The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the principal leader of the Church of England, has visited Kiburu Boys Secondary School, a school he taught at in central Kenya. During his visit, the archbishop said it was the Kenyan school where he first learnt about salvation and God. He spent a
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Pictured above: Isabel dos Santos, Strive Masiyiwa and Aliko Dangote All it took was a new currency in Zimbabwe to wipe out half of Strive Masiyiwa’s net worth. The country’s only billionaire, Masiyiwa built a fortune primarily in telecom. He owns large stakes in two companies that trade on Zimbabwe’s
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A banker implicated in the embezzlement and money-laundering case against Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos (pictured), has been found dead in Lisbon. Nuno Ribeiro da Cunha, 45, managed the account of oil firm Sonangol, formerly chaired by Ms Dos Santos, at the small Portuguese lender EuroBic. His death, on
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The Minister of Works and Transport, General Katumba Wamala (pictured) has lashed out at Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) officials for refusing to disclose the cost of the infrastructure projects to public for transparency and accountability. He made the remarks while officiating at the launch of the 3rd report published by Cost
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A section of Ugandans have called on Parliament to increase their interactions with electorates, saying a number of important debates have been held and decisions taken without seeking opinion of the public. The concern was raised today during the Stakeholders debate held as part of the activities to mark Parliament
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Africa's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos (pictured), has been accused of embezzlement and money laundering by prosecutors in Angola. Attorney General Helder Pitta Gros said the allegations related to her time as chairwoman of state oil firm Sonangol. He called on Ms Dos Santos to return to Angola and face
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Policy uncertainty has risen to become the top threat for businesses in Africa, according to chief executives interviewed for a new survey by advisory firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). The CEOs are also concerned about availability of key skills among their staff as well as overregulation by government agencies. “Policy uncertainty, a
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A team from Uganda led by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF), Pius Wakabi Kasajja Wednesday had fruitful discussions with Alvan Blanch in the United Kingdom as part of the UK-Africa Business Summit. Alvan Blanch is a global company which is working with
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The Ministry for Presidency is seeking for Shs7bn to organise the swearing in ceremony for the President elect after the2021 general elections. If all goes well, the Ministry says the swearing in ceremony of the President elect will take place in May 2021. The revelation was made by Esther Mbayo
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There’s a risk of proxy wars in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the International Crisis Group (ICG) has warned. Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda are suspected of supporting different insurgent groups. Intensifying hostility among neighbouring countries threatens a return to the kind of regional war that previously tore
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