Liberia’s George Weah Defeated in Presidential Election 

Liberia’s National Elections Commission has declared Joseph Boakai the winner of the country’s presidential election after defeating former President George Weah. Boakai won with 50.9 percent of the vote while Weah received 49.1 percent of the vote. Excerpts of Liberia’s 🇱🇷 President George Weah’s Concession Speech. I stand before you tonight with a heavy heart, […]

Portugal’s President Dissolves Parliament, Calls Snap Elections

Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Thursday announced sudden parliamentary elections for March 10, 2024, following Tuesday’s resignation of Prime Minister Antonio Costa who is under corruption investigation. In a televised national address after a meeting with the Council of State, Rebelo de Sousa said the call for early elections comes from the need […]

“Africa is the Business Centre of the Future,” Says Museveni

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Tuesday commissioned Four Points By Sheraton Kampala, a new International Brand Hotel operated by Marriott International Inc. The Sheraton franchise is owned by Portman Square limited, an international company with two operational hotels in Kenya; Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport & Four Points by Sheraton Hurlingham. Commissioning the hotel […]

US President Suspends Uganda from AGOA over Human Rights Violations

Uganda has been named among four African countries that are set to be removed from the list of the beneficiaries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) over failure of their governments to observe human rights and failure to make progress in democratic rule. The US introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) […]

EU Offers sh19.5billion to Skill the Youth

The European Union (EU) and the Belgian government have set aside 50 million Euros to equip youth with skills in the greening sector for the next five years.  Speaking to participants of the EU scholarship programs awareness meeting at the Makerere University Business School (MUBS) on Thursday, the EU Ambassador to Uganda, Jan Sadek, said […]

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