assuming the seat, Museveni called for integration of African countries through trading blocs , noting that African economies are too divided.

English: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

He says this undermines their profitability and foreign direct investment.

Museveni said that in order for trade to increase within the COMESA region, there is need to work on infrastructure development with railway links to Southern Sudan, DR Congo and Rwanda, as well as Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.

The summit is attended by African leaders who include Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe,

Mwai Kibaki of Kenya, Joyce Banda of Malawi, Dr. Ikiliou Dhoinine of  Comoros and Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn among other heads of delegations.

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The internship will start in January 2013. The successful applicant will spend their time honing their journalism skills in Cape Town and at Research Africa’s sister offices in London, as well as go on a reporting trip to an African country.

The intern will work with Research Africa’s excellent editorial team which produces news and analysis on African research funding and science trends on the continent. Non-South African applicants will be prioritised.

Research Africa will cover the costs of travel to and from South Africa, accommodation and a small stipend. Visa costs will be reimbursed if valid receipts are submitted. The internship is funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) as one of their five science journalism awards.

Applicants need to propose a short research project that they will carry out during their internship. This should investigate a topical issue related to the popularisation of research in Africa.

Applicants must also submit their curriculum vitae, three recent articles (print or electronic) and a letter of permission from their line manager confirming that they would be allowed to take seven months off work (paid or unpaid leave).

Applicants should be mature, self-motivated and independent, with fluent written and spoken English and a high degree of numeracy. They should be computer literate, and able to use word processors. Competence in both PC and Mac environments is recommended.

Please email application, including certified copies of academic degrees, to sjp@research-africa.net with the subject line: Research Africa-IDRC science journalism internship. Deadline: 20 November 2012.

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If there is one thing that the race for FDC leader Dr Kizza Besigye’s successor will teach Ugandans, then it is whether or not Ugandans are indeed a bunch of tribalists.

One of the people who have of recent come in the crosshairs is FDC National Mobilizer, Maj. Gen Mugisha Muntu whose party colleagues are questioning whether he is Ugandan, and whether he qualifies to lead the party.

It’s not the first time that tribal sentiments come up when it comes to leadership positions. Gen. Muntu’s nationality is doubted by many Ugandans.

Where were they, during the so many years that he was army commander; did anyone question him then? Before then, he had a stint as the head of military intelligence, but no one questioned that.

When Muntu was still army commander no one questioned his nationality. There is belief in Africa that some people like Muntu who have relatives across the border are less citizens of given countries.

In DR Congo there a joke that the only “true Congolese president was Ugandan fallen president, “Idi Amin.”

The belief in Democratic Republic of Congo is that of all the presidents who have ever ruled DR Congo, none of them was Congolese!

They claim that the current president, Joseph Kabila, is Rwandan and many attest to the fact that his mother is from Rwanda. The late Rwandan president, Juvenal Habyarimana, was said to be a Mukiga from Uganda, while Mobutu Sese Seko of then Zaire (now DRC) was from the Central African Republic. In Tanzania, former President Benjamin Mkapa was told to go back to his country of origin, down south in Mozambique.

The people of Kenya claim that the founding father of Kenya, Jomo Kenyatta, was a Uganda from western Uganda. Sometime back Zambians claimed that Fredrick Chiluba, their former president, was from DR Congo, while their founding president Kenneth Kaunda was from Malawi. In Uganda president Museveni is looked at as a Rwandan, while his predecessors Milton Obote and Iddi Amin were claimed to be Southern Sudanese.

Julius Nyerere, the founder of the Republic of Tanzania, was said to be from Burundi. The late Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi, was claimed to be from Eritrea, never mind that he staged a fatal war with Eritrea over a piece of rocky border. Because his father was from Kenya, President Barack Obama’s nationality has been a bone of contention, with some Americans claiming that he is not a true American. He has been at pains to produce evidence that he was actually born in America!

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The State funeral for John Evans Atta Mills, former President of Ghana has taken place today in Accra (Independence square). Late Mills died on 24th July 2012.

Dignitaries who arrived for Mills’ funeral included the US Secretary of State, mrs Hilary Clinton, President of Namibia, Hifikepunye Pohamba, and President of the Saharawi Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz.

Other distinguished dignitaries included the President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, President of Gabon, Ali Bongo, President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Nigeria, Jonathan Goodluck and Kadre Quedraogo, President of the Ecowas Commission.

Unlike many other African heads of states in East and central Africa, North Africa, South Africa, West Africa and or East African countries such as Uganda, who are despotic, late Mills, will be remembered for his good governance. Some of the US officials at the funeral rubbished African despotic like the one in Zimbabwe, and those in some East Africa countries whose use police and army to kill people participating in peaceful demonstrations.

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PhD Fellowships: The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) is an initiative of nine African universities. It aims to develop and deliver an innovative model for doctoral training in sub-SaharanAfrica and to strengthen the capacity of participating institutions to conduct and lead internationally-competitive research.

Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) is currently offering a fully-funded, collaborative doctoral training program in public and population health.

Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) program is planning to offer up to 25 PhD fellowships.

The Fellowship, which is tenable at one of the participating African universities, will include modest monthly stipends; small grants for research activities, laptops and relevant software; funds for travel to conferences, as well as costs for participating in joint program activities. The fellowship will run for four years.

The program draws together disciplines required to address the complex processes that influence health including Epidemiology, Psychology, Biostatistics, Anthropology, Health Economics, Health Promotion; Demography, Sociology, Health Systems, Health Policy, Development Studies, and their interfaces with the biomedical sciences.

Scholarship Application Eligibility Criteria:

• A Masters degree in a relevant field.
• Must be teaching or research staff at one of the participating African institutions and should be committed to contributing towards building capacity at their institutions.
• Prior admission into a PhD program is not required for application but awards are contingent on such admission being obtained at one of the participating African universities.
• Applicants’ PhD research proposal must be related to public and population health or to sexuality studies.
• Not yet registered for a PhD or are in the very early stages (first year) of the PhD program.
• Applicants must commit to participation in all four annual residential Joint Advanced Seminars (JAS), and to engage in inter-seminar activities designed to keep fellows actively engaged and in continual communication with peers and mentors.
• Male applicants must be under the age of 40 years and female applicants under the age 45 years.

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Africa Union Scientific Awards: The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology in partnership with the Africa Union invites applications from outstanding Kenyan scientists to this year’s African Union Scientific Awards Competition.

This Programme is designed to celebrate the achievements of African scientists and to promote efforts to transform scientific research inAfricainto entrepreneurship, attract investments and create research centers of excellence.

Eligible applicants are expected to have attained exceptional achievements in scientific research, new scientific discoveries and scientific accomplishments.

In addition, the applicability of the scientific work toAfrica’s challenges will be considered.

The awards will be presented in each of the following two scientific sectors:

• Life and Earth Sciences; and
• Basic Sciences, Technology and Innovation

The Awards will further be made in the following categories;

• Category 1: African Union Young Scientist National Award worth USD 5,000
• Category 2: African Union Women Scientist Regional Award worth USD 20,000
• Category 3: African Union Scientific Award worth USD 100,000.

Award Application Eligibility Criteria:

• The competition is open to Kenyan citizens only
• Category 1 targets young scientists, who will be less than 40 years
• Category 2 targets excelling women scientists
• Category 3 targets outstanding African scientists
• Patentable innovations are encouraged
• The innovator should be an individual
• Inventions clearly identified as serving military purposes are not eligible for these awards
• If applying for more than one category, separate application forms are required.

 Closing Date: 3rd September.

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Adrian HastingsAfricaScholarship – Theology Scholarships: The Adrian Hastings Africa Scholarship commemorates the late Emeritus Professor of Theology and renowned historian of the church in Africa Adrian Hastings.

It supports some of the many African applicants unable to take up places in theSchoolofTheology,UniversityofLeeds, through lack of funding.

The scholarship not only addresses an immediate educational need, but contributes to the University’s long-term commitment to creative engagement with the African continent.

Research students fromAfricamay apply for an Adrian Hastings Africa Scholarship through the Theology Department.

For more information and application materials, contact: Department of Theology and Religious Studies,UniversityofLeeds,Leeds,LS2 9JT,United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0)113 343 3644. Fax: +44 (0)113 343 3654. Email: j.killington [at] leeds.ac.uk

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African Guest Researcher Scholarship Programme: This scholarship programme is directed at scholars inAfrica, engaged in research on the African continent.

Female researchers are especially encouraged to apply for these scholarships.

The Guest Researchers’ Scholarship Programme is directed at senior scholars inAfricaengaged in research on/about the African continent with a proven track record of extensive post-graduate research experiences.

Women are especially encouraged to apply for these scholarships.

Applications are invited from scholars preferably with research projects related to the following current research themes at the Institute:

• Cultural Images in and ofAfrica
• Global Trade and Regional Integration: African Economies, Producers and Living Conditions
• Gender and Age in African Cities

Guest Researchers have access to a computer/MS Word at the office and have to do their own typing.

 Application deadline: April every year.

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African Graduate Scholarships in International Health and Development -UniversityCollegeLondon.

The scholarships exist to support African nationals with a high-quality academic and professional background who wish to further develop their skills and knowledge in their specific field.

The Scholarship is a one-off award for the academic year September-September.

Candidates must meet the following criteria:

• The Candidate must be an African national and a permanent resident of an African nation.
• The Candidate must have made an application to UCL to study for a full-time postgraduate programme at the Centre for International Health and Development for the coming academic year.
• The Scholarship is offered as a partial payment towards UCL tuition fees and will not cover additional living and travel costs.

Therefore the candidate must arrange for and obtain additional funding.

The candidate must also be able to provide evidence that he/she has secured other sources of funding for travel and living costs and the remainder of the tuition fees.

• The Scholarship can only be applied to tuition fees for a UCL CIHD MSc or MPhil/PhD. Scholarship awards are deducted from tuition fees.

Successful candidates will not receive the scholarship directly.

Contacts: CIHD Postgraduate Teaching Office,Institute ofChild Health,30 Guilford Street,LondonWC1N 1EH Email: cihdsc[at]ich.ucl.ac.uk

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UNESCO/ANSTI is inviting African scientists working in the Diaspora to apply for the above award.

The award is offered to scientists who wish to attend scientific thematic conferences and workshops in Africa.

The award will cover the the cost of the air ticket, cost of accommodation and a daily subsistence amounts for the duration of the conference.

Women scientists working in the Diaspora are particularly encouraged to apply.

The application should include the following documents:

1. Letter of invitation from the conference organizers.

2. A letter accepting the paper you wish to present.

3. Your curriculum vitae.

4. Abstract of the Paper to be presented at the conference or workshop.

5. A budget breakdown of expected expenses.

6. The Conference Programme showing your presentation slot.

The documents should be sent to the address below or to info [at] ansti.org.

ANSTI Coordinator, UNESCO Nairobi Office, Room C-116, P.O. BOX 30592, 00100,Nairobi Kenya. Tel: +254-20-7622619/20 Fax+254-20-7622538

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