Museveni with Chinese Prime Minister Support is growing for debt relief to help the world’s poorest, indebted nations - most of them in Africa - confront the economic havoc wreaked by COVID-19. But there is one big question mark: China. A two-decade lending spree has propelled China to the top
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Kenya Airways is contesting a government deal allowing Ethiopian Airlines to operate passenger planes grounded by the coronavirus for shipment of cargo from the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi to Europe and Asia, Business Daily reports. The loss-making KQ has said the new deal will give the rival
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Most modern business operations are still dependent on face-to-face interaction. In light of recent events, business leaders everywhere are scrambling to figure out how to effectively manage newly remote teams and ensure that teams are still productive. In my time as a serial entrepreneur, I've been fortunate to learn lessons
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The world’s biggest pork producer is shuttering a major U.S. plant indefinitely after a coronavirus outbreak among employees, with the company warning that closures across the country are taking American meat supplies “perilously close to the edge” of shortfalls. Smithfield Foods Inc. will idle its Sioux Falls, South Dakota, pork-processing
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As Uganda and the rest of the world confront the public health, financial and economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, Absa Bank Uganda is rolling out an extensive payment relief programme for eligible customers that have been directly or indirectly impacted. Under the programme, customers in sectors that have been
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The Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) has embarked on a survey to ascertain the effects of COVID-19 on up to 1,400 of their member manufacturers aimed at finding solutions that will mitigate the impact and advise government on the which policies to formulate for the manufacturers in Uganda in the areas
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Uganda has 54 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Four of the patients have recovered and have already been discharged. Health Ministry is set to discharge more this week. According to the Health Ministry, Uganda hasn’t registered any COVID-19 related deaths. But what’s Uganda’s secret? Dr. Henry Mwebesa (pictured), the Director of Health
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Coffee is a primary cash crop and banana a primary food crop. In Uganda, farmers are increasingly resorting to intercropping as a result of declining farm sizes, and it’s also an effort to reduce risks related to income and food security. Kenneth Walakira is a coffee farmer in Nsangi Wakiso
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Government through the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries has suspended all cattle Markets in the Country. In a statement issued on April9, 2020 by the State Minister for animal industry, Bright Rwamirama, all cattle markets in Uganda have been closed with immediate effect. "This is in response to
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By Reuters About 20 million jobs are at risk in Africa as the continent’s economies are projected to shrink this year due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to an African Union (AU) study. So far, Africa accounts for just a fraction of total cases of the disease
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