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Reuters Fitzgerald Scholarships available for young African journalists to study in South Africa

The FitzGerald Prize Thomson Reuters is offering a scholarship for a promising, young (under 30) African journalist or aspirant journalist. The scholarship is to do a post graduate BA hons degree at the University of The Witwatersrand ‘s Journalism Programme in Johannesburg and to join Reuters News thereafter for 6 months’ work experience. Candidates must […]

Bloomberg News seeking journalists in Africa to file breaking news stories

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, […]

Progress of Activities under Road Map for 2011 Uganda General Elections by Electoral Commission

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 guidelines for nomination of Local Government candidates in 2011 general elections

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; LGA – Local Government Act, Cap 243 THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA THE […]

Uganda Electoral Commission guidelines for nomination of Parliamentary candidates in 2011 general elections

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 guidelines for nomination of Presidential candidates in 2011 general elections

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 […]

kenya farmers get paid farming insurance through mobile forms after failed rains

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 […]

US$800,000 biodiversity prize and Hollywood star Ed Norton joins scientists and UN official to urge action on biodiversity conservation

$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 […]

Excellence Scholarships for PhD Students of Developing Country, Germany

PhD Scholarship Program in  “Global Food Security“at the Universität Hohenheim, Germany Job Description: The Food Security Center (FSC) is a university center of excellence in development collaboration at the University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. FSC is one of five excellence centers of the program “exceed – Higher Education Excellence in Development Cooperation”, which is supported […]

Commonwealth Secretary-General to address United Nations and attend ministerial meetings in New York

Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma will be in New York from 23 to 28 September 2010 as a lead speaker at the United Nations special summit of world leaders addressing the needs and priorities of small states. He will also participate in a number of Commonwealth ministerial meetings. On 24 September 2010, Mr Sharma will speak […]