The African Development Bank’s Fund for African Private Sector Assistance has provided funds totaling nearly US $2 million to its Jobs for Youth in Africa initiative. FAPA, of which the Government of Japan is a major donor, along with the Austrian Government and the African Development Bank, will contribute $923,570
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Opportunities for investment in Africa outweigh the obstacles, according to a report by leading African companies covered in the African Development Bank’s new Africa-to-Africa (A2A) Investment Report, the first ever report on inter-African trade published by the Bank. The report unearths the realities African companies face when investing in the
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In line with its focus on bringing people together and supporting the development of connected communities, Facebook has announced the names of 116 people worldwide who have been selected to join the Facebook Community Leadership Program. Around a dozen African community leaders have been selected to become programme residents and
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The decision by Erick Kigula, a resident of Kitemu village in Wakiso district and a Primary School Teacher by profession to go for greener pastures in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is beginning to pay off. The future looked murky for him and his young family, a thing that prompted
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Third-place playoffs Zambia 0-1 Uganda Uganda has beaten Zambia 1-0 at the Wolfson Stadium in Nelson Mandela Bay to win the bronze medal of the on-going COSAFA Women championships, which ends tomorrow. The final will be contested by Cameroon and hosts South Africa. A first half penalty from Tracy Akiror
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Local youth-led business ventures in Kampala and the neighboring areas of Wakiso and Mukono are set to benefit from a one-year free training and mentoring program sponsored by Dutch companies that is aimed at accelerating the growth and sustainability of local youth enterprises. The Youth Enterprise program championed by
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Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has today recognized Stanbic Bank for being among the top key tax payers in Uganda. The recognition is in line with the Authority’s tax appreciation week set for September 26th to 28th that aims at paying accolades to every tax payer in Uganda who has paid
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A number of Ugandans working abroad are not only making significant financial progress at a personal level, but also contributing to the country’s national development. Professional labour exporting agencies like Middle East Consultants have played a big role in connecting Ugandans to lucrative jobs abroad. Benon Kunywana is one of
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The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) Thursday announced its top 10 nominees for its prestigious US$185 000 (Shs702m) Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2018 awards. This year’s Call for Applications with its theme “African innovation: Investing in Inclusive Innovation Ecosystems” attracted more than 3 000 applications from 52 African countries. Building
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Two Ugandan national are part of the 25 applicants shortlisted for the WorldRemit Future Stars football coaching programme. They are Douglas Smith and Faruk Musema from Ibanda and Gulu district respectively. A statement from WorldRemit, says "the Future Stars programme was launched in August to offer local coaches from
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