KAMPALA, Uganda–Anew report from the leading e-commerce company Jumia, has revealed that more Ugandans are accessing smartphones which has enabled them to embrace e-commerce. The survey which Jumia carried out indicates that 77% of Ugandans who visited the Jumia Website opted to do so using their mobile devices. Meanwhile, the number of those who visited […]
KAMPALA, Uganda–The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) in partnership with the European Union, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will on Tuesday March 20th, 2018 launch Uganda’s first Baseline Assessment and Value Chain Analysis report of the Development Minerals sector. Development Minerals are minerals that are used in daily lives to make products […]
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (MEMD) in partnership with the European Union, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will on Tuesday March 20th, 2018 launch Uganda’s first Baseline Assessment and Value Chain Analysis report of the Development Minerals sector. Development Minerals are minerals that are used in daily lives to make products such […]
KAMPALA, Uganda-Parliament of Uganda is set to host a landmark Fourth Commonwealth Youth Parliament Summit from 14 to 19 March, 2018. The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, said that the Conference will expose the youth to the realities of legislation and governance at regional level. “When you expose the youth to all levels of […]
KAMPALA, Uganda–Cotton farmers and Ginners in Uganda have been advised to add value to cotton by- products if they are to earn more from the crop. The call was made by the Undersecretary Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, Ethel Kamba who delivered the key note speech on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Pius […]
KAMPALA, UGANDA- The National Social Security Fund has set a target of raising around Ush500million in their yearly organized NSSF Kampala Harsh 7 Hills Run aimed at helping to improve the structural look of government schools under the Kampala Capital City Authority. The Fund, that collected Ush131million in last year’s run expects 1500 […]
KAMPALA, Uganda—Integration has become the new agenda that different regions with Africa or even at the global stage, different continents are fronting to leverage on their economic, social, and political limitations. The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) held its twentieth senior policy seminar from March 12-13 at the Lake Victoria Serena Hotel in Kampala, Uganda, […]
KIGALI, Rwanda–The East African Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (EACREEE), in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the EAC Secretariat, the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Sustainable Energy For All (SEforALL) and the Ministry of Infrastructure of the Republic of Rwanda (MININFRA) are jointly organizing the Sustainable Energy Forum for East […]
MOMBASA, Kenya–Vehicles are among the top import cargoes into the regional markets through the port of Mombasa, registering 2,101 units in the week ended March 7th. The car imports sharply increased from 467 units in the previous week to record a growth of 1,634 units or 349.9 percent. A total of 2,064 units were […]
Nyakagyeme, Uganda–President Yoweri Museveni has said that in the fight to eradicate household poverty, the National Resistance Movement will continue to target the poorest of the poor in society because it is useless to have a small fraction of rich people in a sea of largely poor people in Uganda. Addressing a public rally in […]
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast–Standard Chartered Bank today announced the official launch of its digital bank in Côte d’Ivoire. This marks the Bank’s first digital bank in Africa and the first-of-its-kind to open in Côte d’Ivoire. Mr. Bruno Nabagné KONE, Minister of Information technologies and communication of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, was the guest of honour […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 19th 2018–Millennials will soon outnumber all other generations in the workplace. This generation already represents a quarter of the workforce in the US – and more than half the workforce in India – and within two years will account for 50% of the total global workforce. Companies' success in attracting and […]
Digital infrastructure and agility needed for tomorrow's workforce JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, March 19th 2018–Millennials will soon outnumber all other generations in the workplace. This generation already represents a quarter of the workforce in the US – and more than half the workforce in India – and within two years will account for 50% of the […]