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Africa: Global Body Calls for More Investment in Agriculture Research

12.05.2008 06:42    allafrica.com
The world must invest now and in the long term in problem-solving agricultural research, the only solution to the growing food crisis, the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) has said.

Uganda: Nile Bridge is Falling Down - Just Because the Colonialists Left

12.05.2008 06:42    allafrica.com
The Nile Bridge near Owen Falls in the eastern Uganda town of Jinja is so badly cracked, it's about to collapse.

Uganda: Balunywa Explains MUBS IT Project

12.05.2008 06:42    allafrica.com
THE Makerere University Business School (MUBS) council has not taken a decision to terminate an information and communications technology tender with SocketWorks.

Nigeria: Health Hazard - Community At Odds With Foreign Investors

12.05.2008 06:42    allafrica.com
Farmers are threatening war against cement-manufacturing firms in Onigbedu, Ogun State for alleged illegal occupation of their land. They say the companies are exposing them to environmental and health hazards. Recently, the community petitioned Ogun State House of Assembly for

Uganda: Investors Need More Champions

12.05.2008 06:41    allafrica.com (2)
THIS week, President Yoweri Museveni, opened the first milk powder plant in Uganda. The plant at the former Dairy Corporation, now Sameer Agriculture and Livestock (SAL) plant, will process a daily 250,000 litres compared to the 35,000 litres it was

Nigeria: Financial Crisis Hits Shell

12.05.2008 06:41    allafrica.com
Production looses arising from the protracted Niger Delta crisis and alleged inability of the Nigerian Government to properly fund its own share of the Joint venture has put the Shell Petroleum Development Com-pany of Nigeria (SPDC) in a financial crisis.

Angola: Transports Minister Meets Airliner Board

12.05.2008 06:41    allafrica.com
The Angolan minister of Transports, Augusto da Silva Tomás, Thursday in Luanda met with the board of directors of National Air Carrier (TAAG) part of program of visits to strategic companies of the sector, which began on the same day.

Tanzania: MPs to Review Railways And Ports Contracts

12.05.2008 06:41    allafrica.com (2)
The Tanzania government is reviewing two huge infrastructure management contracts that formed key planks of its privatisation programme.

Uganda: Teacher Expelled Over Boda Boda Kyeyo

12.05.2008 06:41    allafrica.com
A teacher in one of the secondary schools in Kyengera, Wakiso district, lost his job after he was found riding a boda boda. This was after the headmaster found him on the cycle, taking passengers to and from different destinations.

Uganda: Sudhir, Kirumira, Mulenga Survive Crash

12.05.2008 06:41    allafrica.com
City businessmen Sudhir Ruparelia, Godfrey Kirumira, Dick Kizito (of Kizito Towers) and Tom Mugenga under the Kwagalana Group, together with singer Jose Chameleone, narrowly escaped a crash. A chattered plane in which they were travelling almost run off course just

Angola: Ruling Party Governing Programme Transparent, Objective

12.05.2008 06:41    allafrica.com
Angola's ruling MPLA party president, José Eduardo dos Santos, Friday in Luanda, considered his organisation's governing programme for the 2009-2012 period as clear, objective, complete and capable of securing the country's social and political development.

South Africa: Stuart Lowe New RS&P MD

12.05.2008 05:19    allafrica.com
Ramsay, Son & Parker announced the appointment of Stuart Lowe as MD this afternoon, Friday, 9 May 2008. He is to succeed Harold Eedes, who retires at the end of June 2008 after almost 40 years with the company.

Uganda: New Budget to Create Jobs, Says Dr. Suruma

12.05.2008 00:30    allafrica.com
THE 2008/09 national budget will focus on employment and job creation, finance minister Dr. Ezra Suruma said yesterday at Parliament

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