On March8, 2018, Uganda will join the rest of the world to celebrate the International Women’s Day. This day brings into perspective the issue of women emancipation that has been prominent in President Yoweri Museveni’s 32 years in power. While women have generally been empowered, a few occupy top executive
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Julius Raymond Kabugo polished the image of KCCA FC, Josephine Namukisa is making it shine. The revolutionary ideas at KCCA started with the appointment of Kabugo and his subsequent appointment of Mike Mutebi as the manager. The trial period was indeed trying leading to the termination of Sam Ssimbwa's contract
Read MoreAbraham Ndugwa is the surprise inclusion in new Uganda Cranes coach Sebastien Desabre’s squad that will be tested by Malawi at Namboole later this month. Only four players, three of whom were with the coach at the African Nations Championship in Morocco this January, were selected from the home-based players.
Read MoreThe McKinsey Global Banking practice on February 28, 2018 published a new report on African Retail Banking - Roaring to life: Growth and innovation in African retail banking. The report finds that Africa’s banking markets are among the most exciting in the world. The continent’s overall banking market is the
Read MoreThe Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has revealed the after effects of lifting the Presidential age limits some lawmakers are going through. While meeting a group of journalists from Sweden on Tuesday at Parliament, Kadaga said lifting the Presidential age limits to allow a person above 75 years of
Read MoreAfrica’s Facts At Your Fingertips! Ecobank’s African Markets Website Goes Live
Francophone West Africa leads in intra-regional trade with trade hotspots around Dakar, Abidjan, Cotonou and Lomé, according to analysis by Ecobank’s (www.Ecobank.com) research team in its new website. The team has updated Ecobank’s flagship Africa Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities Guidebook (FICC) and made it available as an online resource:
Read MoreThe Commissioners of Customs in the region together with the heads of standards bureaus, Port Authorities and EAC are currently undertaking an evaluation mission at Mombasa and Dar es Salam port to review the performance of Single Customs Territory (SCT) and also discuss issues related to SGR procedures. The meeting
Read MoreThe Government of Uganda has revealed that saving with the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) will be mandatory for both employees in the formal and informal sectors. The decision was taken during a Cabinet meeting held at State House, Entebbe on Monday 5th March, 2018. During the meeting, Cabinet approved
Read MoreSierra Leone – Politicians urged to protect children during electoral period: United Nations’ Children’s Fund
It has been reported that children are being used for various activities relating to the upcoming elections, which violate the rights and well-being of these children FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, March 6, 2018,-/African media Agency (AMA)/- Politicians and political parties engaging in Sierra Leone’s forthcoming elections should ensure that children are
Read MoreMore than 500 senior doctors in Kenya’s biggest referral hospital have boycotted work, demanding the reinstatement of their colleague who was suspended for performing brain surgery on the wrong patient. Sammy Oroko, the chairman of the doctors’ union, said suspending the Kenyatta National Hospital neurosurgeon was a knee jerk reaction
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