Paris, France | AFP |  A page of original comic strip drawings from one of the best Tintin adventures, “Explorers on the Moon”, is expected to sell for up to $1 million when it goes under the hammer later this month. The page, entitled “We walk on the moon”, has …

Job Opening Posting Title: PROGRAMME OFFICER Job Code Title: Programme Management Officer Department/Office: UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 04 November 2016 – 02 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Programme Management-UNEP-66007-R-Nairobi (X) Staffing Exercise N/A Apply Here   Share on: WhatsApp

Juba, South Sudan | AFP |  At least 13 people were killed when an angry football fan fired on others watching a match in a bar in South Sudan’s capital Juba at the weekend, police said Monday. Deputy police spokesman Kwacijwok Dominic Amondoc said the death toll had risen to …

Job Opening Posting Title: Principal Security Adviser (D1) Job Code Title: CHIEF SECURITY ADVISER Department/Office: DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY AND SECURITY Duty Station: MOGADISHU Posting Period: 05 November 2016 – 03 January 2017 Job Opening Number: 16-Security-DSS-66307-R-Mogadishu (X) Staffing Exercise N/A Apply Here Share on: WhatsApp

COMMENT: Colin Asiimwe Using shame to understand and combat financial inclusion communication challenges for clients A few months ago, a client came to us at Metropolitan Republic Uganda with a problem. To solve it we had to understand the mindset and attitudes behind many peoples’ aversion to banks and formal financial …

Though poaching is regarded as the main danger for wildlife, there are other factors that kill them, writes Joseph Ondiek An organisation in Rwanda, the One Health Approach for Conservation (OHAC), is pioneering a new way of conserving the nation’s treasured mountain gorillas and other wildlife. Founded in 2015 by Jean …

Global taxi service operator struggles over unmet expectations Uber drivers, or partners as the company likes to call them, in Kampala held a meeting with Uber managers on Oct. 18 to address teething challenges the global transporter is facing since it launched in June. Top of the list during the …

Moses Kipsiro of Uganda crosses the finish line to complete the Professional Men’s Division during the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon in Central Park on November 6, 2016 in New York City. AFP New York, United States | AFP | Moses Kipsiro bounced back from the disappointment of not …

New Delhi, India | AFP | Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain would become the ultimate free trade champion as she laid the groundwork Monday for a potential post-Brexit deal with India, the world’s fastest growing major economy. In her first bilateral trip outside Europe since taking office in July, …

VIDEO: Governance experts have cautioned the newly appointed permanent secretaries to beware of cartels of thieves with well-established networks that will be out to block any possible reforms they intend to undertake. ACCORD executive director Dr. Arthur Bainomugisha says the dropping of long serving permanent secretaries offers a chance for a …