Tag Archives: Ronald Musoke

US$ 57 million ultramodern AU-PANVAC laboratory complex to tackle rising livestock disease burden Bishoftu, Ethiopia | RONALD MUSOKE | The United States government through its Defence Threat Reduction Agency’s (DTRA) biological threat reduction programme (BTRP) has boosted the capacity of the African Union-Pan African Veterinary Vaccine Centre (AU-PANVAC) to respond better to …

Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Africa’s agri-food sector holds significant untapped potential to deliver millions of jobs and livelihoods for the continent’s rapidly growing youth population, according to a new report unveiled on Feb.14 in Kampala. The report is published by the Malabo Montpellier Panel, a group of leading African …

Amb. Sticker says France is determined to strengthen its cooperation with east African country Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | France intends to shore-up its enduring cooperation with Uganda by investing more millions of Euros into the country’s energy and water and sanitation sectors this year, according to Xavier Sticker, the …

The US revoked Among’s visa over the Anti-homosexuality law Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Gay rights activists in the UK and Uganda are urging the British government not to grant a visa to Anita Annet Among, the Speaker of Parliament, which is supposed to enable her travel to the U.K …

As Tshisekedi secures his second term Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | When President Felix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo was on Jan.20, sworn-in for his second five-year term, he said he was aware of the expectations of the Congolese people. During his campaign, Tshisekedi promised to create more jobs, resuscitate the economy …

Speakers at inaugural Italy-Africa Summit demand treatment as equals NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s call for “a new Italian partnership with Africa” has been put under tough scrutiny by analysts with some calling it a design for a new form of colonialism. On Jan. 29 …

The multilateral lender has resumed normal operations Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On Jan.20, the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) said it had successfully resolved the 80-day stand-off with the Ethiopian Government, marking the end of a challenging period resulting from a “serious diplomatic incident.” The Ethiopian security authorities on …

Lists what Uganda top business executives fear more than theft, fraud, corruption COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | A cyber-attack event is the top-most business risk for Ugandan business executives this year, according to a new survey published on Jan.23 by Allianz Group’s corporate insurer affiliate, Allianz Commercial. Cyber-attacks which include …

Continental lender recently introduced the Emergency Agricultural Production Project  in the East African nation BURUNDI | RONALD MUSOKE | For many Burundian smallholder farmers, the bumper maize harvest they are currently witnessing is all due to the intervention of a project initiated by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) which offered …

New Oxfam report says they exploit the poor Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Oxfam; the global anti-poverty NGO, has once again released a report on trends of wealth accumulation among the rich and poverty deepening among the poor. While the anger directed at the rich individuals and corporations is the …