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Africa loses nearly $ 89bn a year in illicit financial flows such as tax evasion, a United Nations study has showed. The figure is higher than what the continent receives ...

Aggrey Nyondwa If there has ever been a time to applaud humanitarian workers for their courage, benevolence and resilience, it is now. Just like their colleagues in the health sector, ...

The MultiChoice group has announced its latest initiative in the fight against Coronavirus through an awareness campaign on the pandemic. As part of the initiative, MultiChoice has come on board ...

The United Nations’ ‘Human Rights and Gender Working Group will host an e-dialogue on the most urgent priorities for protecting and advancing human rights and gender equality during Covid-19. The ...

Somalia and the United Nations culture and education agency today signed an agreement aimed at strengthening efforts to preserve the country’s cultural heritage and improve its educational sector. “Culture and ...

The United Nations envoy to Somalia today flagged the world body’s belief that confidence-building efforts and dialogue between the authorities in Hargeisa and Mogadishu could bring about broad benefits in ...

A small passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including passengers, crew and people on the ground, the government said. The 19-seater ...

Uganda Prisons has been selected to pilot a UN and European Union supported program aimed at the radicalisation of inmates by those who have already been charged with extremist offenses ...

Globally the growing threat of terrorism is of concern however, more crucial is the fear of violent extremism and radicalisation in our prison system and whether Uganda Prisons Services is ...

A United Nations expert group looking at human rights in South Sudan said on Friday that it is “deeply concerned” that, although the overall armed conflict has waned, there has ...