Six East African youth projects raise awareness about African World Heritage

The youth-led projects took different approaches to raising awareness of the importance of World Heritage among youth in the Eastern Africa region The six winning projects for the first Africa World Heritage Day (AWHD) Youth Competition for Eastern Africa were successfully completed in December 2021. Organized in collaboration with UNESCO National Commissions in the beneficiary countries (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania…

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Six East African youth projects raise awareness about African World Heritage

The youth-led projects took different approaches to raising awareness of the importance of World Heritage among youth in the Eastern Africa region The six winning projects for the first Africa World Heritage Day (AWHD) Youth Competition for Eastern Africa were successfully completed in December 2021. Organized in collaboration with UNESCO National Commissions in the beneficiary countries (Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania…

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Government presents Budget Framework Paper

The NBFP and the medium-term lays out planned interventions for enhancing Uganda’s economic growth, consistent with government’s Macroeconomic objectives KAMPALA, Uganda, The National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for Financial Year 2022/23 has been presented before Parliament. The NBFP presented by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning), Hon Henry Musasizi, in line with the Public…

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Government presents Budget Framework Paper

The NBFP and the medium-term lays out planned interventions for enhancing Uganda’s economic growth, consistent with government’s Macroeconomic objectives KAMPALA, Uganda, The National Budget Framework Paper (NBFP) for Financial Year 2022/23 has been presented before Parliament. The NBFP presented by the Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Planning), Hon Henry Musasizi, in line with the Public…

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UNESCO, Huawei and the Government of Kenya launch the DigiSchool pilot project on school connectivity

The pilot project was launched on December 17, 2021 in Maragima Primary School, Nyeri County, one of the 13 beneficiary schools As part of the Global Education Coalition (GEC), UNESCO and Huawei, in collaboration with the Government of Kenya through the Ministries of Education; ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs; and the ICT Authority, have provided free internet connectivity to 13…

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UNESCO, Huawei and the Government of Kenya launch the DigiSchool pilot project on school connectivity

The pilot project was launched on December 17, 2021 in Maragima Primary School, Nyeri County, one of the 13 beneficiary schools As part of the Global Education Coalition (GEC), UNESCO and Huawei, in collaboration with the Government of Kenya through the Ministries of Education; ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs; and the ICT Authority, have provided free internet connectivity to 13…

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IMF Staff Completes 2021 Article IV Mission to Djibouti

Djibouti’s large-scale infrastructure investments have driven strong economic growth in recent years, but the benefits have not been widely shared WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, Large port-related infrastructure investments have boosted growth in recent years, but also increased macroeconomic vulnerabilities while generating few jobs and little tax revenue; The COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in neighboring Ethiopia have…

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IMF Staff Completes 2021 Article IV Mission to Djibouti

Djibouti’s large-scale infrastructure investments have driven strong economic growth in recent years, but the benefits have not been widely shared WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, Large port-related infrastructure investments have boosted growth in recent years, but also increased macroeconomic vulnerabilities while generating few jobs and little tax revenue; The COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict in neighboring Ethiopia have…

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Make Tanzania’s agricultural sector more transformative- call to Public and Private sector Actors.

By Anthony Muchoki and Ms Stella Clara Massawe Tanzania’s 6th phase government is intensely focused on accelerating private sector development, the Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPS), Prime Minister Office Mr Kaspar Mmuya has assured. He said the government, through the Second Agriculture Sector Development Programme (ASDP II), has articulated the central role of the private sector in agriculture.  According to…

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Make Tanzania’s agricultural sector more transformative- call to Public and Private sector Actors.

By Anthony Muchoki and Ms Stella Clara Massawe Tanzania’s 6th phase government is intensely focused on accelerating private sector development, the Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPS), Prime Minister Office Mr Kaspar Mmuya has assured. He said the government, through the Second Agriculture Sector Development Programme (ASDP II), has articulated the central role of the private sector in agriculture.  According to…

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