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United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Source: United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |

United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kenya Discuss Enhancing Bilateral Relations and Regional Security

The UAE stressed the importance of an African role in addressing regional crises, including Sudan, and reaffirmed its constant calls for African-led solutions

Her Excellency Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs, met with His Excellency Dr. Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs of Kenya, to discuss bilateral relations between the UAE and Kenya, as well as opportunities to enhance people-to-people ties and joint cooperation across…

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) |

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Staff Conclude the 2025 Article IV Discussions and Reach Staff-Level Agreement with Tanzania on the Fifth Review of the Extended Credit Facility and the Second Review of the Resilience and Sustainability Facility

A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Mr. Nicolas Blancher, visited Tanzania during April 2-17, 2025, and held discussions on the 2025 Article IV consultation, the fifth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF)

The IMF and Tanzanian authorities have reached staff-level agreement on the fifth review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) and the second review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF). Once approved by the IMF Executive Board, Tanzania will gain access to US$441 million in financing. Tanzania’s economic outlook is…

State House Uganda
Source: State House Uganda |

President Museveni Tasks Journalists to Promote Regional Integration, Defend Parish Development Model (PDM) Initiative

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today called on journalists to take a lead role in promoting East African integration and defending government programs such as the Parish Development Model (PDM)

According to the President, the journalists should use their platforms to promote national development. While meeting journalists of Greater Mubende at State Lodge- Mubende, the President emphasized that the media has a critical role to play in shaping public discourse and building a unified, economically viable region. The meeting was…

WHO Regional Office for Africa
Source: WHO Regional Office for Africa |

Health ministers launch landmark polio vaccination campaign to protect 83 million children in Lake Chad Basin

Over 50% of the polio cases reported in Chad in 2024 are linked to the strain circulating in Cameroon, underlining the importance of coordination and synchronization of polio response efforts

In a renewed effort to eradicate circulating polio variant type 2 in the Lake Chad Basin, Ministers of Health from Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Niger and Nigeria launched today a synchronized regional vaccination campaign aimed at protecting 83 million under 5 children. The initiative is a crucial milestone…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda |

Uganda: Clean up payroll of police officers, Members of Parliament (MPs) tell minister

The matter had been earlier raised by the Tororo District Woman MP, Hon. Sarah Opendi who tasked the minister to provide a list of the affected officers and timeline of completion of migration of the systems

Lawmakers have tasked the Ministry of Public Service to clean up the payroll of police officers in a bid to put an end to complaints of unpaid salaries of officers. The Members of Parliament made the demands while responding to a statement of the Minister of Defence and Internal Affairs,…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Qatari Ambassador to Sudan Inspects the Embassy Premises in Preparation to Resume Work

His Excellency raised the Qatari flag at the embassy building and inspected the damage caused by the war

HE Qatar's Ambassador to the Republic of Sudan, Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Sada, inspected the Qatari Embassy premises in Khartoum, to be the first diplomatic mission to arrive in the Sudanese capital after the war. His Excellency raised the Qatari flag at the embassy building and inspected the damage caused…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Meets with Special Envoy of Zambian President

During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries as well as ways to strengthen and enhance cooperation

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Sultan bin Saad bin Sultan Al Muraikhi met Thursday with HE Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Zambia, Caleb Fundanga, who is visiting the country. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations between the two countries as well as ways…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda |

Uganda: ‘Gov’t will follow law on expansion of Gulu University’

The Minister’s remarks were part of her brief statement to Parliament on degazettement of land occupied by Gulu University, during plenary sitting on Thursday, 17 April 2025

The Minister of State for Water and Environment (Environment), Hon. Beatrice Anywar has said that the degazettement of Gulu central forest reserve to allow for the expansion of Gulu University will be done in accordance with the National Forestry and Tree Planting Act, 2003.   “We follow procedures and it…

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar
Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The State of Qatar |

Minister of State for International Cooperation Meets Special Envoy of Zambian President

The two sides discussed ways to foster bilateral cooperation relations, primarily in the field of development and several topics of common interest

HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad met Thursday in Doha with HE Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Zambia Caleb Fundanga. The two sides discussed ways to foster bilateral cooperation relations, primarily in the field of development and several…

Parliament of the Republic of Uganda
Source: Parliament of the Republic of Uganda |

Uganda: Government to reduce missions abroad to 15 - Minister Mulimba

Mulimba made the disclosure during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 16 April 2025 while responding to concerns raised by Members of Parliament over the deteriorating performance of Uganda’s foreign missions

The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Regional Affairs), Hon. John Mulimba has revealed that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will reduce the number of diplomatic missions abroad from the current 38 to about 15 according to a president directive citing cost concerns and questions around their effectiveness. Mulimba made…