The closure of DGF and UN Human Rights Office and the signing of the Anti-homosexuality Act into law Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In her book tilted, “Another Fine Mess: America, Uganda, and the War on Terror,” American writer, Helen Epstein writes that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been able …
Read More »Anglicans celebrate Martyrs Day in new amphitheatre
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This year the Anglican Church of Uganda is celebrating Martyrs Day in a new Shs13 billion amphitheatre. The 25,000 seater amphitheater has covered stands for the pilgrims to the Martyrs’ Day worship celebrations. In Uganda, Martyrs Day is celebrated on June 3rd every year as …
Read More »Top 100 most admired brands in Africa named
African brands slip to 14% o as non-African brands entrench positions Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | • Nike retains #1 ranking for 5th consecutive year in a relatively unchanged Top 10 ranking of the most admired brands in Africa. • Unicef is the #1 NGO. • Coca Cola the #1 non-African …
Read More »Five African countries to join tier-topping economic growth list amid GDP rebound
Five of Africa’s top-performing economies, pre-pandemic, are set to rejoin the world’s top ten fastest-growing economies this year as the continent’s GDP rebounds ANALYSIS | BIRD AGENCY | Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Tanzania are on course to post some of the strongest economic growth rates globally – a …
Read More »FULL TEXT: The Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Here below is the Anti-Homosexuality Act that President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni signed today. The Bill was first passed 21 March 2023 by Parliament but was returned by the President who needed several concerns clarified. The Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs reviewed the concerns and …
Read More »Experts meet over Africa’s water resources
Kampala meeting of 19 river basin organisations tells governments to ‘share and not be greedy’ Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The popular narrative around the African continent is that fresh water resources such as those of the Nile, Congo in central Africa, or Zambezi in southern Africa are fast declining …
Read More »Rwabwogo’s business deals, Gen. Muhoozi’s ambitions
How Museveni family politics plays out Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | In December 2022, President Yoweri Museveni flew to London with a business delegation en route to the U.S. Africa summit in Washington D.C. In his delegation was one individual who loomed large: his son-in-law Odrek Rwabwogo. Rwabwogo’s presence on …
Read More »Dangote launches $20bn oil refinery in Nigeria
Although it is a large crude oil producer, country has faced challenges supplying its citizens with refined oil products Lagos, Nigeria | AGENCIES | The world’s largest single train refinery was on May 22 commissioned in Nigeria. The $20 billion giant refinery was built by the Dangote Group which is owned …
Read More »Uganda GDP to grow fast in 2023
Africa bank lists economy among best in Africa COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Just days to the June 14 reading of the national budget in parliament, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has listed Uganda among countries whose good GDP growth performance is expected to make Africa the second fastest growing …
Read More »Closing the Divide: Virtual universities transforming higher education in Africa
A new era of virtual universities is revolutionising learning in Africa, through accessible, tech-driven platforms. SPECIAL FEATURE | BIRD AGENCY | West Midlands Open University (WMOU) is Nigeria’s first private virtual institution to “go live”, part of wave of openings that is sweeping the continent. The country’s National University Commission …
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