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Apply for ICARDA Internship

ICARDA Internship: ICARDA’s internship program is designed to provide practical experience in research and other areas of the Center’s activities for eligible applicants. The subject should be of mutual interest to the intern and the hosting Program/Unit of ICARDA. The internship will usually be for a period of one to six months, as per the […]

Applications needed for Goldman Sachs Internships

The earliest opportunity for you to join Goldman Sachs is as an intern. Internships are offered to students who want jobs with real responsibility, outstanding training and the chance to learn from the best. As an intern, you will gain valuable work experience while developing and demonstrating your skills in the financial industry. Successful candidates […]

Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES)

Youth Exchange and Study (YES) is a program that was established in October, 2002 and sponsored by US Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to provide scholarships for high school students (15-17 years) from countries with significant Muslim populations to spend up to one academic year in the U.S. The program is vital to […]

Bank of Africa to lower interest rates, to open new branches in east Africa

Bank of Africa has pledged to lower interest rates and to open up new braches in the East African Community states ofUganda,Kenya,Rwanda,BurundiandTanzania. The governments of the East African community block are therefore advised to push for lower bank interest rates on loans before Bank of Africa kicks local banks out of business. The warning was […]

Youth Exchange and Study Program in the US

Youth Exchange and Study (YES) is a program that was established in October, 2002 and sponsored by US Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to provide scholarships for high school students (15-17 years) from countries with significant Muslim populations to spend up to one academic year in the U.S. The program is vital to […]

CODESRIA Small Grants award for Thesis Writing in Africa

CODESRIA Small Grants for Thesis Writing: The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) runs an annual competition under its Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing. The grants are designed to contribute to the development of the social sciences in Africa, and the continuous renewal and strengthening of research capacities in […]

Uganda Development Bank reduces interest rates

As a result of the recent hikes of interest rates in the market, many corporate businesses are encountering difficulties in paying back the loans they have acquired from the commercial banks. A couple of weeks back, the traders in Uganda through their umbrella association of ‘Kampala City Traders Association’ staged a sit-down strike protesting against […]

Money meant to run youth activities out next week

It seems the youths across the country are full of smiles since the government has announced that they can access low interest loans from banks starting by next week. The government has put a side 25 billion shillings for the youth to borrow. The minister for finance, Miria Kiwanuka says that the youths can access […]

Government fixes interest rates on bank loans

The government ofUgandahas agreed with commercial banks to fix interest rates to be charged on money given out to the youth in form of loans. The minister ofUgandafor Finance Minister, Maria Kiwanuka says that the banks will charge 15% for a period of six months. Some of the banks the government has agreed with include […]

President Kibaki mobilizes youth to promote countries interests

President Mwai Kibaki of Kenya has called upon the youth in East Africa to put their countries’ interest before self. Kibaki says that the challenges currently facing African continent can be ended through a homegrown and borrowed traditions.  His excellence Kibaki also applauded the youth studying at Makerere University for making the electric car, the […]