Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) is on track to start the construction of 693km of roads in the oil region. UNRA Executive Director Allen Kagina told the press in her quarterly briefing in Kampala on Wednesday that a feasibility study and preparation for the projects …
Read More »GLOBAL COMMENT: Good times at last?
People are increasingly acknowledging that the global economy is stronger than they thought COMMENT | JIM O’NEILL | In February 2017, I wrote an optimistic commentary called “The Global Economy’s Surprising Resilience.” The piece came as a surprise to those who saw only bleak prospects for Western countries, not least the …
Read More »Panick as China stops import of recycled plastics
Ugandan traders fear losses but Coca-Cola offers hope Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | A trader without a market now; that is Peter Musiige, the manager of a small plant that has been exporting recycled plastics to China. He lost his market when the Chinese government on Jan.01 started implementing a …
Read More »Donald Trump to meet Kagame, Netanyahu and May in Davos
Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump is set to meet with the British and Israeli prime ministers, Theresa May and Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Davos later this week, the White House said Tuesday. Trump will meet May Thursday to address the Syria conflict, Iran’s “destabilizing” …
Read More »The power dams puzzle
How do we ensure that new dams do not add risk to power supplies down the line? Kampala, Uganda | DECLAN CONWAY | In the 1980s and 1990s parts of Africa saw a surge in dam building for energy production. After a brief hiatus, there has been renewed interest. Many new …
Read More »Launch of the Mutebile centre
Longest-serving central bank boss feted at inaugural lecture Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The launch on Jan.11 of the Tumusiime Mutebile Centre of Excellence was the perfect moment to fete the long-serving governor of the central bank. At the helm since 2001, Mutebile is the longest serving governor the …
Read More »Banks rollout agent banking
The new banking model is expected to deepen financial inclusion Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s commercial banks have started rolling out agent banking following Kenya and Rwanda’s footsteps in an effort to grow deposits and customer base. This follows the coming into force of the Financial Institutions Act …
Read More »Kenya’s Jambojet to start flights to Uganda next month
Kenya’s Jambojet to start flights to Uganda next month Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Nairobi based budget airline Jambojet is set to expand its wings in East Africa with the launch of a double daily flight between Nairobi and Entebbe starting Feburary 14, 2018. Jambojet’s chief executive Willem Hondius made …
Read More »‘I will fight for Ugandan coffee’
Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Dr. Albrecht Conze is Germany’s new Ambassador to Uganda. He talked to The Independent’s Ronald Musoke about his first impressions and more. What have been some of your impressions of Uganda since you arrived in the country? I am amazed by the stability in …
Read More »Land donation enlarges Rwanda’s gorilla protection zone
Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Rwanda’s gorilla protection zone has enlarged following the African Wildlife Fund move to donate 27.8 hectares of land to Rwanda Development Board (RDB). The land is to be incorporated into the 16,000 hectares’ Volcanoes National Park, located in north-western part of the country, bordering Virunga …
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