Political Economy

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Sub-Saharan Africa will need hundreds of billions of dollars and reforms that bring change for a resilient recovery from the damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the International Monetary Fund. Support from the international community that includes stepped-up debt relief, financing and capacity

Zimbabwe tycoon Strive Masiyiwa Zimbabwe’s president has picked a fight with the country’s most successful businessman. The economy may be the loser. Under pressure from a plunging currency and 737% inflation, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration on June 27 restricted almost all mobile-money transactions in a country where 90% of commerce

Satellite images taken on June 26, above, and July 12, below, show the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia. Source: Maxar Technologies via AP Photo The filling of a reservoir behind a mega-dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River, whether by nature or government action, is elevating tensions with

Joseph Kabuleta The Electoral Commission has asked the High court in Kampala to dismiss with costs Presidential Aspirant Joseph Kabuleta's application seeking to cancel the revised road map for the 2021 elections, saying it is incompetent.That Kabuleta's application is also an abuse of court process on account of  his  failure

The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Spokesperson has rejected government proposed regulations to govern political parties’ internal elections during COVID 19 period, presented to Parliament on Thursday Last week. In a press statement issued toady Monday July 6, 2020, Ssemujju Ibrahim Nganda (pictured), the FDC Spokesperson said: “As FDC, the

FDC President Patrick Amuriat The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has proposed the introduction of a transitional government to cater for the situation where elections don’t take place when they are constitutionally supposed to happen. The proposal was fronted by FDC President Patrick Amuriat Oboi while appearing before the Legal

William Byaruhanga, Uganda's AG Government will tomorrow Thursday table before Parliament a set of regulations that will guide political parties as they conduct their party primaries ahead of 2021 general elections. The revelation was made by the Attorney General, William Byaruhanga as he interfaced with the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs

The National Council For Higher Education (NCHE) will charge all prospective political candidates Shs2M for verification of their academic documents before qualifying for any elective positions. However, a section of MPs have expressed disappointment over this decision. Leading the criticism was Lyandro Komakech (Gulu Municipality) who informed Parliament that he

Sendugwa (C) and Sempala (L) addressing the press In a bid to be increase voter turn up and enhance public trust in electoral processes during and after the 2021 general elections, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have urged government to ensure full access to Information for the electorate to make  informed