Tag: World Bank
World Bank Appoints Taliercio New Country Director for Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone
The World Bank has appointed Robert Talierco O'brien as the Country Director for Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in the Western and Central African...
Gov’t Considers Borrowing $280 Million to Support Refugee Hosting Districts
The government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Relief and Disaster Preparedness, is considering borrowing $280 million to support refugee hosting districts.
Hillary Onek, Minister...
World Bank to Devise LGBTQ Protection Before New Uganda Funding Resumes
A World Bank Executive said that the World Bank will aim to ensure gay and transgender Ugandans are not discriminated against in its programmes...
Gov’t Given Two Weeks Ultimatum to Fix Roads, Drainage SystemsÂ
Members of Parliament from Kampala have given the government a two-week deadline to repair the city's roads and drainage infrastructure.
The MPs have promised to...
Museveni Insists Uganda Can Stand on Its Own Feet – Thanks World Bank for Previous Support
The President of the Republic of Uganda, H.E. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, has appreciated the support the World Bank has rendered to Uganda over the...
Is World Bank Promoting Financial Equality or Normalizing Homosexuality?
The World Bank issued a statement withdrawing its funding to Uganda and cited Uganda’s passing of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 as one of the...