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Uganda Civil Society Petition on MPs 20 million

Fellow Countrymen and Women, RE: ABUSE OF TAXPAYERS’ MONEY AND WASTAGE OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA AND 6 ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! As you read this letter, just remember that your primary loyalty is to our country and our flag. Also remember that almost 10 million of […]

Consumers not happy with postal tariff increase by Posta Uganda

In December 2010, Posta Uganda did announce an increment of more than 50% in the tariffs on all the services it offers from rental boxes to the mail but for sure in today’s competitive world there was no warrant for such high tariffs as its been reported that it (Posta Uganda) after its being split […]

Christian Aid warns that anti gay attacks will lead to rise in HIV cases

ANTI-GAY ATTACKS WILL LEAD TO RISE IN HIV CASES, WARNS CHRISTIAN AID The increasingly targeted attacks on gay people in a number of African countries, which are thought to have to led the murder this week of outspoken Ugandan gay activist, David Kato, will contribute to an increase in HIV infections, says Christian Aid. Kato, […]

IIED Climate change study provides greenhouse-gas emissions for 100 cities in 33 nations

News Release – Study asks ‘whose greenhouse gas is it anyway?’ and urges a broader look at cities and climate change Policymakers need to take a fresh look at the differences between greenhouse gas emissions from different cities to identify new opportunities to mitigate climate change, says a forthcoming study in the peer-reviewed journal Environment […]

DiploFoundation’s 2011 online courses in Internet Governance (IG) and ICT are now open for applications

A call for applications for the 2011 global Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme (IGCBP) – including the separate programme for African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) countries – has been issued to representatives of variety of stakeholders involved in IG and ICT policy: governments, regional and global institutions, civil society, business, academia, media, and other interested individuals or groups. […]

Support for multi-stakeholder partnerships to promote demand-driven agricultural innovation and research

The second phase of the Platform for African-European Partnership in Agricultural Research for Development (PAEPARD) is a European Commission-funded (FP7) programme to support partnerships for agricultural innovation. PAEPARD II nurtures partnerships to increase the quantity and quality of joint proposals (leading to more funded initiatives). PAEPARD II has issued a call for applications from innovative […]

Uganda Electoral Commission stand on Issuance and use of Voter’s Card during the 2011 General Elections

The Electoral Commission has noted the concern expressed by members of the public, civil society organisations, candidates and political parties, over the non issuance of Voters’ Cards to persons who registered as voters but have not yet received their cards. In March 2010, the Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Internal Affairs, signed a […]

Tullow Oil plc announces Successful Cormoran-1 exploration well offshore Mauritania

Webtorial 10 January 2011 – Dana Petroleum, the operator of the Cormoran-1 exploration well in Mauritania, in which Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) is a 16.20% partner, today issued the following press release: 10 January 2011 – Dana Petroleum advises that the Cormoran-1 exploration well has been drilled to a total depth of 4,695 metres below […]

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