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 in 1994 the fund practically begged to help his new government. Mandela eventually saw the […]
More than six years since China’s president Xi Jinping announced the birth of Belt Road Initiative (BRI), BRI as it is often referred too became a new and almost daily vocabulary in the field of International Relations and Global Politics. The project which is the world’s most ambitious infrastructure investment in mankind’s history has caused […]
By Nina Wilén . The Corona pandemic is changing the way we live and function as a society for at least the coming weeks or months. While it is a virus that does not take into account race, sex, class or age, it is quite brutally revealing and reinforcing socio-economic inequalities which reflect the distribution of […]
By Allawi Ssemanda As a result of restless calls for debt relief for African countries due to the inevitable economic meltdown brought about by Covid-19, China’s Debt relief plan for Africa is steadily emerging. It is believed that China is Africa’s Largest single – country creditor and therefore had to lead efforts in discussing debt […]
Even before African countries gained independence, Africa and China shared an intriguing and resilient relationship that despite the distance between the two continents, the now over sixty years cordial relationship between African countries and China can be described as brotherly. Arguably, the relationship between the two has been characterised by visible solidarity and concerted efforts […]
Danish government has given Uganda additional financial support of $1,000,000 through World Health Organization (WHO), to support ministry of health’s efforts in containing Covid-19. Signing the funding agreement, Dr. Jane Ruth Acheng, Uganda’s minister of health hailed the support noting it will help the country “to procure test kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) for […]
With assistance of Dutch government aid, more than 200,000 school going children benefited from the school milk feeding program and more than 7300 jobs were created for Ugandans in Agriculture sector and Netherlands is funding several development programs with focus on improving Security and Rule of Law, Food and Nutrition Security, Trade and Investments and […]
Uganda’s Covid-19 response has been boosted, thanks to European Union’s Team Europe support. Team Europe announced €178 million which is about 737 billion shillings to support Uganda’s efforts against Covid-19. Announcing this contribution, Delegation of the European Union to Uganda noted that despite the fact that the European Union is one of the most affected […]
Uganda has flagged off the exportation of its first batch of locally made mobile phones, to Morocco. The five-million U.S dollar firm, SIMI which is under Chinese electronics company Engo Holdings Group Limited, was launched by president Yoweri Museveni in November last year to manufacture phones and laptop computers under the country’s program of supporting […]
The government of Ireland continues supporting Social Protection programs. Last week, Ireland’s ambassador to Uganda, H.E William Carlos signed a partnership agreement with World Food Program Country Director – Uganda, Elkhidir Daloum. Under the agreement, Ireland contributed €2 million to food and cash assistance for refugees in Uganda.Ireland has been supporting various social protection programs […]