By Nicolas Pompigne-Mognard People like to generalize about Africa. Commentators often try to simplify things for international audiences by implying that there is one giant African population. One culture. One media landscape. But, as any Public Relations professional looking to engage African audiences soon discovers: Africa is not a country.
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By Anping Ye Countries in the Global South offer countless development solutions, delivered in the form of knowledge, good practices, innovative policies, technologies and resources. How can we facilitate the effective transfer and upscaling of these new practices from one country to another? This is where South-South and Triangular Cooperation,
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One of the many strengths that our employees at Binance must possess is thick skin. After all, this industry is the subject of a lot of negative sentiment (much of it is unwarranted, but it’s the reality right now). In recent months, our thick skin has been tested by a
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The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) will also export oil to international markets. Hydrocarbons remain a necessary part of the global energy mix. Unlocking Uganda’s fossil-fuel resources will help meet its development needs – and even reduce emissions. With the world now practically unanimous about the need for
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Ronald Muyanja, the Head of Trading at Stanbic Bank Uganda The Stanbic Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) has regained a positive outlook as the August data pointed to a renewed improvement in business conditions for Uganda’s private sector as both output and new orders returned to growth. The headline PMI rose
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Business in Kenya's capital Nairobi remains low after the Supreme Court gave its verdict on the just concluded presidential elections. Supreme Court has ruled that William Ruto was properly elected president, dismissing several petitions seeking to annul the 9 August election result. Police have blocked several roads leading to the city
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BoU Deputy Governor, Michael Atingi-Ego Commercial banks have started raising interest rates in response to the recent increase in the Central Bank Rate, the Bank of Uganda’s rate that is used to influence the cost of money on the market. Earlier this month, the industry regulator raised the rate from 8.5
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Kenya’s President-elect, William Ruto Road contractors, the banking sector, insurance, e-mobility operators and agro-processors stand to mint billions as the electorate push President-elect William Ruto’s administration to deliver on promises made during campaigns. The government bureaucracy is realigning with the new administration’s manifesto that promised to sink billions of shillings in
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By Denis Jjuuko On a recent trip to west Africa, some young people argued that to get opportunities is very difficult as they have to write proposals for funding, jobs etc. yet they don’t have the skills to do so. Somebody shot back that it is easier to fill an
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Experts have asked the government to compile public a ‘Domestic Arrears Register’ to improve accountability in debt management. This, according to the experts would also help the public and suppliers to track the unpaid government financial obligations. In February, the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development reported that there
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