Recently my company Huawei was strongly criticised by several members of the US Congress. They asked the US secretary of education to investigate whether our co-operation with US universities on basic scientific research might threaten US national security. I believe this criticism displays an ignorance of how contemporary science and innovation work and I recently […]
After a record attendance for the 2018 edition, including the presidents of Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Zimbabwe, the continent’s major decision-makers will meet once again in Kigali, Rwanda, on 25th and 26th March 2019. The gateway to a regional market of more than 150 million people and a signatory of 68 trade agreements, Rwanda has […]
The 2018 edition of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine biennial conference – ASLM2018 – is set to be held in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, from December 10 to 13, 2018. The theme of this year’s conference is: ‘Preventing and Controlling the Next Pandemic: The role of the laboratory’. ASLM is an independent, pan-African […]
Zimbabwe and South Africa economic cooperation dates back to the precolonial period. This relationship has culminated in South Africa becoming the largest Zimbabwean trading partner and source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by country of origin. Companies like PPC, Old Mutual, Ariston Holdings, Blanket Mine, Zimplats, Mimosa, Tongat Hullet, are some of the South African […]
Even before assuming his duties in the Oval office President Donald Trump has made the finest nationalist rhetoric we have heard in decades and in so many ways he is following the steps of Leon Gambetta despite the obvious differences . Leon Gambetta was an eloquent orator, well-spoken and a man of national vision who […]
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi is expected in Uganda today with expectations that his government will extend two credit lines to Uganda. Modi, who will be in Uganda for a two-day State visit en route to South Africa for the 10th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit, will hold bilateral […]
Marriott International has announced that it is following the Starbucks’ lead and is planning to remove all plastic straws and drink stirrers from all of its 6500 hotels and resorts across 30 brands around the world by 2019. “We are proud to be among the first large U.S. companies to announce that we’re eliminating plastic […]
It is often said that the unipolar world order, dominated by the United States, that emerged at the end of the Cold War has lately shifted to a “multipolar” arrangement, owing to the growing geopolitical “weight” of countries such as China, as well as many emerging economies. But the actual metrics by which we weigh […]
Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered the distribution of an unusual fraudulent scheme that tricks users into parting with their time and their data, for no return. By creating fake websites for the free generation of gift cards, cybercriminals are able to “sell” users’ data to third party partner sites, to which they redirect victims. While […]
One of the central challenges facing the world’s advanced economies is slowing growth. Over the last decade, growth rates in the advanced economies have averaged 1.2%, down from an average of 3.1% during the previous 25 years. History shows that slower economic growth can make societies less generous, less tolerant, and less inclusive. So, it […]
American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Amazon.com and owner of ‘The Washington Post, has overtaken longtime World Number One Billionaire Bill Gates to the number one spot of World billionaires. The 54 year old owner of Amazon.com is worth $112b, $22b richer than Bill Gates who comes in second at […]
Christophe Bazivamo, the Deputy Secretary General of East African Community in Charge of Production and Social Sector has advised Member States to review some of their domestic laws if they are to fully implement the EAC Common Market protocol. He said over 100 laws in the six East African Community Partner States national legislation need […]
Uganda still International Criminal Court member The Speaker of Uganda Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has reaffirmed government’s commitment to the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court. Uganda has had run-ins with the Hague-based Court, with President Yoweri Museveni publicly taking exception with the Court over its indictment of a sitting Heads of State. Kadaga’s […]