TWO top officials of the Acholi Cooperative Union have been charged with embezzling sh400m from the organisation. George Ochira, the acting manager and Jalon Okello, the treasurer, were on Friday charged with embezzlement, abuse of office and causing a financial

AN unbeaten 77 from Nehal Bibodi spurred Tornado to Luswata Cup victory at Lugogo oval yesterday.

THE Uganda Copa Coca- Cola youth soccer team were held to a 2-2 draw by Nairobi Schools Combined XI in a friendly match at Nairobi City Stadium on Saturday.

BABIES who do not get enough omega-3 fatty acids from their mothers during pregnancy are at risk for developing vision and nerve problems.

IT was confirmed at the weekend that professional coach Laszlo Csaba is not the magician FUFA went shopping for in 2006.

The increase in needs is due mainly to the addition of 600 000 urban poor, who are struggling to meet their household food needs in the face of rapidly increasing food and basic commodity prices, according to a recent assessment

More than 2.6 million Somalis - comprising 35 per cent of the Horn of Africa nation's population - need food assistance due because of the deteriorating humanitarian situation triggered by skyrocketing food prices, the weak currency and worsening drought, the

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) António Guterres today praised Yemen for providing protection to people making the dangerous Gulf of Aden crossing from Somalia, and called for more international support so the country can assist the refugees.

Th e interim president of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is secretly backing a measure to extend the four-year term for Gen. Adde Muse, leader of the Puntland region in the northeast of the country, inside sources tell Garowe Online.

Hundreds of Somali Bantu families have been displaced in the southern region of Lower Juba after days of inter-clan fighting in which 10 people were reportedly killed and more than 20 wounded, locals told IRIN.

About 30 Somali shopkeepers trading and living in Du Noon have received warning letters telling them to leave the area, fuelling fears that xenophobic attacks occurring in Johannesburg could spread to Cape Town.

Investors who borrowed bank loans to buy shares during the Safaricom Initial Public Offering (IPO) are considering having to re-pay loans on much lower share allocations than they had applied for, following news that the offer has been highly oversubscribed.

Public agencies performance evaluation results for the financial year 2006/07 are officially out and the Government must now prove its commitment to ensuring efficient service delivery.

Reports that the government is set to hire more teachers to address shortages in schools is laudable.

Tenants in urban areas are bearing the brunt of rising inflation, with the average month-to-month rental charges going up in the month of March compared to February.

In September 2007, as Kenya was busy preparing for a date with destiny, the Chinese Investment Corporation (CIC) was set up to salvage the country's foreign reserves from the dollar meltdown.

Some 3.2 million people are now in urgent need of food aid in Ethiopia because of the continued drought in the African country, up from 2.2 million just one month ago, according to the United Nations' Office for the Coordination

President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Tehran in the afternoon hours today on an official working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran at the invitation of President Ahmedinejad.

President Isaias Afwerki underlined that despite the fact that the Horn of Africa is facing crisis and major challenges due to external interference, it is imperative to create new atmosphere in order to prevent such interferences in view of the

Mr. Ali Abdu underlined that the Eritrean media has managed to become one of the few independent media organs in the world as it is based on an independent information policy just as the nation's political line. Unlike other media