Saturday, 18 February 2012 08:07
By Deus Mukalazi
 Oil companies operating in Uganda, Tullow in particular, must appreciate the need to secure the `Social License’
On Friday Feb. 3, the media was awash with news of signing of new Production Sharing Agreements (PSAs) between Tullow oil and the govern [ … ]
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Friday, 17 February 2012 18:21
By Dr. Robert K. Rutaagi
 The greatest paradox is that 20 years after privatisation, the traders want the government’s assistance in businesses
The popular cliché that ‘man is a political animal’ can manifest in various versions and situations. One such is that ‘man is a rebellious animal’.
For example in 1980, when the UP [ … ]
Friday, 17 February 2012 14:48
By Ike Okonta
 To Nigerians, the fuel subsidy is the only advantage that they derived from the petrodollars that pour into the treasury
Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan, who was elected only eight months ago, is already swimming in a sea of troubles. On January 1, New Year celebrations were abruptly cut sho [ … ]
Friday, 10 February 2012 12:45
By Joseph Bossa
 Compromise is not always the solution. Ask the mother in the Bible story who was in a child ownership dispute with another
Andrew Mwenda titled his piece in The Independent of February 2, 2012, “Reflecting on last presidential elections”. A close reading of his article leads one to the conclusion t [ … ]
Friday, 10 February 2012 06:36
By Jagdish Bhagwati
 Many backward African countries want citizens in the Diaspora to return home but are unable to absorb them
While developed countries are angst-ridden over mostly illegal immigration by unskilled workers from developing countries, a different set of concerns has surfaced in Africa, in particular, ov [ … ]
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Friday, 03 February 2012 20:02
By Stephen Kafeero
 Top engineering student dreams of generating cheap electricity
I do not compete with other people because it breeds jealousy. I instead compete with myself of yesterday in order to make a better person today,” says Tonny Ongin, the 27-year old Mechanical Engineering graduate who topped this year’s [ … ]
Friday, 03 February 2012 19:58
By Adetokunbo O. Lucas, MD
 Eliminating the menace of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Though much of the world has never heard of diseases like lymphatic filariasis or schistosomiasis, these and other neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a daily reality for many living in Africa and across the world. These terrible diseases aff [ … ]
Friday, 03 February 2012 19:52
By Samuel Olara
 Gaddafi’s death raises questions for the ICC over the brutal disregard for the rule of law by his executioners
Aisha Gaddafi, the daughter of the late Libyan dictator, has officially petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the circumstances under which her father Col. Muamm [ … ]
Friday, 03 February 2012 10:11
By Olivier De Schutter
 Every new bilateral agreement should be measured against how evenly spread its macroeconomic benefits will be
The World Economic Forum’s annual gathering is normally little more than a toast to the benefits of increasing global GDP, trade, and investment. But this year’s meeting came at a time when [ … ]
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