Job Opening Posting Title: Principal Security Adviser (D1) Job Code Title: CHIEF SECURITY ADVISER Department/Office: DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND SECURITY Duty Station: MOGADISHU Posting Period: 05 November 2016 – 03 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Security-DSS-66307-R-Mogadishu (X) Staffing Exercise N/A Apply here Share on: WhatsApp

Berlin, Germany | AFP |  German industrial giant Siemens on Monday said it would buy US software firm Mentor Graphics for $4.5 billion, building out its offer to high-tech manufacturing industries. Oregon-based Mentor employs more than 5,700 people and produces software used to design electronics products, especially integrated circuits. The …

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Skygazers were heading to high-rise buildings, ancient forts and beaches Monday to witness the closest “supermoon” to Earth in almost seven decades, hoping for dramatic photos and spectacular surf. The unusually big and bright Moon will appear at its most impressive just as night falls …

Job Opening Posting Title: Principal Security Adviser (D1) Job Code Title: CHIEF SECURITY ADVISER Department/Office: DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND SECURITY Duty Station: BAMAKO Posting Period: 05 November 2016 – 03 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Security-DSS-63236-R-Bamako (X) Staffing Exercise N/A APPLY HERE Share on: WhatsApp

Job Opening Posting Title: Human Settlements Officer Job Code Title: Programme Management Officer, Human Settlements Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 07 November 2016 – 05 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Human Settlements-UNHABITAT-66420-R-Nairobi (R) Staffing Exercise N/A Apply here Share on: WhatsApp

VIDEO:  Patients at Mulago Hospital in Kampala remain stranded and unattended to, as the closure of Makerere University takes a toll on Uganda’s referral hospital. A decision by the graduate students not to work as Makerere University remains closed is putting pressure on the few available doctors, who are now …

VIDEO: The European Commission has announced sh300 billion aid to countries that affected by the influx of South Sudan refugees. Uganda will get 30 million Euros.  The EU commissioner humanitarian aid made the revelation while on a field visit to Bidibidi refuge settlement in Yumbe district.     Share on: …

Washington, United States | AFP | Donald Trump during the presidential campaign tweeted with fierce abandon and at all hours. Would he feel restrained by last week’s presidential election victory to give his thumbs a rest? It seems not. The newly minted Republican president-elect let loose his latest Twitter barrage …

VIDEO:Uganda risks shortage of blood due to a dwindling response from school going children. Nakasero blood bank says the group contributes 80% of its storage and is wary third term holidays will hugely affect the figures hence a blood crisis.       Share on: WhatsApp

VIDEO: Rising encroachment of the country’s natural forests has alarmed conservationists who fear the Uganda could soon lose its prestigious Pearl of Africa title. NBS has learnt that Malabigambo Central Forest Reserve in Rakai district is on the verge of depletion – with all illegally harvested timber smuggled to neighboring Tanzania. …