Press Release Dr Emmanuel Akwetey of Ghana has been appointed to the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group by Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma. The founding Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), one of Ghana’s leading research and advocacy organisations, will join the EPG which has been requested by Commonwealth Heads of Government to recommend […]
Press Release ‘Sport for all’ on the agenda, as Ministers discuss using sport for social and economic development Commonwealth Sports Ministers will meet during the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India, on 4 October 2010. Dr M S Gill, India’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, will chair the fifth biennial meeting of Commonwealth […]
Press Release A Clean Energy Entrepreneur Applauds Secretary Clinton’s Announcement of the Global Alliance for Clean Cook Stoves Today, Ronald Mutebi, the President of Chicago based Tek Consults Group who has been testing and distributing Cooking Solar Ovens in Africa and is in final stages of setting up a manufacturing plant in Uganda, applauded Secretary […]
The Population Reference Bureau is once again inviting applications to its Women’s Edition program. Launched in 1993, Women’s Edition brings together senior-level women journalists—editors, reporters, and producers—from developing countries to examine important topics related to women’s reproductive health and development. Women’s Edition offers a unique opportunity to become part of an international network of leading […]
Posted on: 14/09/2010 Region: Sub-Saharan AfricaBloomberg, the U.S. financial news agency, is seeking journalists with the ability to file breaking news in the following cities/countries: Maseru, Lesotho Mbabane, Swaziland Kivu, DRC Lubumbashi, DRC Brazzaville, Congo Republic Malabo, Eq. Guinea Bangui, Cent. African Republic Abidjan, Ivory Coast Bissau, Guinea-Bissau Banjul, Gambia Nouakchott, Mauritania Bamako, Mali N’Djamena, […]
Uganda Electoral Commission contacts in districts returning officers Uganda electoral Commission online voter register Roadmap to 2011 Uganda general elections Press Statement Wednesday 22 n d September 2010 A. Introduction Our esteemed partners, members of the press, you are welcome to our weekly press briefing. Today, the Commission will provide an update on the progress of […]
Uganda Electoral Commission contacts in districts returning officers Uganda electoral Commission online voter register PEA – The Presidential Elections Act, 2005; ECA – The Electoral Commission Act, Cap 140; PPOA – Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005; PAR-EA – The Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005 of 4 THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION Our Ref: EMT19/01 […]
Uganda Electoral Commission contacts in districts returning officers Uganda electoral Commission online voter register PEA – The Presidential Elections Act, 2005; ECA – The Electoral Commission Act, Cap 140; PPOA – Political Parties and Organisations Act, 2005; PAR-EA – The Parliamentary Elections Act, 2005 THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION Our Ref: EMT19/01 Date: 26th […]
Press Release Rain Shortfall Triggers First M-PESA Payouts For Farmers Protected By Innovative Farm Insurance Program Farmers in Embu Receive First Drought Insurance Payouts EMBU, KENYA (21 September 2010)—Over 100 farmers in Embu received insurance payouts via M-PESA today, marking the first payouts issued through the mobile phone payment system M-PESA by Kilimo Salama, an […]
$800,000 prize for biodiversity champion to be announced during high-level meeting The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD (COP 10) and the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity Press Briefing at 10.00 a.m. 21 September 2010, Dag Hammarskjöld Library, United Nations Headquarters, New York City. Speakers: Ryu Matsumoto – Minister of the […]