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Apr182018 by Pikeri GetrudeNo Comments

Boost for German-Tanzanian business and investment ties

AFRICA, BUSINESS, EAST AFRICA, INTERNATIONAL, TANZANIA

DAR ES SALAAM, TanzaniaTo promote and facilitate business relations between Germany and Tanzania, the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), has officially opened an office in Dar es Salaam under the name of “AHK Services Eastern Africa Ltd. The office will foster German-Tanzanian trade relations and be a focal point for German companies looking for business opportunities in Tanzania and vice versa. The office will be headed by Dr. Jennifer Schwarz and will offer a broad range of services to Tanzanian and German companies. Tanzania is a rapidly growing emerging market and offers tremendous opportunities for German businesses On the occasion of the official opening, a high ranking delegation from Germany visited Dar es Salaam. The delegation was head

Apr172018 by Pikeri GetrudeNo Comments

Reject foreign cultures-Cecilia Ogwal

AFRICA, EDUCATION, INTERNATIONAL, KENYA, TANZANIA, UGANDA

Kampala, Uganda African youth must reject foreign cultures and traditions including homosexuality as they prepare to take up leadership positions on the continent, Parliamentary Commissioner Cecilia Atim Ogwal has said. Speaking at the opening of the 4th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Africa Region) Youth Parliament, Hon. Ogwal warned that accepting the foreign cultures would be selling the future of Africa. “If you have started homosexuality, it’s not too late to stop it and preach to others to stop it,” said Ogwal adding that “If we do not do this, then we will already have sold our future.” The 4th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Africa Region) Youth Parliament has attracted participants from Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Afri

Apr172018 by Pikeri GetrudeNo Comments

UCU finishes second best African university in global law moot contest

AFRICA, EAST AFRICA, EDUCATION, KENYA, RWANDA, SOUTH SUDAN, TANZANIA, UGANDA

Washington DC, USA Uganda Christian University(UCU) has emerged the second best African university in the just concluded 2018 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition that test a law student’s comprehension of principles of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law among Universities globally. The Church of Uganda founded University also secured a place among the world’s top 50 universities in this prestigious competition which is held annually in Washington DC, USA. According to the final team rankings, UCU was the second best African team after University of Pretoria, which won all its four rounds becoming the best in Africa and the 5th globally. UCU won three out of the four rounds and was the second best in Africa and 47th globally out of the 121

Apr132018 by Pikeri GetrudeNo Comments

UN Security Council urges an end to recurring cycles of instability in Africa’s Great Lakes region

AFRICA, EAST AFRICA, INTERNATIONAL, KENYA, RWANDA, SOUTH SUDAN, TANZANIA, UGANDA

NEW YORK, United States of America The UN Security Council has called upon the negative forces to end the recurring cycles of instability in Africa's great Lakes region. “The negative forces, including the Allied Democratic Forces, continue to attack and terrify the population, causing suffering and displacement, and fuelling mistrust between the countries of the region,” said the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, Said Djinnit. The UN has long been engaged in efforts to bring peace and stability to the vast region, stretches across Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. It has been plagued by decades of political instability and armed conflicts, porous borders and humanitarian crises, as well as tensions over natural r

Apr122018 by Pikeri GetrudeNo Comments

Members of the Security Council met to discuss the situation in the Great lakes region.

AFRICA, EAST AFRICA, INTERNATIONAL, KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA

NEW YORK, United States of America The members of the Security Council have met to discuss the situation in the Great lakes region, five years after the signature of the Peace, Security and Cooperation (PSC) Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region. They were briefed by Mr Said Djinnit, Special envoy of the Secretary General for the Great Lakes, and Amb. Raymond Serge BALE, permanent representative of the Republic of Congo, as chair of the PSC Framework Regional Oversight Mechanism. ''The PSC Framework remains an essential mechanism to achieve durable peace and stability in the DRC and the Region. We call on all signatories to fulfill promptly, fully and in good faith their respective commitments under this Framework in order to address the root...

Apr32018 by Alex KasiryeNo Comments

President Trump Determines Trade Eligibility for Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda

INTERNATIONAL, RWANDA, TANZANIA, UGANDA

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa: The President of United States determined the eligibility of Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda for trade preference benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). In response to a petition filed by the U.S. used clothing industry in March 2017, the Administration initiated an out-of-cycle review of Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda’s AGOA eligibility regarding their decisions to phase in a ban on imports of used clothing and footwear. The review found that this import ban harms the U.S. used clothing industry and is inconsistent with AGOA beneficiary criteria for countries to eliminate barriers to U.S. trade and investment. Based on the results of the review, the President determined that Rwanda is not making sufficient progress towa

Mar22018 by kmaupdatesNo Comments

Criticism of President Leads to Imprisonment

INTERNATIONAL, TANZANIA

Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: In response to a court in Tanzania sentencing two opposition political leaders -- Joseph Mbiliyini and Emmanuel Masonga – to five months' imprisonment for using insulting language against President John Magufuli, Disappearance and murder of several political and human rights activists in recent months point to accelerating political violence “The jailing of opposition politicians for expressing their views on issues of public interest, such as political violence, highlights the Magufuli administration’s growing intolerance of peaceful and legitimate dissent and is aimed at intimidating critics of the government,” said Jon Temin, director of Africa programs. “At the same time, credible reports of the kidnapping, disappearance and murder of se

Feb222018 by kmaupdatesNo Comments

Anticipation from Tanzania on the Conference on World Mission and Evangelism

TANZANIA

ARUSHA, Tanzania: Bishop Dr. Fredrick O. Shoo is presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). He is also author of a “Welcome” in the Handbook for the upcoming World Council of Churches Conference on World Mission and Evangelism (CWME). Below, Bishop Shoo is featured in an interview that comments on crucial issues in the conference that will require deliberations to lead toward a truly transforming discipleship. The upcoming CWME will occur in Arusha, Tanzania on 8-13 March. Bishop Shoo: "We will welcome all of the participants to worship, reflect, deliberate, and celebrate God’s mission at this crucial moment in the world, when humanity still continues to violate God’s creation, justice, and peace. As the world enters the fourth industrial revo