Webtorial 10 January 2011 – Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the Tweneboa-3 appraisal well in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana has successfully encountered gas condensate in excellent quality sandstone reservoirs. Results of drilling, wireline logs and samples of reservoir fluids, together with the well’s down-dip position confirms the Greater Tweneboa Area resource base […]
The Chief Justice of Uganda, Hon Mr. Benjamin Odoki announced the establishment of Uganda Judicial Studies Institute during the opening of the Judges Annual conference on 5th January 2004. The institute operates as a department of the Judiciary on a semi- autonomous basis, separate from the day-to-day operations of the Judiciary but still within the […]
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) is organizing the second session of the Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology (CODIST) from 2 to 5 may 2011 at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on the theme: Innovation for Africa’s industrial development. The Committee on Development Information, Science and Technology (CODIST) is one of the seven subsidiary bodies […]
Several None Governmental organizations in Uganda under the Citizen’s Coalition for Electoral Democracy on Uganda –CCEDU have launched the “Honour your vote” campaign to encourage Ugandans to vote for people based on issues that will improve day to day live in communities. History of elections in Uganda? Every election period faces peculiar challenges and also […]
The World Bank launched its Open Data Initiative in April, 2010. This initiative made an array of data sets, including the World Development Indicators, Africa Development Indicators, and Millennium Development Goal Indicators – free for all. The Apps for Development Competition aims to bring together the best ideas from both the software developer and the […]
First Oil in Ghana 15 December 2010 – Tullow Oil plc (Tullow), Anadarko Petroleum, Kosmos Energy, Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, Sabre Oil and Gas and E.O. Group announce that First Oil from the Jubilee field, offshore Ghana, will be celebrated today. His Excellency John Atta Mills, President of Ghana, will be the guest of honour […]
Google has announced it is now accepting applications for the 2011 Google Policy Fellowship We’re excited to announce our fourth summer for the Google Policy Fellowship Program–to support students and organizations working on policy issues fundamental to the future of the Internet and its users. Applications for 2011 fellowship positions are now open, and consist […]
The Commonwealth joins the world in seeking to promote and protect “human rights defenders who act to end discrimination” – the United Nations theme for today’s International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2010. To do so, its foundations are in place: the values which unite it; and the diversity which has so wide and embracing […]
The Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, Hon. Hafsa Mossi and the Head of Development Cooperation for the European Union Delegation to Tanzania, Mr Enrico Strampelli, today handed over seven arms marking machines, five vehicles and other small arms control and office equipment to the five Partner States at a ceremony held at the […]
African governments pressed to reject involvement of World Bank, carbon markets CANCUN –Representatives of some of Africa’s most prominent civil society organizations are stressing the importance of establishing a second commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, with a science-based aggregate emissions reduction target for developed countries. They are also calling for a rejection of any […]