BusinessFocus Reporter

MTN Group, Africa's biggest mobile phone operator, on Thursday returned to profit in the first half of the year, helping the company to move on from a turbulent 2016 that highlighted the risks of its emerging markets strategy. The results were bolstered by the absence of charges related to a

Rwandan voters queued in long lines on Friday to cast their ballots in a presidential election that incumbent President Paul Kagame is tipped to win by a landslide after 17 years in power. Kagame has won international plaudits for presiding over a peaceful and rapid economic recovery in the tiny

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has directed Ugandan heads of diplomatic missions and ambassadors to acquaint themselves with the needs of the country especially in the areas of investment and job creation. Mr Museveni made the directive during a meeting at State House Entebbe on Thursday. He tasked them to explain

Witnesses and military officials in South Sudan said at least six people were killed in an attack Wednesday on a bus convoy traveling between Juba, the capital, and Nimule, on the country’s southern border with Uganda. Four civilians and two national security service members escorting the convoy were killed, a

Kenya opposition leader Raila Odinga said the ruling party cannot win next week's national elections unless it rigs the result. "There is no other way that Jubilee can win elections other than through rigging and they know it - that is why they are making all the efforts," he told

One of the leading conservative figures in the worldwide Anglican communion has said he will not attend the next gathering of its leaders in England in October because he does not agree with those who have begun to accept same-sex marriage. The Archbishop of Uganda Stanley Ntagali told the BBC

There was excitement on Thursday morning as traders in Uganda's capital, Kampala gathered to listen to the country's President Yoweri Museveni along Jinja road. [caption id="attachment_3196" align="alignnone" width="960"] President Museven speaking to the traders[/caption] The President made stop overs along Jinja road, at Banda, Kireka, and Bweyogerere. [caption id="attachment_3197" align="alignnone"