ICT ministry, Innovation Village partner to unlock market for innovations
The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance has partnered with the Innovation Village to unlock the markets for Uganda’s innovations. The partnership is in line with the government’s commitment to create a digitally driven economy and realize universal goals inclusion, sustainable development, economic progress and...
Expert tips entrepreneurs on building systems
Business owners seeking to run sustainably competitive enterprises must pay attention to building modern working systems, a strong foundation upon which companies can last and outlive their founders, writes ERNEST JJINGO. According to Charles Ocici, a business development coach and executive director Enterprise Uganda, any...
NCBA eyes deals for M-Shwari entry into DRC, Ethiopia
The Kenyan lender, which also operates in Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda, is in talks for partnerships with banks and telecoms operators in the three countries for mobile phone banking services.
Twitter owner Elon Musk signals new ‘war’ against Apple
Twitter owner Elon Musk on Monday opened fire against Apple over its tight control of what is allowed on the App Store, saying the iPhone maker has threatened to oust his recently acquired social media platform.
Reprieve for Rwanda as China cancels $7.1 million debt
According to a statement issued by Rwanda, the move is part of the Chinese government’s decision to cancel the outstanding interest-free loan in accordance with the agreement on economic and technical cooperation between the two countries.
How Uganda loses millions over wrong import, export prices
Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) still plague economies and Uganda is no exception. For instance, the United Nations High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa (2015) argued that Africa lost more than $50 billion annually from illicit...
Leaders call for integration of African Union into G20
Amidst the multidimensional crisis that the world is facing, the G20 summit was planned to examine challenging and design solutions for emerging tasks and review economic performance. This year’s priority issues were centred on global health, sustainable energy transition and digital transformation.
Mali: A lesson in how conflict takes food out of people’s mouth
The good times look so far away. There has been a food crisis since 2016. And to compound its situation, terrorist attacks have multiplied in the centre of the country, in the Mopti region. With the heavy toll of civilian and military victims and damage...
Angolan Dos Santos’ crumbling family business empire
Dos Santos, who stepped down in 2017 after 38 years of iron-fisted rule, appointed family members to key economic jobs during his presidency.
Be Forward car import agents speak out on fraud allegations
Ugandan car dealer agencies affiliated with Japan-based Be Forward car exporters, on behalf of their mother company have pledged to pay victims who have allegedly been defrauded by their sister company. Since last week, there have been several reports, with allegations implicating one of Be...
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