CODESRIA Small Grants for Thesis Writing: The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) runs an annual competition under its Small Grants Programme for Thesis Writing. The grants are designed to contribute to the development of the social sciences in Africa, and the continuous renewal and strengthening of research capacities in […]
The Africa Thesis Award: Are you interested in Africa and have you written your Masters thesis on an African-related subject? The African Studies Centre (ASC), the Netherlands institute for Southern Africa (NiZA) and the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) are offering you the chance to win €4000 in The […]
A delegation of military men of Libya’s National Transitional Council (NTC) is in Uganda. The Arab soldiers arrived in Uganda last week according to Uganda’s military intelligence sources. The Libyan soldiers have already met with Uganda’s ministry of foreign affairs officials and discussed mechanisms under which Libya and Uganda can work. The minister of Foreign […]
A group of more than 3000 people from Kibaale district have taken government to the High court seeking compensation of more than 33 billion shillings arising out of damage occasioned to them during the 2001 Local Council Five elections. The residents from five sub-counties claim they were forced to go into hiding for 3 years […]
Ultimate Media The East Africa Legislative Assembly MPs have today managed to pass the Inter University Council for East Africa bill despite heavy protests from the East Africa Council of Ministers. The bill, which was passed by the assembly today, will establish a regional body to accredit universities that wish to establish themselves in the […]
The council of ministers in East African Community have rejected a proposed legislation that was widely interpreted as a move by Uganda to sell its education colonialism to other countries in the region. Uganda working through its representative in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Wandera Ogalo thought an amendment of the Inter University Council […]
Kampala City Council Authority (KCCA) is demanding 950 million shillings as compensation costs and damages for the case against UTODA. The KCCA lawyers led by Caleb Mugisha and Robert Kwanza have computed the figures of the money they want UTODA to cough to them. They sent the demand note to UTODA lawyer Abbas Bukenya and […]
Ultimate Media The Ugandan representative to the East African Legislative Assembly Dan kidega has demanded the East African governments through the East African council of ministers to agree on the method of dealing with the problem of water hyacinth reported on lake Victoria again. This followed the EALA committee on Accounts on the East African community […]
The members of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) sitting in Kampalahave today discussed accounts for 2010/11. The session was presided over by EALA speaker, Abdirahin Abdi. EALA opened Kampalasession on January 24th and it will close on 25th February 2012. According on the agenda, the East African MP will on Tuesday debate the Inter-University […]
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) is in shock after about 312 billion shillings meant to develop markets in the city went missing on the council’s bank accounts. KCCA has consequently established a committee comprised of councilors to investigate the whereabouts of the said money. Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago says that the committee is headed […]