Uganda listed among those growing rich fastest COVER STORY | AGENCIES | Uganda is one of seven countries expected to experience 80%+ millionaire growth over the next decade, according to a new report by the leading international wealth and citizenship advisory and consultancy firm, Henley & Partners. The report says although …
Read More »Bitature, Byanyima, Rubondo nominated for African Persons of the Year
African Leadership magazine has unveiled three Ugandans, Patrick Bitature, Winnie Byanyima, and Ernest Rubondo, among nominees for its African Persons of the Year (POTY) 2023 awards. ANALYSIS | MONITOR REPORTER | The ALM Persons of the Year (POTY) awards presentation ceremony is a flagship annual event of the African Leadership Magazine, …
Read More »Archbishop intensifies anti LGBTQ+ campaign, urges Africans to evangelise the World
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda province Dr. Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has urged Multitudes of Christians in Nebbi Diocese to desist from homosexuality tendencies. Archbishop Kazimba Mugalu told the multitude of Christians who thronged St. Stephen Church Goli compound that it is the high …
Read More »African refiners, distributors want to increase oil capacity
Lack of expertise, technology and industry know-how is challenge for Uganda, says Kyaruhanga Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Increasing investments to boost Africa’s refinery capacity while reducing the carbon footprint of the downstream and midstream sectors is a priority for the continent to achieve energy security and environmental sustainability. In …
Read More »African women leaders in business and tech
Businesses have an important role to play in re-addressing the role of both men and women in all spheres COMMENT | Sinit Zeru & Ebere Okereke | While there are increasingly more African women in leadership roles, they are still significantly under-represented but there are a number of things businesses can do …
Read More »African conservationist sounds alarm over rising threats to pangolins
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Human and climate-induced threats to pangolins have soared, threatening their survival while worsening ecosystem imbalances and risk to public health, an African conservationist said Friday ahead of World Pangolin Day to be marked on Saturday. Edith Kabesiime, the Wildlife Campaign Manager at World Animal Protection, an international …
Read More »Equity sponsors 5th Great African Cycling Safari
Supporting the wheels of integration: 35 cyclists from EAC member state flagged off in Kampala Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda Ltd together with the Ministry of East African Affairs, today flagged off the 5th edition of the Great African Cycling Safari (GACS) at the bank Headquarters in …
Read More »Scientists use insects to fortify African porridge in fight against malnutrition
Researchers have fortified finger millet with high-quality nutrients from an edible African cricket Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Scientists have used insect nutrients to transform African porridge from a low-nutrient meal into a super-food that meets and exceeds micro-nutrient requirements for people. The researchers from the Nairobi-based International Centre of Insect Physiology …
Read More »African youth unable to access agri-technologies amid financing gaps: report
Only 23 percent of African youth engaged in farming are using technology geared towards improving productivity Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The majority of African youth have not been able to tap into technologies and innovations required to facilitate their plunge into agribusinesses, says a report that was launched on Thursday …
Read More »BOOK REVIEW: African leaders are more constrained by democratic rules than you think
Kampala, Uganda | NIC CHEESEMAN | Africa is often imagined to be a place in which presidents can do whatever they want, unencumbered by constitutional or democratic constraints. A large body of literature has developed around the idea that the law can be flouted at will, leading to a situation …
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