The President of the People’s Progressive party, Jabeli Bidandi Ssali has criticised the government for moving quickly to arrest opposition leaders for protesting “unfair economic” situations” in the country, instead of solving those situations. Bidandi says the opposition was justified in protesting the high cost of living as seen by rising food prices, and transport […]
Many pro democracy people accorss Africa have welcomed the arrest of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbago who was on Monday arrested by French forces in Ivory Coast. This will pave way for Alassane Ouattara who is believed to have won the December Presidential Elections to take over power and bring clam back to the […]
While other opposition stalwarts were arrested and detained at different police stations in Kampala, the Conservative Party (CP) President Ken Lukyamuzi was dragged back to his home in Kabowa while he was found walking on foot to Kampala. Lukyamuzi who made no resistance to the able-bodied police officers unlike other key demonstrators, was escorted back […]
The Uganda police came under stinging attack on Monday by opposition leaders and human rights activists for its arrest of opposition leaders who decided to walk to their places of work in protest of the high cost of living in Uganda. The police today arrested Forum for Democratic Chnage President, Dr. Kizza Besigye, Democratic party […]
African Countries and development agencies have been called upon to invest more in agriculture research if the respective African countries are to improve their agriculture productivity and meet their anti poverty targets. The call was made by the International Food Policy Research Institute while releasing a new report on Agriculture Research and Development. The report […]
Uganda has moved to ease tensions between Egypt and other Nile Basin member countries over the new Cooperative Framework Agreement for the use of River Nile that is aimed at establishing a new order on the use of the river, which is a key resource in eastern and northern Africa. Egypt and Sudan are yet […]
Key country specific facts from a report by the International Food Policy Research Institute. *All data related to investment and spending patterns are adjusted for inflation. BENIN • Agricultural R&D expenditures have gradually increased since 2000, reflecting enhanced government funding and greater involvement by the higher education sector, but agricultural research remains largely donor dependent. […]
The European Union has announced plans to support African Chambers of Commerce improve trade and business within and between countries. The programme Sustainable organisations for commercial development will link local chambers of commerce in five countries, and EU chambers of commerce. The EU has sponsored a group of chamber of commerce experts from different EU […]
A coalition of human rights and maternal healthcare activists has petitioned the constitutional court seeking to force the government to provide basic maternal health care in order to reduce the number of mothers dying while giving birth. Mary Kamukama who is leading the group says the government has not done enough to combat maternal mortality, […]
In a move to curtail increasing prices of agricultural products, government has proposed to invest in irrigation schemes to ensure farmers can produce food crops all year through. The Minister of Information and National Guidance, Kabakumba Matsiko said this while reacting to increased public concerns of rising food prices that have increased the standard of […]