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Universities and other institutions of higher learning have been asked to play a key role in the promotion of the business sector by offering highly specialised, sophisticated and demand-driven business management programmes.

Members of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union on Thursday discussed the current crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with a call to the rebels to lay down their arms and pursue their “concerns through political channels.”

The United Nations has launched “Zero Hunger Challenge” campaign to eradicate hunger globally.

Local leaders should prioritise economic growth in their respective areas so as to effectively improve the welfare of their subjects, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, John Rwangombwa has said.

Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see Rusizi I and II hydro power projects rehabilitated to operate at full capacity.

Movement of cattle from Uganda to Rwanda has been banned following the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Uganda’s western districts of Ntungamo and Isingiro.

The number of healthcare providers is set to increase with the new program, Human Resource for Health (HRH) that will be launched this month.

The Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers and Kenya’s Minister for EAC, Musa Sirma, has called for a review of the role of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to make it more effective. A statement sent to The New Times reads.