Choppies Enterprises, a budget retailer founded by Motswana multi-millionaire Ramachandran Ottapathu, plans to open 40 additional stores across Africa by mid-2018. In a conversation with Reuters, Ottapathu said his company, which already has a presence in 7 African countries, will spend about $30 million in its expansion drive. Choppies aims
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Ethiopia, whose economy recently overtook Kenya’s, is now the fastest-growing economy in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new World Bank report. This means Ethiopia’s economy will further stretch its lead on Kenya’s even as the latter grapples with economic headwinds, including heightened political temperatures that have left investors jittery. “Ethiopia
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Facebook this week celebrated the achievements of a fast-growing community of African tech entrepreneurs and developers, at the first-ever TechCrunch Startup Battlefield in Africa, sponsored by Facebook. Alongside the event, the company also hosted a week of activities bringing together hot African startups, developers, influencers and community leaders - to
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Arsenal football club manager Arsene Wenger has been duped by false reports that former football star George Weah has won Liberia's presidential election, when in fact the final result have not yet been announced. On Arsenal's website Wenger says: I would like to congratulate one of my former players, who
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Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni has been advised in a missive by one of the country's outspoken top bishops to consider retiring. Bishop Reuben Kisembo of Ruwenzori Diocese, a known critic of the proposed removal of presidential age limits, has written a missive advising President Yoweri Museveni instead retire at the
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Leaflets and flyers rooting for Uganda's first son, Maj Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba to run for President come 2021 have emerged on social media. According to local news website, SoftPower, a group of young NRM activists in the diaspora who believe it is time for the youthful General to take power
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As the world celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child yesterday, organizations in over ten countries launched the 33 Days to Power Up Immunization Campaign to hold governments accountable for the multiple promises they have made to support immunization, including this year's Addis Declaration on Immunization. In 2016, the
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The controversial Constitutional Amendment Bill (No2) 2017 better known as Age Limit Bill is set to become the most expensive Bill in Uganda’s history. Businessfocus.co.ug understands that the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee plans to spend Shs715.3m of tax payers’ money on processing the Bill that seeks to lift the
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Nasa leader Raila Odinga left Kenya Wednesday night for the United Kingdom where he is expected to give an address on the political situation in Kenya, reports the Daily Nation. Mr Odinga’s spokesman Dennis Onyango told Nation.co.ke that the Nasa leader will address a public forum at Chatham House, Royal
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Kenya’s popular Maasai Mara National Reserve was voted Africa’s leading national park at the World Travel Awards 2017. The Mara overcame fierce competition from Kidepo Valley National Park from Uganda, Kruger National Park in South Africa, Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana and Etosha National
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