Old Mutual Investment Group celebrates growth at Annual Agents Awards
Old Mutual Investment Group celebrates growth at Annual Agents Awards Old Mutual Investment Group officials pose with top-performing sales agents at the 2025 Annual Agents Awards ceremony Kampala, Uganda – The Old Mutual Investment Group (OMIG), a leading black-owned African investment manager, hosted its 2025...
Local farm rehabilitates 500 street youths through aquaculture
Local farm rehabilitates 500 street youths through aquaculture Former street youths turned fish farmers hold up their catch at Masheda Mixed Farm, where a pioneering programme has empowered hundreds of young people to build new lives and contribute to the country’s growing aquaculture industry A farm...
Siemens Energy role in enhancing clean energy transition in Tanzania
Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestEmail Tanzania well underway to achieve clean energy transition. The nation’s success story has been enhanced by Siemens Energy’s investment in Ubungo Power Plant in Dar Es Salaam. The technology to drive the energy transition is available, and Siemens Energy says it has capacity...
Trump’s aid review is a win for Africa – Nations must reject aid and handouts that undermine African oil & gas
Share FacebookTwitterLinkedInPinterestEmail Since 1960, more than $2.6 trillion has been pumped into Africa in the form of aid. From 1970 and 1998, when aid was at its peak, poverty actually rose alarmingly—from 11% to 66%—due in large part to this massive influx of foreign aid...
President Museveni appoints Dr. Lilly Ajarova as Senior Presidential Advisor on Tourism
DestinationsEast AfricaHospitality & TourismIncredible SseseIndustry & AnalysisLuxuryNews & AnalysisState HouseThe Big StoryThe Executive TravelerTravelWild Wild West UgWomen Fixing UgandaWomen In Leadership President Museveni appoints Dr. Lilly Ajarova as Senior Presidential Advisor on Tourism by Paul MurungiFebruary 7, 2025February 8, 2025 Share Tweet Pin it Share...
Affordable school fees loans offer hope to Ugandan parents
Affordable school fees loans offer hope to Ugandan parents From left to right: Ian Fernandes, Co-Founder of Furaha; Yustus Aribariho, Co-Founder of Furaha; Ronald Azairwe, Managing Director of PagPay; and Denis Musinguzi, CEO of Furaha, discuss innovative solutions to Africa’s education funding gap at a...
The Accidental Pharmapreneur: Hard-learnt Lessons from Grace Munyirwa on Private Equity and Venture Capital Over the last decade, Uganda has seen a number of private equity entries and exits in Uganda. While some exits have been smooth, others have had mixed feelings with some founders having mixed feelings about the whole process, and not least the final outcomes. The latest deal to stir up some emotions has been the merger of Rocket Health, Guardian Health and Kenya’s MyDawa. The transaction involves some key PE firms in the region: Creadev, Alta Semper and Ion Capital, among others. While the deal presents a larger world of opportunities for all the players involved, including the Rocket Health founders, a section of the founders have had some misgivings about the whole deal. In light of the Rocket Health transaction, the CEO East Africa Magazine had an extensive and candid conversation with Mr. Grace Munyirwa, the Founder of Vine Pharmaceuticals, where he shared his own experience of dealing with Private Equity funds and the hard-learnt lessons therefrom— a must-read for anyone contemplating on entering a PE deal or exiting one.
News & AnalysisThe Big Story The Accidental Pharmapreneur: Hard-learnt Lessons from Grace Munyirwa on Private Equity and Venture Capital Over the last decade, Uganda has seen a number of private equity entries and exits in Uganda. While some exits have been smooth, others have had mixed...
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