Ketty Adoch a Ugandan innovator in the Agriculture sector has been named among eleven innovators who have been nominated for the Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Earth Innovation Awards. Adoch, a geographical information systems specialist agriculture works towards monitoring change detection for Land Cover Mapping around the areas surrounding the Murchison Falls National Park. Also on […]
Imagine a world in which women and girls have their rights respected, climate change receives the attention it so urgently requires, and poverty has been eliminated. Never before have we had the means that we have now to make this vision a reality. In Africa, for example, I am excited to see how off-grid solar […]
In a recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that without “rapid and far-reaching” changes to how land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities are managed, the damage to our planet could be irreversible. The message was clear: we need a cooperative effort on a global scale to change our current trajectory. […]
This was voiced during a 3 day Kenya Diaspora Homecoming Convention-KDHC, currently ongoing at Ole Sereni Hotel until Friday. The convention, drawing representation from the public and private sectors, brings together leading diaspora and local captains of industry to discuss ‘Big 4’ Agenda, investment, skills, know-how and governance. “For a group whose annual investments have […]
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched the Africa Poverty Clock, which is a customized version of the world poverty clock that was developed by the World Data Lab. The poverty clock aims at monitoring progress against extreme poverty in Africa, an aspiration of the United Nations’ first Sustainable Development Goal – SDG1. The […]
After sacking Jose Mourinho on Tuesday morning, Manchester United have confirmed that club legend Ole Gunnar Solskjear would take over as the club’s interim manager. A club state statement said Wednesday morning “We confirm that Ole Gunnar Solskjear has been appointed as caretaker manager until the end of the 2018/19 season. “He will be joined […]
2018 saw Facebook grow its momentum and step up its investment in Africa. Today, more than 139 million people across Sub-Saharan Africa come to Facebook every month, of which nearly 98% come back on mobile. Have a look at our infographic to see our year in numbers, projects and highlights and learn how we connected […]
The European Commission, the International Monetary Fund, and the OECD predict that, on average, the European Union’s economy will grow by 1.9% next year, a rate that is broadly consistent with the average of 2% expected for this year. But the picture this paints may prove to be overly optimistic, not only because the growth […]
Uganda government and that of Norway have signed an agreement that will strengthen the management of oil and gas in Uganda. The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development Head Offices in Kampala by Uganda’s Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija and the Norwegian Ambassador to Uganda, Susan Eckey. The Oil for […]
The Civil Aviation Authority of Tanzania has temporarily revoked FastJet’s operating license at least up to the end of January next year following the airline’s repeated cancellation of flights. The airline also has a huge debt accumulation it owes its contractors and the federal government of Tanzania. Reports from Tanzania indicate that the airline had […]
Uganda’s Minister for Kampala Beti Kamya has appointed Eng. Andrew Kitaka as the acting executive director of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). The appointment of Kitaka comes four days after Jennifer Musisi, who was the Executive Director until her surprise resignation mid-October, handed over office last Friday. Samuel Sserunkuuma who was Jennifer Musisi deputy will […]
Uganda Tourism Board CEO job is up for grabs as the current CEO, Stephen Asiimwe opted not to give it another go after four years at the helm. Following the restructuring of major government agencies including the Uganda Tourism Board, one would have thought that no one would be willing to steer a ship that […]
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline and South African Airways (SAA), the South African flag carrier, are expanding their strategic cooperation with enhancements to its codeshare agreement, opening up new destinations for both Emirates and SAA customers. Pending governmental approval, SAA and Emirates have signed an enhanced commercial partnership which will see the relationship between […]