Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania’s Zanzibar President Hussein Ali Mwinyi on Sunday opened the 6th Kiswahili international conference and urged delegates to make the language global. Mwinyi urged the delegates from across the world to support efforts aimed at demonstrating the importance of Kiswahili for Zanzibar, Tanzania, and the …
Read More »S. Africa’s ruling party ANC starts conference to elect new leader
Johannesburg, South Africa | Xinhua | South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), started its 55th national conference in Johannesburg on Friday. More than 4,000 delegates from across the country are attending the conference, which is scheduled to end on Tuesday and expected to elect the party’s top leadership for the …
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Experts discuss how to put Africa’s high education on a global scale Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | During the second day of the 5th edition of the Kampala Geopolitics conference, experts discussed how Africa’s high education can compete on a global scale. While speaking during a panel discussion under the …
Read More »Uganda to host 11th Africa society for blood transfusion conference
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been announced as the next host of the Africa Society for Blood Transfusion conference planned for 1 st to 4th March 2024, according to a media release from Uganda Tourism Board dated Aug.26. The news was announced by the African Society for Blood Transfusion …
Read More »Global HIV prevention conference kicks off in Spain
Scientists explain why they haven’t found an HIV vaccine yet Madrid, Spain | FLAVIA NASSAKA | A global HIV conference opened on Oct.22 in Madrid, Spain bringing together researchers to discuss strides made in prevention of infections. Dubbed HIV Research for Prevention (HIVR4P) 2018, the week long event which happens …
Read More »Uganda to host first geopolitics conference
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Starting October 26-27, Uganda will host the inaugural ‘Kampala Geopolitics Conference’ at Makerere University, Kampala. Over 100 speakers from various countries including France, Germany, South Africa, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda will discuss 21 topics vital to global concerns before hundreds in the audience, the …
Read More »Authorized Economic Operator’s conference attracts 1000 delegates
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Over 1000 delegates, 600 international and 400 national, are in Uganda for the next three days to take part in the 4th World Customs Organization Global Authorised Economic Operator’s Conference that officially opened today – March 14 at Kampala Serena Hotel. Speaking to reporters prior …
Read More »Uganda hosts first AEO conference in Africa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dicksons Kateshumbwa is the Commissioner for Customs at the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). He speaks about the Authorized Economic Operator program (AEO) and the upcoming 4th World Customs Organization Conference to be held in Kampala from March 14 – 16. AEO pre-event SPECIAL interview …
Read More »Mukwaya warns of threat of youth unemployment at Islamic Conference of Labour Ministers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Janat Mukwaya has called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to visit Uganda and study youth and women programmes that can be adopted by member states. Speaking at the 4th Session of the Islamic Conference of …
Read More »Coffee’s future in dilemma
Kampala conference discusses ways of increasing output but many wonder who would buy it Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda is currently implementing an ambitious plan the coffee road map to increase coffee output from the current 4.5 million bags to 20 million bags by 2025. This new target is …
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