dfcu Bank recently won the Digital Awareness Initiative award at the just concluded Digital Impact Awards Africa (DIAA) that took place at the Mestil Hotel, Kampala. The bank has been spearheading the use of digital technology to drive financial literacy and inclusion in Uganda. dfcu Bank received the award for
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Uganda has officially launched the HIV self testing kit in a move aimed at helping all Ugandans know their HIV/AIDS status. Launching the kit on Wednesday in Kampala, Dr. Diana Atwine, the Permanent Secretary at Ministry of Health said that “the kits will ease your access to your HIV results
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By Alex Joel Masereka Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has spoken out on the United Kingdom's struggle of independence from the European Union saying the former has the capacity to determine her destiny. Museveni was speaking on Thursday while addressing members of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) that Uganda is hosting
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Tropical Bank Limited has unveiled Abdulaziz M.A Mansur as its substantive Managing Director, replacing Sameh M. Krekshi, who was fired in October 2018 on orders of Bank of Uganda. After Krekshi’s departure, Dennis M. Kakeeto, who was the Executive Director became the Acting Managing Director, a position he has held
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The Uganda shilling was stable in the first half of the trading week ending 27th September 2019, maintaining a narrow range supported by inflows mainly from nongovernmental organizations end of month conversions, but mildly weakened in closing session as some demand mainly from the manufacturing sector emerged. Trading was in
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Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda, through Century and Rwenzori Bottling Companies, has launched a collaboration with Nyonta Relief to provide increased access to safe water for vulnerable households in Ndeeba Parish in Kampala. Supporting the project “Nyonta Tree For Life”, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa will supply 100 ‘Nyonta kits’ to families
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Sixty-six migrants who were stranded in camps in Libya have arrived in Rwanda. They are the first group to be relocated following an agreement between the Rwandan government, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and the African Union. "Special thanks goes to all the people of Rwanda who have been sharing
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Leaders should devise an “incentive structure” to promote a startup culture among young Africans. “I think they will produce the magic,” Albert Muchanga, the African Union’s Commissioner for Trade and Industry, told a gathering on infrastructure at the United Nations on Wednesday. Muchanga said colleagues were working to “harmonise our
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President Yoweri Museveni on Wednesday visited Makerere University to look at the innovations on display at the institution's Agricultural Day and Exhibition. He thanked the Vice Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe, the principals of the colleges and the staff for re-orienting the university and firmly moving it towards research and innovations.
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On September 23-24, 2019, a group of journalists including myself visited Asili Farms located in Masindi and Kiryandongo districts (Kiryandongo was curved out of Masindi district a few years ago), approximately 217 kilometres (by road), North-West of Kampala, Uganda's capital city. Asili Farms is an initiative of American investors and
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