The burden of non-communicable diseases is evident in every corner of the Commonwealth, and is impacting on both rich and poor countries, at all levels of society – Commonwealth Secretary-General Commonwealth health ministers and senior officials will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, on 15 May 2011 to discuss how to tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs), which currently […]
Finalists in the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalist 2011 Competition were announced today by Joel Kibazo, Chair of the independent judging panel. The competition is now in its 16th year. This year the competition received entries from 42 countries across the continent, including French and Portuguese speaking Africa. There are 27 finalists from 13 countries: […]
Tullow oil Plc has announced it has commenced exploration and appraisal campaign for oil wells in the Lake Albert Rift Valley of mid western Uganda. Following the signing of the SPAs for the farmdown to CNOOC and Total on 29 March 2011, the exploration and appraisal programme has been reactivated and two wells are expected […]
News Release Berlin, Germany – The future of nuclear power was bleak, even before the Fukushima disaster, said energy expert Mycle Schneider Wednesday at a press conference in Berlin, where he previewed an upcoming Worldwatch report on the outlook of nuclear power. “The industry was arguably on life support before Fukushima. When the history of […]
This press briefing is intended to inform the general public of the National Policy that has recently been approved by Cabinet on Disaster Management and Preparedness which for long has not been in existence. Members of the Public, Local Governments, Partners in Disaster Risk Reduction and other Stake holders will at a later stage receive […]
Tullow Oil Plc has announced a successful Tweneboa-4 appraisal well offshore Ghana improving its oil prospecting in Africa. The Tweneboa-4 appraisal well in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana has successfully encountered gas condensate in good quality sandstone reservoirs. Results of drilling, wireline logs and samples of reservoir fluids have confirmed the western extent of […]
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will visit Mozambique and Lesotho from 17-21 April 2011, marking his first official visit to both Southern African countries. The Secretary-General will discuss with leaders of both countries on ways to deepen and diversify existing areas of co-operation and partnership, as well as to update them on Commonwealth initiatives. In Mozambique, […]
Police has been fighting battles with several opposition leaders and their supporters in different parts of Uganda over the walk to work protests. Here are the videos of Thursday’s protests that left one person dead, hundreds injured and over 103 opposition activists arrested. FDC Vice President intercepted as she walks to office Members of Parliament […]
News Release Christian Aid’s West Africa regional emergency manager, Cristina Ruiz, has just returned from a humanitarian visit to several Cote d’Ivoire (CDI) border locations, including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, to assess the arrival of refuges and returnees from CDI. “We met a group of three young women with eleven children under the age […]
News Release: “The Commonwealth is in danger of becoming irrelevant and unconvincing as a values-based association,” declared the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group in a closing statement issued at their meeting in London on 21-22 March 2011. “To safeguard against this danger we will recommend to leaders the adoption of proposals that will strengthen the Commonwealth, […]