Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP |  Senegal ended this year as the highest ranked African national team, edging Cup of Nations title-holders the Ivory Coast for top spot in the December listings released Thursday. Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana and Morocco complete the …

VIDEO: President Paul Kagame of Rwanda explains his country’s path to development and the challenges plus regional, world and continental politics in an interview with NBS.     Share on:

Paris, France | AFP |  Borussia Dortmund and Gabon star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is still in line to retain his African Player of the Year crown after making the final three-man shortlist on Thursday. The 27-year-old French-born forward will go up against Leicester City and Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez and Liverpool …

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JOB OPENING Posting Title: Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements ( Conflict Sensitive Advisor) Job Code Title: Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME Duty Station: GOMA Posting Period: 21 December 2016 – 18 February 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Human Settlements-UNHABITAT-69631-R-Goma (E) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE …

Uganda and South Sudan have finally agreed on a mode of payment for Ugandan traders who supplied South Sudan with food items between 2008-2010. The agreement was struck at a sideline meeting during today’s one-day visit to Juba by President Yoweri Museveni. David Bahati, the Ugandan State Minister for Finance in …

The German government has announced the provision of a new grant of sh37 billion (10.0 million Euros) for the project “Support for South Sudanese Refugees and Host Communities in Uganda”. This will support Uganda in addressing the increased requirements to respond to the rising number of arrivals during the second half of 2016. In …

President, University VCs meet over curriculum development President Yoweri Museveni has directed that each public university seconds a lecturer to work with National Curriculum Development Center on the proposed reforms of the Lower and Secondary Education Curriculum. The intended reforms will see a reduction in the number of subjects taught in …

VIDEO: Police has announced that henceforth, snap-check operations will be conducted across the country, as a pro active move against wrong elements. This is in the wake of public outcry on the manner the operations are being carried out and the time they are conducted. But police says the joint operations …

Makerere University has issued a statement, quashing what they say is false information that Vice Chancellor Prof. John Ddumba-Ssentamu has resigned. Makerere was closed last month  following a lecturers strike over unpaid incentives. Efforts to re-open the university gained momentum this week when the lecturers called off their strike. The lecturers …