Lira- The big search engine Google on 9th October developed a doodle logo as a dedication to Uganda as it celebrates its 49 years of independence. The doodle logo with the independence day monument is seen above a search space on Google Uganda. The monument was constructed by the British Colonial Government just before Uganda’s first independence cerebrations on October 9, 1962. The Independence Monument was built by Gregory Magoba, one of Uganda’s first professional sculptors and was unveiled by Uganda’s first Prime Minister Apollo Milton Obote, on October 5, 1962, a few days before Uganda’s first Independence celebrations. It depicts a man unwrapping a child and... Continue Reading
Panama City, 2 October (Lim Li Lin) –The Kyoto Protocol negotiations opened in Panama City on 1 October with developing countries continuing to insist that the second commitment period of emission reductions for Annex I (developed country) Parties is the cornerstone of the Durban outcome at the end of the year, and that this must be part of the two track outcome. Developed countries instead pressed for a single comprehensive framework which includes all major economies. The opening plenary meeting of the Ad hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) was followed... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Reporter – Liberia ranks number 1 in the newly released Financial Secrecy Index (FSI) 2011, whilst Ghana has been ranked the third most ‘secret’ country in Africa where illegal financial transactions thrive and the 44th out of 74 countries researched, according to the 2011 FSI. The research was conducted by a Kenyan-based international non-aligned coalition of researchers and activists called The Tax Justice Network Africa. The FSI 2011 shows that most secrecy jurisdictions are not in “sunny small palm-fringed islands for shady people”, but rather wealthier countries, such as the United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.... Continue Reading
By Shout-Africa Correspondent, Dar es Salaam – The governments of Tanzania and Uganda have agreed to fast track the construction of a Tanzania-Uganda railway to facilitate movement of goods in the area and especially between the two countries which share a long history of cooperation. The agreement was announced yesterday after a one day state visit and talks between President Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania and Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museven in Dar es Salaam. The agreement will see the construction of a Tanga-Musoma-Uganda railway that will open “the third door” for Ugandan goods from the Indian Ocean. The decision to construct... Continue Reading
By Sainey M.K. Marenah, Shout-Africa.com Chief Correspondent in Banjul – Gambian-born Fatou Bom Bensouda has been awarded the 2011 World Peace through Law Award by the Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute in Washington, United States. The award, which comes barely eight months after she was ranked as the 4th most influential African personality by Jeune Afrique, a French weekly magazine, is bestowed upon an individual who, by his or her work and writings, has considerably advanced the rule of law and, thereby, contributed to world peace. Established in 2006, the Award recognizes individuals who have achieved great distinction in... Continue Reading
