Tag: Uganda

Uganda to destroy $7.3m worth of expired Covid vaccines
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Uganda to destroy $7.3m worth of expired Covid vaccines

An audit report has revealed that Covid vaccinations worth 28.1 billion Ugandan shillings ($7.3 million; £5.8 million) are due to be withdrawn from health facilities and destroyed. According to the report, the Ugandan government obtained around 5.6 million doses of these COVID-19 vaccines through a World Bank loan. The report submitted to parliament on Tuesday by Uganda’s Auditor General, […]

World Bank approves $300m support package for Ghana's economic recovery
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World Bank withdraws support from Uganda over LGBTQ law

Alex Omenye The World Bank has disclosed that it will no longer aid Uganda with loans over the signing of a law that proscribes same-sex sexual relationships. The Ugandan government in May passed the anti-LGBTQ law which criminalizes being gay in Uganda. The law prescribes life imprisonment and a death sentence as penalties for anyone […]

MTN launches 5G in Uganda
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MTN launches 5G in Uganda

Alex Omenye Foremost telecommunications, MTN has launched its 5G network in Uganda. The first 5G network in East Africa was launched on Friday by the telecom company MTN Uganda, a branch of the MTN Group in South Africa. With almost 15 million subscribers, MTN has Uganda’s largest customer base. It mostly contends with a Bharti […]

China gifts Zimbabwe $160m parliament building
Economy

China gifts Zimbabwe $160m parliament building

China is strengthening its influence in African countries with its economic input in helping black nations develop and grow their economies. China recently completed a new parliament building in Zimbabwe to replace the old structure erected during the colonial era. The $160m structure which sits on 33,000 square metres and comprises a six-storey office complex […]