Why Uganda and Rwanda leaders have signed pact to end months-long standoff Luanda, Angola | AFP | The presidents of Rwanda and Uganda on Wednesday signed an agreement in Angola to ease months of tensions after the two leaders exchanged accusations of spying, political assassinations and meddling. Rwanda’s President Paul …
Read More »Sudan generals, protesters in landmark agreement on new governing body
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s ruling generals and protest leaders reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body Friday, in a breakthrough power sharing accord aimed at ending the country’s months-long political crisis. The landmark agreement came after two days of talks following the collapse of …
Read More »Madi delegation delays final Apaa land peace agreement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Madi delegation to the Presidential Committee on Apaa remains undecided on the three proposed positions for resolving the long running land dispute. The delegation has told the Presidential Committee of the Apaa land dispute that they require an additional one week to polish their …
Read More »East African states still divided on EU-EAC Partnership agreement
Economists downplay need for EPA to grow regional trade Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Cotonou Agreement that has been guiding trade and cooperative relations between the European Union and close to 80 countries in the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific regions for the last 20 years is set to …
Read More »Hope, scepticism as warring South Sudan leaders sign peace deal
Latest meetings between Kiir, Machar and regional leaders offer slim hope Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Since South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his main rival Dr. Riek Machar agreed to a permanent ceasefire in Khartoum on June 27, many refugees living in Uganda have been watching proceedings with cautious …
Read More »Continental free trade area agreement to be signed in March 2018
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | African Heads of State are set to sign the Agreement establishing the Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) in March 2018. This follows the 4th meeting of Ministers of Trade from the African countries in Niamey, Niger on 1 and 2 December 2017 in which they …
Read More »What is the Paris Agreement?
Paris, France | AFP | On December 12, 2015, 195 countries gathered in the French capital to conclude the first truly universal climate treaty, the Paris Agreement, aimed at preventing the worst-case scenarios of global warming. The Palestinian Authority and Nicaragua have since also signed up, while President Donald Trump announced …
Read More »Stanchart, MTN sign agreement for money collections
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Standard Chartered Bank and MTN Uganda Limited have signed an agreement to allow MTN Mobile Money collections for corporate and business clients directly into their bank accounts, officials said in a press release shared on Sept. 15. The new service is called Straight2Bank Wallet Collections …
Read More »Climate: The Paris Agreement at a glance
Paris, France | AFP | The 2015 Paris Agreement, which the United States will quit according to President Donald Trump’s announcement on Thursday, is the first pact to commit all nations to limiting global warming caused by emissions from burning coal, oil and gas. Key facts about the pact: – …
Read More »Climate: What is the Paris Agreement?
Climate: What is the Paris Agreement? Paris, France | AFP | On December 12, 2015, 195 countries gathered in the French capital to conclude the first truly universal climate treaty, the Paris Agreement, aimed at preventing the worst-case scenarios of global warming. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the United …
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