Belgium threatens to cut $12m aid to Uganda

Kampala. Uganda on Monday stood by plans to send more than 240 of its health workers to the Caribbean despite a Belgian threat to cut 11 million euros in aid. Last week Belgium’s cooperation minister, Alexander De Croo, said his country was suspending a transfer of development money destined for the east African nation’s health sector.

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Nov

WFP solicits for $12m El Nino mitigation aid

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday it requires 12 million U.S. dollars to help it mitigate effects of El Nino phenomenon in Somalia.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

23 Oct

Pinda criticises donors’ aid cut over IPTL

Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda has termed “unfair” the decision by 12 key donor countries to suspend $558 million (Sh937 billion) aid in General Budget Support (GBS) for the 2014/15 financial year.

 

10 years ago

Express.Co.Uk

22 Jul

Cut foreign aid budget to make some easy savings

Express.co.uk
Cut foreign aid budget to make some easy savings
Express.co.uk
It is about time too. You don't need the Chancellor's brains or instinct for saving taxpayers' money to realise that we should not be paying for trapeze lessons in Tanzania or funding governments that already have their own space programmes. However ...

 

10 years ago

Vijimambo

17 Oct

Tanzania May Increase Borrowing to Fund Budget After Aid Cut

By Alawi Masare
Tanzania may borrow more to help finance its budget this year after foreign donors said they will withhold funding because of a corruption scandal, Finance Ministry Permanent Secretary Servacius Likwelile said.

The U.K., Japan, Germany and other development partners including the World Bank announced last week they will keep back about four-fifths of the $558 million pledged for the country’s 2014-15 budget. Foreign loans and grants account for about 15 percent of Tanzania’s...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

21 Oct

IMF mulls action to fix Dar Budget after aid cut

>The International Monetary Fund said it was working with the government to review this year’s budget performance following the decision by donors to withhold $558 million (nearly Sh1 trillion) in aid due to corruption concerns in the power sector.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Nov

ECONOMICS MADE SIMPLE: Avoid future donor aid cut: Are Big Results Now good solution?

>The withholding of budgetary support from Tanzania by donors has been among the leading news in October and November this year in general and in the Parliament in particular.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Mar

Uganda can own feet without aid, says minister

Uganda can stand on her own and fully fund its budget even if all Western countries decided to withdraw financial support over the anti-gay law, the Finance minister has said.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

07 Mar

US: We may shift Uganda aid to alternative needy country

>US Ambassador Scott H. DeLisi has come out to explain why he kept away from the launch of an HIV-prevention campaign organised by First Lady Janet Museveni.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

27 Apr

Sh34bn aid to Uganda still frozen over doctors export

>Belgium deputy Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has said his country’s €uro 11 million (about sh34 billion) aid to Uganda remains frozen as a sign of discontent over government adamancy to export at least 263 medical specialists, 90 per cent from public hospitals, to the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago.

 

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