By Gerald Businge on February 23, 2011
Graduate Admission, Graduate applications form, Makerere Courses, Makerere University
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Click here to download the Application Form The Academic Registrar of Makerere University invites applications for admission to Graduate Programmes (Postgraduate Diplomas, Masters and Doctoral degree Programmes) for the 2011/2012 Academic Year. Applicants should have obtained at least a first degree or its equivalent from a recognized and chartered university/institution. Sponsorship: All Graduate Programmes are PRIVATELY-SPONSORED. Therefore applicants seeking sponsorship […]
By Gerald Businge on February 15, 2011
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NEWS RELEASE Arrival Statement by Dame Billie Miller Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma constituted an Observer Group for the 2011 Uganda Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, following an invitation from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda. It is therefore my pleasure and privilege to have been asked to lead this […]
By Gerald Businge on February 14, 2011
9th Africa Investment Forum, East Africa Business, East African Community, Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete
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Press Release The 9th annual Africa Investment Forum 2011 (AIF) being organised by the Commonwealth Business Council in collaboration with the Government of The United Republic of Tanzania and the East African Community (EAC) will be held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from 17 to 19 April, 2011. The 2011 Africa Investment Forum themed Accelerating […]
By Gerald Businge on February 11, 2011
East Africa Community, Elections in Africa, Standards for Election Observation and Monitoring
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Press Release EAC Headquarters, Arusha, Tanzania; 9 February 2011: Experts from the EAC are meeting in Moshi, Tanzania, to conclude benchmarks/principles for Election Observation and Monitoring in the region. The 7 – 11 February meeting was convened by the EAC Secretariat and has drawn Members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and representatives from […]
By Gerald Businge on February 10, 2011
Agriculture, IFPRI, Improving Health and Nutrition, Nutrition
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PRESS RELEASE For more information, please contact: Vaishali Dassani, +91 9810020635, v.dassani@cgiar.org Michele Pietrowski, + 91 8447291115, m.pietrowski@cgiar.org New Delhi – More than 900 participants are gathering today at an international conference from February 10-12 to examine ways that agriculture can enhance the health and nutritional status of poor people in developing countries. “Agriculture is […]
By Gerald Businge on February 10, 2011
oil in Ghana, oil prospecting in Africa, Tullow oil, Tullow oil in Ghana
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News Release: 10 February 2011 – Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Teak-1 exploration well in the West Cape Three Points licence offshore Ghana has discovered approximately 73 metres of net hydrocarbons in two Campanian and three Turonian-aged reservoirs. The well was located 4.6 km northeast of the Mahogany-2 well, 2.7 km outside the […]
By Gerald Businge on February 9, 2011
common market East Africa, EAC ministers, East Africa Community
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News Release: A Multi-Sectoral Council of Ministers meeting on the EAC Common Market Protocol is underway in Bujumbura, Burundi. The Multi-Sectoral Council is considering several issues pertaining to the Protocol including two Annexes namely: Annex on Mutual Recognition of Academic and Professional Qualifications; Annex on Macro Economic Convergence Criteria; and Annex on Social Security Benefits […]
By Gerald Businge on February 9, 2011
Commonwealth, Commonwealth Deputy Secretary General, elections in Nigeria, Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba
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News release ABUJA, Nigeria, Feb. 9 – The Commonwealth is at an advanced stage of preparations for the monitoring of elections in Nigeria, Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Mmasekgoa Masire-Mwamba said on Wednesday at the end of a four-day visit to the West African country. During her visit, Ms Masire-Mwamba and her delegation engaged key actors and […]
By Gerald Businge on February 7, 2011
Commonwealth Law Conference, Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma
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Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, has praised India’s justice system for being the guardian of the nation’s constitution. He said the Supreme Court has played a pivotal role in interpreting and championing human rights. He also applauded the recent landmark decision of the New Delhi High Court in July 2009, which decriminalised homosexual acts conducted in […]
By Gerald Businge on February 4, 2011
ICTs and climate change, ICTs and development, ICTs studies
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Recognising both the growing impact of climate change in developing countries and the growing role of ICTs, Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is funding a two-year project on ICTs, climate change and development. The project is coordinated by the University of Manchester’s Centre for Development Informatics. As part of the project, a series of […]
