By Ali Ssekatawa The curtains have fallen on COP28 Climate Summit, leaving in its wake a mixed bag of accomplishments and unmet aspirations. Over two weeks of intense negotiations in Dubai, representatives from nearly 200 nations converged, culminating in an agreement heralding a pivotal step toward a fair, orderly and
Read More
Cars Given to former Speakers On Monday, a section of the public took to social media to decry what they called unnecessary government expenditure after watching videos and pictures of the speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among giving out luxurious vehicles to four former speakers of parliament. These included; Edward
Read More
Panelists discussing the Aguu question in Acholi: (L to R), Dr. Ben Adol Otto, a community development specialist, Gulu City Woman MP, Betty Aol Ochan, the RCC Gulu, Jane Francis Amongin Okili, Minister, Mutuzo and Patrick Ochan A former street child in Gulu, Patrick Ocen has pleaded with the government and authorities when
Read More
Planes at Entebbe International Airport Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has revealed that Entebbe International Airport recorded 1,562,407 international passengers from January – October 2023 compared to 1,293,866 passengers registered over the same period in 2022. Before COVID outbreak, Uganda recorded 1,470,488 passengers from January – October 2019. It should
Read More
By NJ Ayuk To meet their green agendas, the European Union, United States, and China are engaged in the modern-day equivalent of a gold rush. This time, though, fortune seekers aren’t panning for shiny nuggets in Canada, America, or Australia. Instead, all eyes are on the critical minerals of Africa
Read More
Researchers in energy say the just-ended UN Climate Summit will be remembered as one of the most important moments in the UNI fight against Climate Change. They have indicated it was quite decisive because of the historical results with a wave of new deals which included the agreement on loss
Read More
By Margaret Soi The purchasing power of Africa’s middle class is expected to grow significantly in the coming years: the continent’s middle class is expected to spend US$2.1 trillion by 2025 and US$2.5 trillion by 2030, thus creating a further upward momentum in the demand for goods and services. In
Read More
By Ali Ssekatawa We do not usually think of history as being shaped by silence, all that is necessary for evil to prevail is for a few good men to do nothing. The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) kicked off in earnest on November 30 in the United Arab
Read More
A study has found that Africa received an average of $35 billion per year for fossil fuel and clean energy projects over the past decade. That amount was enough to address the continent’s energy finance gap, but unequal distribution has left many countries behind said the lead author Oyintarelado Moses.
Read More
By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber When examining how fossil fuel exploration, production, and usage differ between African and more developed nations, the contrast is so stark that it essentially defines the core mission of the African Energy Chamber (AEC). We exist not to bring these rates on
Read More
