Umeme has commissioned another multi-billion project in Luuka District in its quest to boost the Government’s ambitious access agenda and rural electrification. The US$ 4,205,623 (about sh15.2b) project, which involved the construction of over a 500km distribution line, with 96 transformers, will benefit up to 1,000 households. The funding is part of the $100m (about […]
Kampala, September 30, 2021 — Glovo, one of the world’s leading multi-category delivery platforms, today announced the expansion of its operations in Africa, to include Ghana and a new entry to Tunisia, bringing its current operations to a total of seven countries on the continent. Following the expansion, an estimated 6.5 million more people will […]
Lynda Were Nabayiinda, Customer Service Week has been the buzzword over the last week and into this with many organizations’ Customer Care and Service teams planning on how to reach out to their customers through this week. Some do it out of company culture, others simply doing it because others are doing it in the […]
Cairo, 7 October 2021: – The organisers of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) met with the business community in Cairo, Egypt, on 5 October to raise awareness and encourage attendance to the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021). Organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Union (AU) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) […]
SAMUEL NABWIISO, The United Republic of Tanzania in conjunction with the EAC Secretariat will host the three-day EXPO. It will be followed by a familiarization trip for hosted international buyers and media to some of the iconic tourist sites in the region from 12th to 16th October 2021. As a region, Why the Expo? East […]
The UK-government funded programme is calling for applications for funding from industry pioneers across Sub-Saharan Africa. London, 5 October 2021: The Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP) today issued its latest request for proposals (RFP) targeting innovative companies and entrepreneurs working in Sub-Sahara Africa’s renewable energy space. By focusing on clean energy pioneers, REPP – managed […]
KAMPALA: 30th September 2021 – The Petroleum Authority of Uganda (PAU) has inaugurated a Steering Committee which among other things, will provide strategic guidance to implement the African Development Bank (AfDB) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) business linkages project. The committee, whose term shall run for the duration of the project, has the delegated […]
Abidjan, 30 September 2021– The German government will contribute €100 million to the African Development Bank’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), affirming its commitment to efforts to tap Africa’s renewable energy potential and drive its transition to clean energy sources. The announcement came during the United Nations High-Level Dialogue on Energy, held in New York on 24 […]
Gulu. Power distributor, Umeme, has injected over sh17b in the past three years aimed at stabilizing and creating reliable power supply in Gulu City and the surrounding areas, a top official told stakeholders on Wednesday. “More than sh17b has been injected to improve reliability in Gulu City and the surrounding. I can feel the difference. […]
Abidjan, 29 September 2021: – The organisers of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2021) met with the business community in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on 27 September to raise awareness and encourage private sector participation in the African continent’s premier trade and investment event. Organised by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in collaboration with the African Union […]
Pan-African human capital advisory firm, Africa People Advisory Group has released the findings from their recent Africa Human Resources Metrics benchmark study. The report captures benchmark data from across the continent against 25 people and business metrics from 130 companies, in just over 40 African countries. The report was curated in partnership with Stonefield Advisory, […]
Cairo and Accra, 28 September 2021: – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and AfCFTA Secretariat announced today the operational roll-out of the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), a revolutionary Financial Market Infrastructure to enable instant, cross-border payments in local currencies between African markets. By simplifying cross-border transactions and reducing the dependency on hard currencies for these transactions, […]
Iganga, 24 September 2021 – With support from the African Development Bank and other partners, the Ugandan government has launched the last-mile connectivity component under the Uganda Rural Electricity Access Project in Iganga in the eastern Luuka District. During the 14 September 2021 event, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development handed over electricity connection […]