By Ssemanda Allawi, China’s gesture to donate 300,000 doses of Covid-19 Sinovac Vaccine to Uganda is a great gesture and should be hailed. This life saving donation announced by Chinese special representative H.E Yang Jiechi comes in at a time Read More …
Category: Development Assistance
China and Rwanda Sign $60million Grant, Agree 6million $6 million Debt Cancellation.
By Lavie Mutanganshuro, Kigali. The Government of Rwanda and the People’s Republic of China on February 19 signed an economic and technical cooperation agreement for a grant worth RMB Yuan 400 million (approximately U$ 60 million). At the same ceremony, Read More …
Vaccine nationalism poses a major threat to Africa as the West gobbles up supplies – we need to up our game
By David Monyae and Sizo Nkala counsel The race to inoculate world populations against Covid-19 has begun in earnest and Africa is losing it. According to The New York Times, as of 4 February 2021 a total of 107.3 million vaccine Read More …
Belgium earmarks 4 million Euro on Coronavirus vaccines for Developing Countries.
Belgium has announced four million euro (about 17,843,735,168.00 Ugx) for COVAX program. COVAX is a global initiative that brings together governments and pharmaceutical companies with aim of ensuring that Covid-19 vaccines are available and accessible to all those Read More …
Chinese peacekeepers Boast South Sudan’s police with supplies to fight COVID-19.
Central Equatoria, South Sudan The Chinese peacekeepers have donated supplies to help South Sudan’s Central Equatoria regional police to contain COVID-19. According to information posted on Chinese embassy in South Sudan, Chinese UN police (UNPOL) serving in the United Nations Read More …
Uganda hosts the biggest number of separated children in the world.
By Aggrey Nyondwa Recent statistics by the UNHCR indicate that Uganda now hosts 36,000 children who have arrived unaccompanied to the border, having been separated from their families due to conflict, killing and displacement ‚Äì making it the country with Read More …
Funding Cripples Refugee Children Protection Activities in Uganda.
By Aggrey Nyondwa As the Uganda refugee crisis gradually continues to lose media attention, already underfunded services to protect children are being slashed. More than 1.3 million people found refuge in Uganda after fleeing violence and deprivation in neighbouring countries. Read More …
Africa Must Look East to Revive Economy Post Covid-19
By David Monyae The African economy has been severely impacted by the ravaging pandemic and a reeling world economy. It has driven economies into recessions and reversed many developmental plans, with more people left unemployed. This begs the question, where Read More …
Humanitarian Agencies and Development Partners Boost Uganda’s Fight Against COVID-19
By Aggrey Nyondwa Kikobera As he grapples with his 4WD Landcruiser across a rugged deep trench in Bidibidi, through his mask, Musa Rothomio, a World Vision Driver, speaks of how dramatic life and his job have been since the outbreak Read More …
South Africa borrows from the IMF for the first time since apartheid
And may not be the last. Johannesburg. Although it is rarely shy about spending other people’s money, the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa’s ruling party, has long been wary of the IMF. After Nelson Mandela came to power Read More …