The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has marked the 24th anniversary since its transformation from the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern Africa (PTA). A high-level COMESA delegation led by Secretary General Chileshe Kapwepwe marked the anniversary in Egypt while attending the Africa 2018 Forum organized by the COMESA Regional Investment […]
SWIFT has announced that it will pilot an integrated pre-validation gpi payments service, focusing on enabling the speedy identification and elimination of errors and omissions in payment messages. The pilot is the first stage in the roll-out of the ambitious gpi validation programme. The goal of the pilot is to build the foundation of a […]
The World Bank has launched a road inspection report of the North Eastern Road Corridor which calls for improvement of safety measures to make the road safer for all users. The 340km stretch, known as the North Eastern Road Corridor Asset Management Project (NERAMP) covers the Tororo-Mbale-Soroti-Lira-Kamdini road and is about to undergo rehabilitation and […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) together with Uganda’s Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development and, the Education Ministry have started a scheme that aims at providing young graduates access to workspaces to gain employability skills. The Scheme, Uganda Graduate Volunteer Scheme (UGVS) will support the development of labour market intermediation services including job […]
Professor Paul Collier, one of the world’s most influential development economists, warns that Africa’s “easy decade” of accelerated economic growth is coming to an end, and only accelerated job creation and integration will ensure sustainable growth and development across the continent. Dr Collier, Professor of Economics and Public Policy in the Blavatnik School of Government […]
According to experts, the African population is expected to double by 2050, which means that food demand on the continent is expected to at least double by then. Beyond feeding the population, the social and economic benefits induced by the increase in production and productivity in Africa are obvious. This increase in production would create […]
The Togolese Republic (“Togo”) has become the twentieth (20th) Member State of Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”), Africa’s leading infrastructure development finance institution. Togo’s membership of AFC also makes it the 12th West African member of AFC after Nigeria, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Liberia, Guinea, Chad, Cape Verde, Benin and Côte […]
Serena Hotels and Mettle Solar OFGEN have opened Kenya’s first Fully Solar Powered Lodge. Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge, situated in Tsavo West National Park, has implemented a fully-fledged solar powered energy plant in its quest to enhance environmental sustainability and meet its power requirements. The solar-powered energy plant is installed under a lease arrangement and […]
In an efforts to promote Uganda as a tourist destination, the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) yesterday hosted a cultural gala for UN delegates who are in the country for the IGAD Conference currently ongoing at the Speke Resort Munyonyo. The Gala, which was held at the Ndere Cultural Center with attending UN delegates, government representatives […]
President Yoweri Museveni has said the government will soon commence with electronic registration and monitoring of all boats on Uganda’s lakes and rivers for easy and quicker identification/location. Electronic registration and monitoring will require all boats, ships, ferries and canoes to install a chip that will be easily monitored on the Global Positioning Systems popularly […]
Rwanda’s health minister Dr Diane Gashumba has called upon African countries to join the movement that was launched by Speak Up Africa to eliminate neglected tropical diseases in Africa. “I strongly encourage all fellow African countries to join this movement and adopt a people-centred approach to eliminate NTDs,” said Dr Diane Gashumba, Minister of Health […]
The Turkish Aviation Authority has said no for now to the planned maiden flight between Addis Ababa and Istanbul operated by Ethiopian Airlines. Star Alliance Partner Ethiopian Airlines had planned to start new services between Addis Ababa and Istanbul effective December 5, 2018. However, the airline was forced to postpone the start of this new […]
Epicentre is recruiting in Mbarara