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The government has tabled the National Budget Framework Paper totaling Shs49.9 trillion for the Financial Year 2023/2024. The document, which paves way for the budget approval process by Parliament, was tabled during plenary sitting on Friday, 23 December 2022 by the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Matia Kasaija. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa […]

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned infrastructure projects and operational vehicles for the Ghana National Fire Service and the Fire Academy and Training School respectively, in Accra on Friday December 23, 2022. Dr. Bawumia commissioned two (2) two-storey dormitory blocks, two storey classroom block and a dining hall for the Fire Academy and

The World Bank approved $75 million in financing for the Somalia Enhancing Public Resource Management Project (SERP), which aims to support Somalia as is builds state legitimacy, reduces institutional fragmentation, and strengthens institutions for improved service delivery. The SERP is co-financed by both an International Development Assistance (*IDA) grant and a grant from the Somalia

One sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) case was reported to the police during Kenya’s election period, according to the country’s Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA). While this is not the only indicator of a violence-free election – the efforts of state institutions, international development partners and the civil society movement have made important steps to

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (http://www.AfDB.org) has approved a $27 million and €10 million loan package to co-finance the construction of a 100-megawatt Solar power plant in Kairouan, Tunisia. The Board approval covers $10 million and another €10 million from the Bank, and $17 million concessional financing from the Sustainable

African Union Member States meeting in Abidjan have called on governments to speed up investment, coordination and implementation of programs to improve nutrition and food security in Africa. African leaders gathered for a three-day meeting to draw attention to the 2022 African Union Year of Nutrition. The meeting ended with the signing of an “Abidjan