Category: Africa

Argentina and their idol Lionel Messi finally fulfilled what they considered their destiny, winning football’s greatest prize, the Fifa World Cup Sunday in Lusail City.

Traditionally, in Uganda, shoppers throng downtown Kampala at the start of every December for all kinds of goods for the festive season. It’s boom time for businesses, a scene replicated across major towns in East Africa: Travel to the countryside, crowded shopping malls, and overbooked...

The bus, belonging to the Trinity Express Bus Company from Rwanda was headed to Kampala in Uganda. The thirty five passengers escaped unhurt during the accident which happened at Odoyo market 2.30 am. The passengers, who lost all their luggage in the fire, were transferred to another bus...

Ascendancy to the helm of the African National Congress (ANC), in power for almost three decades, is a stepping stone to a second term as head of state. 

The President held a meeting with executives from Delta Air Lines Inc, the largest US carrier by market value, last Thursday.

The MPs’ car wreckage Traffic police has blamed the road accident that has claimed the life of Serere County MP Patrick Okabe and his wife, Christine Okabe on overspeeding by the driver of Isuzu Box Body truck Reg. No. KCX 071K. The accident occurred in Naboa...

Banks to prioritise green project financing Ms. Mona Muguma Ssebuliba, the CEO aBi Finance (L) and Ms. Gorreti Masadde, the CEO, Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services (PHOTO/Courtesy). KAMPALA — The Uganda Institute of Banking and Financial Services say commercial banks are rolling out...

West Nile Region to access affordable banking in DTB, Mastercard partnership Investment Minister Evelyn Anite (2nd right) endorsed the DTB-Mastercard partnership in the West Nile Region. 2nd left is Varghese Thambi, the managing director Diamond Trust Bank (PHOTO/Courtesy). ARUA – The districts of the West...

Asuman Basalirwa presiding over committee session MPs sitting on the public accounts committee (PAC) – central government have dismissed a submission by officials from the ministry of Energy regarding their failure to declare Shs 23 billion donor funds. Led by the ministry permanent secretary, Pauline...